▲ 48 ▼ Sweden’s IF Metall ends Tesla strike after carmaker buys out union members (wtvbam.com) submitted 22 hours ago by CAVOK@lemmy.world to c/europe@feddit.org 26 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 1 point 19 hours ago (1 child) But I would be shocked if McDonalds actually had 0 representation at the time. As I very clearly described to you, they could refuse to hire union members. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 1 point 19 hours ago (2 children) And you join the union the next day anyway? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 1 point 19 hours ago* (1 child) Apart from my other response, it is also unlikely, if you are in the union when unemployed you get benefits, why join the day after and pay for membership, the day you don't get any benefits? If this was to be theoretically likely, most people would at least wait for their first paycheck, so they can better afford the membership. Unions aren't cheap. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 1 point 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago) My thoughts are McDonalds likes to hire young staff, so its a lot of people's first jobs. Now that they've got work, oh shit I should join the union. But ya, next day likely not, but the union didn't call a sympathy strike on day 1 either. It was many years later, lots of time to have actual representation at the store. (edit: And it looks like the food workers at McDonalds partook in the strike, so they were members by then) permalink fedilink source parent [–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 1 point 19 hours ago That's a possibility of course, but remember that when McDonalds opened in Denmark they only had 1 place, close to the entrance to Tivoli in Copenhagen, next to a Burger King that opened before McDonalds in Denmark. It's not like they opened 100 or even just 2 places at once. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 1 point 19 hours ago (2 children) And you join the union the next day anyway? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 1 point 19 hours ago* (1 child) Apart from my other response, it is also unlikely, if you are in the union when unemployed you get benefits, why join the day after and pay for membership, the day you don't get any benefits? If this was to be theoretically likely, most people would at least wait for their first paycheck, so they can better afford the membership. Unions aren't cheap. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 1 point 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago) My thoughts are McDonalds likes to hire young staff, so its a lot of people's first jobs. Now that they've got work, oh shit I should join the union. But ya, next day likely not, but the union didn't call a sympathy strike on day 1 either. It was many years later, lots of time to have actual representation at the store. (edit: And it looks like the food workers at McDonalds partook in the strike, so they were members by then) permalink fedilink source parent [–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 1 point 19 hours ago That's a possibility of course, but remember that when McDonalds opened in Denmark they only had 1 place, close to the entrance to Tivoli in Copenhagen, next to a Burger King that opened before McDonalds in Denmark. It's not like they opened 100 or even just 2 places at once. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 1 point 19 hours ago* (1 child) Apart from my other response, it is also unlikely, if you are in the union when unemployed you get benefits, why join the day after and pay for membership, the day you don't get any benefits? If this was to be theoretically likely, most people would at least wait for their first paycheck, so they can better afford the membership. Unions aren't cheap. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 1 point 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago) My thoughts are McDonalds likes to hire young staff, so its a lot of people's first jobs. Now that they've got work, oh shit I should join the union. But ya, next day likely not, but the union didn't call a sympathy strike on day 1 either. It was many years later, lots of time to have actual representation at the store. (edit: And it looks like the food workers at McDonalds partook in the strike, so they were members by then) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 1 point 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago) My thoughts are McDonalds likes to hire young staff, so its a lot of people's first jobs. Now that they've got work, oh shit I should join the union. But ya, next day likely not, but the union didn't call a sympathy strike on day 1 either. It was many years later, lots of time to have actual representation at the store. (edit: And it looks like the food workers at McDonalds partook in the strike, so they were members by then) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 1 point 19 hours ago That's a possibility of course, but remember that when McDonalds opened in Denmark they only had 1 place, close to the entrance to Tivoli in Copenhagen, next to a Burger King that opened before McDonalds in Denmark. It's not like they opened 100 or even just 2 places at once. permalink fedilink source parent