Freddie Stubbs
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Fri Jun-05-09 10:01 AM
Response to Reply #6 |
| 63. It protects the school from getting sued if someone becomes sick from the food which was taken home |
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Edited on Fri Jun-05-09 10:01 AM by Freddie Stubbs
We live in a litigious society.
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| -My wife's friend got fired today |
groundloop |
Jun-04-09 10:17 PM |
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Will a union help you take home food for free? |
masuki bance |
Jun-04-09 10:25 PM |
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A union will protect them from being fired for refusing to work off the clock. |
w4rma |
Jun-04-09 10:29 PM |
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so... you break the rules and non-union, fired! |
1 |
Jun-04-09 10:56 PM |
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My experience as a manager in union shops |
Fozzledick |
Jun-04-09 11:08 PM |
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and my experience is that my brother has been a union steward for most of his employment... |
1 |
Jun-05-09 12:14 AM |
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try reading for comprehension |
northernlights |
Jun-05-09 05:12 AM |
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I used to work in a deli of a grocery store. We threw away lots of out dated food. When |
madmom |
Jun-05-09 10:10 AM |
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The food would go in the garbage otherwise |
tavalon |
Jun-05-09 05:54 AM |
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McDonalds also fires people for taking food home/out of trash. |
KittyWampus |
Jun-05-09 08:37 AM |
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It doesn't make it right |
tavalon |
Jun-05-09 09:53 AM |
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Food in trash is better for who? |
rwheeler31 |
Jun-04-09 10:32 PM |
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Dumpster divers! n/t |
bobshin |
Jun-04-09 10:49 PM |
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The basic food rule that is universal across restaurants, cafeterias |
masuki bance |
Jun-04-09 11:26 PM |
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I agree |
conscious evolution |
Jun-05-09 08:33 AM |
#44 |
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It protects the school from getting sued if someone becomes sick from the food which was taken home |
Freddie Stubbs |
Jun-05-09 10:01 AM |
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Unions are bad, mkaaay... |
AzNick |
Jun-04-09 11:30 PM |
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are you trying to be funny? |
lonestarnot |
Jun-05-09 12:14 AM |
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Of course. |
AzNick |
Jun-05-09 02:08 AM |
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Half the posters on DU agree with that statement |
michreject |
Jun-05-09 08:14 AM |
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What about union made Asian cars? Are they OK?...nt |
SidDithers |
Jun-05-09 08:36 AM |
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Take your pick |
michreject |
Jun-05-09 10:20 AM |
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I'm confused. Is it Buy Union? Or Buy American?... |
SidDithers |
Jun-05-09 11:32 AM |
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Buy what you want |
michreject |
Jun-05-09 12:23 PM |
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what if the union made cars are not what people want |
vadawg |
Jun-05-09 09:18 AM |
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You're still here? |
lonestarnot |
Jun-05-09 10:01 AM |
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she stole stuff, shes a thief, she got fired for stealing |
vadawg |
Jun-05-09 10:12 AM |
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What part of taking food bound for the garbage can don't you get? |
lonestarnot |
Jun-06-09 07:45 AM |
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I find it hypocritical that those who support anti union Co.'s |
michreject |
Jun-05-09 10:14 AM |
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Same reason people should be able to |
madmom |
Jun-05-09 10:14 AM |
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hell i shop at walmart all the time, i say if its your money you spend it how you like. |
vadawg |
Jun-05-09 10:16 AM |
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There are many on this board who think if you shop at walmart, |
madmom |
Jun-05-09 10:21 AM |
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For general mdse, men's and childrens' jeans, shirts, underwear, |
Obamanaut |
Jun-05-09 02:40 PM |
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God, I only hope you're just a troll and not in any way representative of |
Greyhound |
Jun-05-09 02:33 AM |
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I understand it might not seem like much, but it's still stealing. |
Kittycat |
Jun-04-09 10:25 PM |
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Probably already thawed but uncooked.. |
Fumesucker |
Jun-04-09 10:30 PM |
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More than school policy... |
Whoa_Nelly |
Jun-04-09 10:28 PM |
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Yes, look at the reasons behind the policy or law If your wife's friend knew about |
peacetalksforall |
Jun-04-09 10:36 PM |
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Theft is generally an on the spot firing offense. |
masuki bance |
Jun-04-09 11:27 PM |
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Yes they need a union but she still shouldn't be stealing food |
proud2BlibKansan |
Jun-04-09 10:32 PM |
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If these people are being forced to work off the clock |
EFerrari |
Jun-04-09 11:50 PM |
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Unfortunately the boss gets to break the rules whenever he wants |
proud2BlibKansan |
Jun-05-09 12:15 AM |
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The boss doesn't get to break the law without potential repercussions from law enforcement. (nt) |
w4rma |
Jun-05-09 02:13 AM |
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But only with union protection are you likely to have whistleblower protection |
tavalon |
Jun-05-09 06:00 AM |
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But not a necessary reality |
tavalon |
Jun-05-09 05:59 AM |
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i don't know if that argument will get anyone anywhere. an employer can find a way to fire you |
ejpoeta |
Jun-05-09 03:29 AM |
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Sounds like those workers don't know how to stand up for themselves |
madville |
Jun-04-09 10:36 PM |
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Georgia is an "at will" state |
Wickerman |
Jun-04-09 11:04 PM |
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Thank you. SC is too. In "at will" states, if you get fired, if you can't get them for some kind |
raccoon |
Jun-05-09 07:59 AM |
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Most workers don't think they have power to stand up to management |
tavalon |
Jun-05-09 06:02 AM |
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Contact AFSCME |
baldguy |
Jun-04-09 11:01 PM |
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Also Service Employees International. |
nadinbrzezinski |
Jun-04-09 11:34 PM |
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The initial replies to your thread are what went wrong with our nation. |
Greyhound |
Jun-05-09 02:26 AM |
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Script kitties |
tavalon |
Jun-05-09 06:03 AM |
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but we didn't used to be like this,were we? |
Greyhound |
Jun-05-09 12:09 PM |
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So true. |
Ignis |
Jun-05-09 12:43 PM |
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So who the hell are these Nazis that run the place? |
gtar100 |
Jun-05-09 02:35 AM |
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believe it or not, allowing workers to take throwaway food |
northernlights |
Jun-05-09 05:19 AM |
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Have you ever asked why it's against the law? |
tavalon |
Jun-05-09 06:05 AM |
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She has company. my wife gets fired on Wednesday from the school system |
yodoobo |
Jun-05-09 02:53 AM |
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Wonder your wife's friend drives a non-union made Toyota/Honda or a domestic union made car? |
NNN0LHI |
Jun-05-09 06:58 AM |
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So if an employee pilfered supplies they could stay if they drove |
Obamanaut |
Jun-05-09 08:21 AM |
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"He's a thief and a liar, but he drives a Ford" |
ProudToBeBlueInRhody |
Jun-05-09 08:29 AM |
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They would be under the microscope for any infraction |
NNN0LHI |
Jun-05-09 08:32 AM |
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Nope. Didn't answer the question. Too many variables. 3 pilferers |
Obamanaut |
Jun-05-09 08:40 AM |
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Must never get any work done if he's checking VIN numbers...... |
ProudToBeBlueInRhody |
Jun-05-09 08:45 AM |
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I know exactly where my two vehicles were built |
NNN0LHI |
Jun-05-09 09:12 AM |
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But what about the 'American' cars that are not made in America? |
Obamanaut |
Jun-05-09 11:51 AM |
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Here is the deal |
NNN0LHI |
Jun-05-09 09:10 AM |
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Do you answer a direct question directly? As to the walmart one - |
Obamanaut |
Jun-05-09 09:21 AM |
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My computer was assembled about 10 miles from my house |
NNN0LHI |
Jun-05-09 09:26 AM |
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For general merchandise, we have only one choice. The next |
Obamanaut |
Jun-05-09 09:44 AM |
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Still haven't answered the question re 3 pilferers - |
Obamanaut |
Jun-05-09 10:10 AM |
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Did the US just invest $50 billion dollars plus to save the American keyboard industry? |
NNN0LHI |
Jun-05-09 11:55 AM |
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Are we going off on a tangent here? The main thrust of your argument |
Obamanaut |
Jun-05-09 12:08 PM |
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So even if American union workers make a foreign car, that's not good enough? |
ProudToBeBlueInRhody |
Jun-05-09 06:55 PM |
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Is your brother in a union? |
DatManFromNawlins |
Jun-05-09 10:45 AM |
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He has been a union member since 1969 |
NNN0LHI |
Jun-05-09 11:52 AM |
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Does his union shop make keyboards? Computers? Monitors? nt |
Obamanaut |
Jun-05-09 12:10 PM |
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love the justification for stealing and not following employer rules |
seabeyond |
Jun-05-09 08:39 AM |
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My mother is up for tenure next year, in the art department |
shadowknows69 |
Jun-05-09 08:42 AM |
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While the rule doesn't seem fair |
spiritual_gunfighter |
Jun-05-09 08:46 AM |
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Georgia is a right to work state but does have a teachers Union: |
Raine1967 |
Jun-05-09 09:01 AM |
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Unions exist in Right to Work states |
Freddie Stubbs |
Jun-05-09 10:05 AM |
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people are calling that "stealing"? |
Enrique |
Jun-05-09 09:07 AM |
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It's appalling how much food is wasted by restaurants. |
KillCapitalism |
Jun-05-09 09:58 AM |
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It's appalling how much food is wasted by people in general, |
Obamanaut |
Jun-05-09 12:13 PM |
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Badly trained by their parents |
Lydia Leftcoast |
Jun-06-09 01:06 PM |
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10% of me can sorta kinda understand this... |
BlooInBloo |
Jun-05-09 10:10 AM |
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I find it hard to believe that a school dept would have a HR policy that allows firing on the spot |
high density |
Jun-05-09 10:11 AM |
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It's against federal regs in the Nat. School Lunch Program. |
donco6 |
Jun-05-09 06:58 PM |
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Whatever state you live in should have an Education Association. They organize support staff. |
davsand |
Jun-06-09 02:08 PM |
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