Union Activities Gifts

"It's not a bad place to work, aside from the totally oppressive confidentiality agreement they make us sign."

Meaningful Negotiations?

'We demand shorter hours.' - 'Right, your lunch hour comes down to forty minutes.'

'We'll email the new offer just to make sure you get it.'

"It has come to my attention gentlemen, that you have been doing the work of two men."

Transcendental Mediation

'We're introducing a LARGE new dental plan.'

"I hear the workers hate your guts Batson. Keep it up."

"We sent you to infiltrate the employees as undercover boss. We didn't think you'd convert to unionism!"

'If you workers would take a paycut, we'd buy new machinery, just like our factory in Asia.'

Sign Carriers On Strike

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

Inert, Inanimate Objects.

"Sorry, I can't make any 'On Strike' signs for you because us signmakers are on strike."

"See? I'm not afraid of the big shots!"

"Wild Cat Strike"

'They used to tell us that we were this company's muscles. Now they say that we are the fat that makes the company inefficient.'

"I see the BMA are hiring agency strikers."

"It looks like the custodians union is playing hardball."

'Why have you joined so many unions?'-'More chance to go on strike.'

'My union prevented taking away our dental plan to pay for executive bonuses!'

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

After the latest pay bonus and benefit awards you've won, I've decided to join you on the shop floor.

Municipal employee strike. Hang on boys. As soon as the stench reaches City Hall, they'll negotiate in good faith.

'Well sir, it's just that running this place has always been a real team effort, and. . . you know. . . we're just not sure it's fair for you to go around calling yourself THE Devil.'

The bitter dispute continued with the elevator operators walking off the job and vowing not to back down. Or up.

'. . . but I didn't belong to the union, so a scab stole my job!!'

'Where are you guys going?' - 'We are going on strike.'

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

'Our bonuses have been a small slice of pie...we feel that bonuses should be increased to a bigger piece of the pie!'

I'm not going to form a union just so you can refuse my demands. Besides, I'm just one guy. Work with me. Sign up with the Service Workers of America, then demand to negotiate higher wages and more breaks. I'll refuse, lay you off, bring in scabs, then eventually hire you back after you take a pay cut and sign away your right to collective bargain. C'mon, please. I've waited a lifetime for these circumstances. I'll do it for a raise.

UCU University Lecturer's Strike

"No, no - it was great. It's just that sometime I'd like to try it missionary style."

Imagining a Better World Isn't Really That Hard

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