Union Letter: Obamacare Will ‘Destroy The Very Health and Wellbeing’ of Workers

[Trekologer]

57. The UFCW spent years selling out part time employees

I should know, I was a member of a UFCW local and a part-time supermarket employee for 8 years (while I was in high school and college, then a little bit after). During that time there were 2 contract renewals and in each one, they kept giving back pay scales and benefits for part time members (who were, by far, the majority of members) to maintain levels for a few full time ones and at the same time no effort was made to increase full time positions. At the same time, many part time employees (such as myself) were regularly working nearly full time hours, save for one week every six to keep the average below 36.

Now, for the UFCW to complain about an incentive to keep hours below 30, when they themselves were negotiating contracts for years which already had similar incentives, just strikes of arrogance.

I'm pro-union but I have to wonder if some of the unions are really pro-worker.