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mwooldri

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1. OK, so when will USDAW get involved?
Mon Feb 18, 2013, 09:12 AM
Feb 2013

IMO if the staff are now having tracking armbands, those staff had better join the union ASAP. Sounds somewhat like conditions at the Ford River Rouge factory in the 1930s before the UAW was recognised.

OK, so when will USDAW get involved? mwooldri Feb 2013 #1
TESCO is a UK company. The story is from the UK. WinkyDink Feb 2013 #12
And I'm asking when USDAW, a UK union, will get involved. mwooldri Feb 2013 #35
I lived an easy distance from a TESCO years ago; so I did a lot of shopping there. MADem Feb 2013 #78
sounds more like conditions at the Farben production units at auschwitz. HiPointDem Feb 2013 #41
W...T...F? marmar Feb 2013 #2
"Break these chains!" leveymg Feb 2013 #3
That's funny, prison has become more like work too. bemildred Feb 2013 #4
That explains recent developments in education then, preparing students for a work environment n/t Fumesucker Feb 2013 #5
TESCO is a UK company. The story is from the UK. WinkyDink Feb 2013 #14
THere was a book that was published a few years ago 2naSalit Feb 2013 #20
"You run one time, you got yourself a set of chains. You run twice you got yourself two sets... pinboy3niner Feb 2013 #6
Great movie, or the GREATEST movie? Blue_Tires Feb 2013 #66
It's not up there with 'Casablanca' or 'Lawrence of Arabia' pinboy3niner Feb 2013 #67
"shakin' the tree, boss. shakin the tree." Yavin4 Feb 2013 #75
The movie quotes are terribly apropos. nt pinboy3niner Feb 2013 #83
Who needs dignity and human rights at work? LisaLynne Feb 2013 #7
Compared to hourly people exactly how productive are management people? LiberalFighter Feb 2013 #8
We sit around reading DU Lochloosa Feb 2013 #10
Hey, so do some of us hourly people derby378 Feb 2013 #16
That's an interesting question. Ikonoklast Feb 2013 #26
Well... Who the hell else is going to pour over the TPS reports for hours? Glassunion Feb 2013 #43
Kick! Heidi Feb 2013 #9
Disgusting. Brickbat Feb 2013 #11
Absolutely...K&R KoKo Feb 2013 #55
Link to The Onion. Tommy_Carcetti Feb 2013 #13
Drug testing, bugging people's personal cars w/ gps for company time/personal time, loudsue Feb 2013 #15
Well, US Call Centers and other 'widget producers' have similar ... Myrina Feb 2013 #17
Any major corporation call center employees work this way. mwooldri Feb 2013 #38
exactly. Myrina Feb 2013 #39
Every keystroke is monitored and tracked magical thyme Feb 2013 #61
F___ing incredible. People aren't machines, and don't operate like machines! nt. OldDem2012 Feb 2013 #18
Funny davidthegnome Feb 2013 #19
They'll have toilets that weigh your turd and determine how long it took to produce it! MADem Feb 2013 #81
Ahem... davidthegnome Feb 2013 #82
Sorry!!!!!! MADem Feb 2013 #84
The UK is actually "ahead" of us in becoming a surveillance state. KamaAina Feb 2013 #21
Walmart is one step closer to that with their "task management" program... EastKYLiberal Feb 2013 #22
That's one of the reasons why I quit Walmart. Apophis Feb 2013 #29
Beyond "efficient" and into "sick" ... Auggie Feb 2013 #36
I think Walmart used to lock their employees in the store on overnights? Glassunion Feb 2013 #46
They did midwest irish Feb 2013 #48
And several others. (nt) Posteritatis Feb 2013 #63
When will the war on workers stop? Initech Feb 2013 #23
Sssssh! Don't give them ideas! lunatica Feb 2013 #33
Oh right! They might act on it! Initech Feb 2013 #54
"Horsemeat scandal keeps running, as Tesco sells withdrawn burgers" KoKo Feb 2013 #24
that's expanded way past tesco, throughout europe, & has been connected to criminal gangs HiPointDem Feb 2013 #45
Do they have "Correction Collars"? Dirty Socialist Feb 2013 #25
That's horrible and inexcusable. Apophis Feb 2013 #27
There is no employer on this planet who could make me wear an electronic band malaise Feb 2013 #28
Same here. Apophis Feb 2013 #32
+1000000000 Initech Feb 2013 #53
Yep, it's getting dystopian out there. nt woo me with science Feb 2013 #30
None dare call it slave labor quinnox Feb 2013 #31
Of course it's not slave labor to them durablend Feb 2013 #64
yeah, the corporate idea of employee freedom is like a slave being able to choose his master. unblock Feb 2013 #80
UC Berkeley calls it's employees "Human Capital" now lunatica Feb 2013 #34
Now that's what I call a capital offense Orrex Feb 2013 #37
How long before this starts over here? Brigid Feb 2013 #40
Nothing new, just a new gadget Mopar151 Feb 2013 #42
How soon before they go with implants? Glassunion Feb 2013 #44
There is a big company in Ohio that does this. midwest irish Feb 2013 #47
If you aren't willing even to speak their name out loud, we all may as well stop trying right now Occulus Feb 2013 #56
Agreed. Apophis Feb 2013 #57
Ok midwest irish Feb 2013 #59
Reynolds and Reynolds sounds like a horrible company to work for. Apophis Feb 2013 #69
I recall a few instances where a company that was being discussed here on DU actually made a name Occulus Feb 2013 #72
I'm curious if that kind of damage control has ever, ever actually worked Posteritatis Feb 2013 #85
That's just.... sick. And wrong. midwest irish Feb 2013 #58
Oh, it's legal all right. Occulus Feb 2013 #70
Thanks! midwest irish Feb 2013 #73
I always wonder how many thousands of dollars those policies cost those companies Posteritatis Feb 2013 #62
Knowing about electronics and computers, I'd love to have one of those collars. BlueJazz Feb 2013 #49
I'm reminded of a video I feature on YouTube sometimes Oilwellian Feb 2013 #50
Holy crap, what a depressing read n/t War Horse Feb 2013 #51
Some people never know when to stop treestar Feb 2013 #52
Reminds me of Disney: NYC Liberal Feb 2013 #60
This will spread to the US if it hasn't already Renew Deal Feb 2013 #65
I worked for a rather large grocery store warehouse for a while bubbayugga Feb 2013 #71
That was depressing and disturbing. Solly Mack Feb 2013 #68
The West must have got it from the Japanese... Octafish Feb 2013 #74
Contract attorneys get treated this way in NYC. geek tragedy Feb 2013 #76
How much more degredation and humiliation will people take before they join unions? Yavin4 Feb 2013 #77
My son lives in UK riverbendviewgal Feb 2013 #79
Kick woo me with science Feb 2013 #86
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