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Carnegie Mellon custodial workers: “If we have a family emergency we can’t leave for anything. We’re like prisoners here.” (the-tartan.org)

submitted 1 month ago by cyu to c/unions

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 month ago (3 children)

“Our union is terrible. We can’t get in touch with anybody. They agree to everything that [UG2] say[s]. It’s like dealing with snakes in the grass.”

Another worker echoed this, saying that the union is allowing people to get fired without putting up a fight.

This suuuuuucks. Unions are supposed to exist in order to back up the workers. We talk about how much we love unions, but what’s the next step when the union drops the ball?

[–] theonlytruescotsman 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The next step is splintering the union, which if not enough leave the old union, massively reduces its power.

[–] Corkyskog 3 points 1 month ago

Or just ousting the leadership

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