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SickOfTheOnePct

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24. I've never been in a job where there was a union

Fri Nov 9, 2012, 10:48 AM

Nov 2012

And I admit to not knowing how it works in a case like this. Can an employer/owner claim that they have to lay people off for business reasons and the union can do nothing? Or is it different depending on the industry? Does the employer/owner have to open the books to prove the necessity of the action?

I know unions offer outstanding protection against capricious firings, but what happens if the employer/owner cries poor?

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I've never been in a job where there was a union SickOfTheOnePct Nov 2012 #24

It doesn't stop layoffs, but there's a different process that makes this kind of crap difficult Brickbat Nov 2012 #25

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