Labor Lawyers Mugs

Unison plans strikes

"That's it lads, 364 days annual leave...what would we have done without our union!"

Recruiting litigation lawyers is ALWAYS tricky..my last one took me to court for the emotional and professional damage I caused him by NOT considering him for a position I wasn't asked to fill.

'Pick a contract...any contract!'

'As a CEO, I stand up for our rights. You've got the right to work 17 hours a day and if you don't do it, I've got the right to fire you.'

"We need a union!'

'You can't fire me! -- This is a right-to-work state!'

'I'd also like to welcome Henderson here, who joins us through Equal Opportunities for the undead.'

Employer surrenders to case loads of workplace disputes and claims.

"Instead of raising the minimum wage, we should lower it to $4.00 an hour and create more jobs. Plus, low wages would encourage car pooling."

National Living Wage from April 1st.

'Enough is enough. We're sick of being overworked and underpaid.'

"A wage increase to match inflation."

Bureaucrats held up by the workers.

'It's a suitability test I give all flexible working requests.'

'Yes, it's easy to make a mistake in a conduct dismissal, Bob. But as mistakes go this is a big one.'

"Ha! Today we informed the boss about our rights!"

'Let me get this clear. You want me to give you paternity leave before the baby is born.'

"The law is an ass...employment law, however, is an asset."

"We don't need no stinkin' unions...I saw it on the internet."

"Look - we'll whistle when it's fifteen dollars an hour."

When collective bargaining is outlawed!: 'To work here, you have to wear this metal collar!'

'How can the employees accuse me of running a sweatshop? Don't I let them go home after midnight?'

'I take it you're looking to some extra hours!'

'Here's a signed statement from Vince Cable saying we can get rid of underperforming employees more easily.'

"Then I told him, 'Unions are powerless in this country... What can you do to me?'"

"Don't worry - if we double the minimum wage it will still be nothing."

"The union is objecting to our 'grotesquely inflated' wages, do you think they'd settle for 'outrageously inflated' instead?"

"Watch out for Donlan. He came back from Tokyo with a black belt in collective bargaining."

The relationship between you and your employer is not one of equals....Being in a union fixes the imbalance!

'I didn't do the paper work necessary for you to get paid because I figured you don't need the money since your husband also works.'

'How do you like THAT disparate impact?'

'In this pyramid we are unionized. We don't accept more than 50 lashes per day.'