LABR 1F99 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Union Organizer

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Do anything to get a job and money. Give up half pay in order to work there. Security tried to catch union worker at the beginning. Union worker said about 15 years ago janitors earned . 50 an hour with benefits and now they earn . 75 with no benefits. Fire for not bringing glasses (any reason to fire anyone) Cut wages and no insurance (pro union) Union would take 20% of pay (manager against union) Manager bribes some workers with vacation pay, insurance, and better wage to inform him about who wants union and who is organizing it. Berta was fired for not turning in who did it. Union organizer does not have to risk anything. Building manager says he does not pay janitors so it is not his problem. Janitors are treated as if they are invisible because they are immigrants (social location) White house and house of commons laws on immigration and work.

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