Individual workers do not have the leverage to “stand up for themselves,” they just get knocked down. In all likelyhood, this was just the contract that Cathy was offered.
Their leverage is their value to the company. If you’re not capable of providing more than minimum value for your employer, then why should you work for that company? Find a company you can do more for.
Who negotiated for Cathy? She didn’t need collective bargaining, she needed to learn to stand up for herself - as every worker should.
poe’s law is real. Can’t tell if unmarked joke, or just doesn’t know anything about the history of labor or what.
“who negotiated for Cathy” well if her contract is pegged to union pay then the union negotiates for cathy
Management probably giving that $0.50 bump hoping to discourage union membership and undermine their negotiating power.
Individual workers do not have the leverage to “stand up for themselves,” they just get knocked down. In all likelyhood, this was just the contract that Cathy was offered.
Their leverage is their value to the company. If you’re not capable of providing more than minimum value for your employer, then why should you work for that company? Find a company you can do more for.