The unfortunate truth is that it works on people even in a union as well. When the union goes on strike I know people who are willing to scab so they can keep working, which could cause them to lose their union status and protections. People just don’t get what it means to be in a union and that the better benefits have a cost.
One of the big problems with forming a union in a retail setting (aside from corpo propaganda and suppression) is that retail has a lot of turnover. The recurring Christmas help story is proof of that. People do not see much use in fighting for a better working conditions when you are going to be gone or let go in less than six months.
Actually being in a union helps to prevent the turnover because it’s possible to work your way up to better-than-average wages and benefits. People are often willing to stick around a bit to get to that point but that depends entirely on the terms of your contract and how long it takes to get to the point your wages and benefits go way up. My grocery store union’s path to reach journeyman takes several thousands of hours worked to get to that point, which would be minimum 4-5 years assuming you were working full time so it’s hard to get people to stay longer than a few months because they realize they’ll get better pay literally anywhere else.
The flipside of that is people who have been there for a long time, or were lucky like me and got in during Covid when the standards were a little more lax, make easily $10+ per hour more than minimum wage. I know people who have been working at my store for 30 years because they make enough money to afford a small mortgage easily.
ah shit, the anti-union propaganda corporate forced on them is effecting Donnie
The unfortunate truth is that it works on people even in a union as well. When the union goes on strike I know people who are willing to scab so they can keep working, which could cause them to lose their union status and protections. People just don’t get what it means to be in a union and that the better benefits have a cost.
One of the big problems with forming a union in a retail setting (aside from corpo propaganda and suppression) is that retail has a lot of turnover. The recurring Christmas help story is proof of that. People do not see much use in fighting for a better working conditions when you are going to be gone or let go in less than six months.
Actually being in a union helps to prevent the turnover because it’s possible to work your way up to better-than-average wages and benefits. People are often willing to stick around a bit to get to that point but that depends entirely on the terms of your contract and how long it takes to get to the point your wages and benefits go way up. My grocery store union’s path to reach journeyman takes several thousands of hours worked to get to that point, which would be minimum 4-5 years assuming you were working full time so it’s hard to get people to stay longer than a few months because they realize they’ll get better pay literally anywhere else.
The flipside of that is people who have been there for a long time, or were lucky like me and got in during Covid when the standards were a little more lax, make easily $10+ per hour more than minimum wage. I know people who have been working at my store for 30 years because they make enough money to afford a small mortgage easily.