Labor Rights Activists Mugs

'The big wigs told us to think of our facility as a temple. If that's the case, we must be the human sacrifices.'

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

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

"A wage increase to match inflation."

Telekinetics on strike...

"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.

"We'll take a 10% cut in benefits if you'll take a 10% cut in stock options."

Bureaucrats held up by the workers.

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

Worker Rights and the Smoking Ban

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

'Drop dead. Well that's good start to our negotiations.'

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

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

"We're striking for minimum levels of service."

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

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

'Employee benefits? Sure, here you are!'

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

The Trans Pacific Partnership! Negotiated in Secret! No input from labor, consumer, or environmental organizations...

Member of two trade unions

'The problem is, you don't take enough pride in your temporary, no benefit, below living wage job!'

"Thank you for coming in on your day off, minion. It reflects well on your character." "I thought my job depended on it." "I don't know how you got that impression. I would never force you to come in on your day off. That would be illegal." "You said 'Come in on your day off. Your job depends on it.'" "Rudy, Rudy, Rudy... That's just a figure of speech." "You went on to say 'I mean it. That's not just a figure of speech.'" "That was a figure of speech too."

"But it will never get better if you picket"

Tired of long hours and lousy pay, Bob begins a work-to-rule campaign.

"As a show of our commitment to your right to work, we're happy to offer you a contract that meets all your demands."

'In other words, we want you to get paid like our union employees.'

"When given a choice, a lot of them prefer eternal torment over being stuck in a 9 to 5 job."

Wildcat Strike.

'The union card does it every time.'

"We located our factory in your country because there is no word for leisure in your language."