It’s happening here and there we notice. Edits in the system to a time earlier than we left. Just a couple of minutes but sometimes chunks like 20.

What can we “threaten” them with (there is a “how can we make things better” board I have been writing pro-labor stuff on.

I thought about saying we will go to the state Dept of Labor, contact the Federal Dept of Labor, the NLRB, or even our (worthless) union.

Essentially I want to help scare them into not fucking with us. I have a huge chunk (more than half) of the people on my shift who agree with me (and they are all the good, effective workers).

My job just had the entire receiving team walk off, and 7 people from produce did the next day. Management is weak.

EDIT:::

Tried to talk to people and I got laughed at and mocked and jokes were made. No one took me serious about trying to make things better for us, yet they bitch and moan all the time about conditions and our bosses.

    • RedArmor [he/him]
      ·
      4 years ago

      I have been telling everyone to write down or mark their times when they clock in and out.

      I should add in trying to make this informal at the moment so we don’t need to report them. But if it ends up leading to that point we will have evidence.

      • Quimby [any, any]
        ·
        4 years ago

        Why do you want to keep it informal? My usual recommendation would be to make it formal. File that complaint with the labor board, form a union, etc etc.

        • RedArmor [he/him]
          ·
          4 years ago

          Just being cautious for now. Not everyone is on board with petitions or March on the bosses.

          • Quimby [any, any]
            ·
            4 years ago

            Filing a complaint with the labor board can be done without any of your coworkers needing to know.

            • RedArmor [he/him]
              ·
              4 years ago

              I understand. My larger, overall goal was to organize us. Every attempt has been shut down by management and (worthless) trade union I’m in. And now it’s done by my fellow workers and “friends”

    • RedArmor [he/him]
      ·
      4 years ago

      That’s funny coming from your username.

      And if only it was that simple comrade. I’m talking to people in the IWW now about what we can do.

  • mrhellblazer [he/him]
    ·
    4 years ago

    Talk to an attorney. If you are in the United States, it could be a violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act or a broader wage and hour violation.

  • culdrought [he/him]
    ·
    4 years ago

    IMO this is most likely going to end up involving lawyers. Talk to an attorney and/or your union. In the meantime, keep good records of when you are clocking in and out.

    I would suggest at least getting some initial legal advice before you bring this up with your employer — that way you can be confident in your legal position when you do talk to them. Some lawyers may do a free initial consult — call a few up and ask. You've mentioned that you are a member of the IWW, hopefully they can assist with that.

    If you do engage a lawyer, don't do anything without running it past them. Lawyers hate it when clients come in and go "hey so I just went and said some stuff to the employer, is any of that going to be a problem?"

        • RedArmor [he/him]
          ·
          4 years ago

          I posted and asked here first. I’m still at large member but I have communications with other members. I wanted to get a general idea here first I suppose.

          I’ve previously gotten in trouble with management and the union for going in during a different shift and asking workers “how can we improve the store? And how do they think management is doing? What are their biggest problems?”