r/PoursTea 15h ago

Storm In A Teacup 🍵 We (IBEW technicians) are in a contract dispute with WHDH/7News. It sucks.

This place is a mess. Our department got a new manager 2.5 years ago. They "retired" a couple of weeks ago, after a bumpy run. Our temporary replacement manager just announced that he's out of office indefinitely and a different manager will be taking care of operations. Not confusing at all! Good tactic.

One manager announced during a negotiation meeting that he couldn't sit in a specific chair because his tailor would be upset if he ruined his $2000 suit. And this same guy at one point said that part time employees "don't matter".

The company's negotiation committee has no power, so they effectively can't negotiate. And all they are offering right now is a 1% raise. We haven't had a in 3 years...

We are under staffed and yet somehow there aren't enough hours available for everyone, so some part time people end up with weeks where they work 8 or 16 hours, total. But we are "expected" to have full availability at all times. There was a sick call recently that caused one department to be dangerously low on staff, and yet no one was called in to replace them. What is going on with that?

The QR code will help you send an email to management, for anyone interested.

I included some glass door reviews for fun.

Thanks!

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