#unionising

[mmolia]

An interview and explanation of what's been going down at Rockstar.

[onemorecoffeeshopau]

Help I went into a fugue state and wrote 1450 words of Ianto trying to get Torchwood to take their right to maximum working hours seriously.

Link is here: https://archiveofourown.org/works/51791851

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The pay is good, as is the pension, but the holidays are non-existent and the pension is unlikely to be used when most Torchwood officers die before they retire.

“Have you ever considered hiring more people?” Ianto suggests at some point, when the team has worked through their third weekend in a row. “Then we could have a night shift.”

“More people means more ears, more ears means we’re easier to exploit. We’re big enough as is.”

“I’m not suggesting a whole office blocking, I’m thinking 5-10 extra bodies.”

“Loose lips sink ships.”

“Well that doesn’t even make sense in that context,” Ianto muttered to himself as he began making some notes on the general work structure. If they weren’t going to hire an HR department, then he may as well make do.

[emperorsfoot]

I don't know who needs to hear this, but-

If you are forming a union; if your union has been voluntarily recognized, even if you haven't voted on a contract yet, you are entitled to union representation in meetings with management!

This means, if you are called in to a meeting with management or HR, you can ask for a union rep and they cannot speak with you until you get one.

It's called Weingarten Rights (pronounced "wine garden") and as soon as you invoke it, management must comply. If they do not comply, if they deny you your representation or if they try and coerce you into giving up your right, that can open the business up to legal consequences.

[marlinspirkhall]

When your mother asks you why your workplace is unionising, the proper response is to look her square in the eye, as a tear drips down your cheek, and say:

"Because my boss is a bad person, ma."

[smokeymcbandit]

[toyourstations]

I made another video about my games and I think it's pretty cool.

No link in bio on tumblr but I'm toyourstations everywhere and the game is on itchio. It's called Instructions For Payday.

[wankstain-mcgee]

Is a sunburn from work so bad that my shorts line looks like the Polish flag a fair justification for creating a union?