Thread regarding General Motors layoffs

What’s the purpose of a Union if there’s no work-life balance?

I respect the autoworker and the union but what is the purpose of said union if the workers are still abused 60-70 hours a week? It plantation time just in a different form. My partner said 12 hour-6 days next week is coming BEFORE a switch Sunday night to 3 shifts (the shift they’re going to)’

I hope it’s just a rumor but WTF

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Post ID: @OP+1tGTsRUc

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“Been waiting on the boot li---r comment. Just accept responsibility and choices like it’s still okay for them to do what they do.”

You’re missing the point. Actions solve these kind of problems and actions are limited to what we have control over. Bi--hing and name calling on the web solves nothing. A small hand full of traits separates successful people from others and one of those traits is attitude.

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Post ID: @1stj+1tGTsRUc

Typical liberal mindset. Always looking for someone else to blame rather than accepting responsibility for your life and choices.

Been waiting on the boot li---r comment. Just accept responsibility and choices like it’s still okay for them to do what they do.

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Typical liberal mindset. Always looking for someone else to blame rather than accepting responsibility for your life and choices.

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Post ID: @1rij+1tGTsRUc

Just makes no sense that when they walk into work it’s listed as 9 hours but an hour later it’s switched to 11. Yet first barely did 8. How do they determine need? Bunch of BS. Three shifts can’t come fast enough. No need for the excessive OT then.

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Post ID: @1bes+1tGTsRUc

"The worker is free to quit and find a different job at any time."
no, people in power don't get carte blanche to take advantage of others
they are able to do that since the power above flooded the country with massive amounts of cheap labor
and lot of the small businesses went under or got bought up

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Post ID: @1pwj+1tGTsRUc

Dude.. they get paid overtime unlike salary that get nothing.. good for the union.. work overtime as much as you can

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Post ID: @1qrn+1tGTsRUc

If the union agrees to it, the leadership needs to be voted out. Then they need to be investigated because there's likely funny business going on.

Wouldn’t surprise if they do. First shift works less than second on a daily basis and when the switch comes to 3 shifts, there’s no lunch break. It’s a straight 8 with three little breaks.

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Post ID: @ram+1tGTsRUc

If the union agrees to it, the leadership needs to be voted out. Then they need to be investigated because there's likely funny business going on.

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Post ID: @gkw+1tGTsRUc

Overtime pay! 👍🏻👍🏻

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Post ID: @dfo+1tGTsRUc

Those are a lot of hours but imo that’s isn’t plantation life nor the employers fault. The worker is free to quit and find a different job at any time. If there really is any form of slavery, imo, we have enslaved ourselves to consumerism and have to go into the grind for all of those hours to pay for debt. Point being is pay down debt, forget keeping up with the Joneses and live a simpler life.

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