kelmac284
Lover of all things Disney since 1975
- Joined
- Jun 25, 2005
Evening all!
Thanks so much Bernice and Alison for the thoughts. Yeah dh's union is so jacked up. The bad part is I don't know how much going to the union is going to help. They used to be in a national union but several years ago they all thought they were getting jerked around and not being paid fairly (isn't THAT ironic considering what is NOW happening!!!) so 3 of the biggest shops here in our town broke off and formed their own local union. It was a HUGE controversy and caused the national union to get ALL up in arms and they tried suing and striking their jobs and on and on. It was a huge nightmare. But they DID form their own union and the guys agreed on a contract. Well all was well and good at FIRST. But then when the economy started taking a dive I have now figured out that by the shops controlling this union that was a HUGE mistake. Because now they had re-opened their contract which I don't know HOW they can get away with that and all the guys that had been laid off who were still members came in to vote thinking if they agreed to vote to lower the wages they would get put back to work. Problem is all it did was screw over the guys who were ALREADY working and the idiots who did it STILL didn't get put back to work. So now there is all sorts of different rates which I STILL don't see how that is legal, they do all kinds of other stuff which I don't want to get into (just in case someone might be reading this, don't want to get dh or myself in trouble) but let's just say there is a LOT of corruption!!! DH was on the phone all Fri talking to one of the other setters about the best way to handle this but it is a very delicate line to walk because there is a LOT of corrupt people and things going on and if he gets fired he would probably not be able to work at ANY of the shops because they are all in the same union. So it is tricky! You would LIKE to think the union would back him up and I even suggested going to the national one but again they are not IN that union and I don't know if it would do any good. And the labor board is limited because since they are union and under contract they are not under the same rules as a regular hourly employee.
I am sorry for your husband too bernice. SO many of our teachers here in CA have been treated horribly too as well! This whole economy and esp what is going on in CA is just ridiculous! I hope your dh and his friends can get things worked out at the school!
As for me the rest of my weekend was pretty much spent chilling. I only have to take my meds till Tues and I can't WAIT to be done with them. They have made me so dang nauseausous and dizzy so I will be glad to be done with them and hope when I go back to my reg meds that the bleeding does not come back and the sick feelings stop and things stay at least status quo till my apt on Fri! I will be anxious to hear what the doc has to say!
It was nice to just relax this weekend because things are really going to start heating up soon. Shelby is invited to a birthday party next weekend so I will probably take Katy somewhere fun so she doesn't feel left out. Prob the movie we never made it to this weekend LOL. And then the following Tues is HER birthday. We always do a family deal on the day OF her birthday, let them pick a restaurant they would like to go to and then have some cake at home and open gifts from us and my parents (esp since my parents are usually always gone on the weekends when we have their kid parties) and then that sat we are having her ice skating party. She invited a bunch of friends from her class that I don't know so I hope at least SOME of them show! You never know and I always feel bad when they don't show! Then the following weekend is mother's day and we WERE going to go to the girl scout day at Discovery kingdom but since things are up in the air about my surgery I didn't want to make any plans so we will prob just relax and do something low key. Prob best now anyway since money is tight. And the weekend after that swim starts. Then it is non-stop!!
Hey Bernice how was the wedding??? Hope you had fun!
Hope everyone else had a good weekend.
You too mel. Hope you had fun with your company!
Take care all and talk soon!
Thanks so much Bernice and Alison for the thoughts. Yeah dh's union is so jacked up. The bad part is I don't know how much going to the union is going to help. They used to be in a national union but several years ago they all thought they were getting jerked around and not being paid fairly (isn't THAT ironic considering what is NOW happening!!!) so 3 of the biggest shops here in our town broke off and formed their own local union. It was a HUGE controversy and caused the national union to get ALL up in arms and they tried suing and striking their jobs and on and on. It was a huge nightmare. But they DID form their own union and the guys agreed on a contract. Well all was well and good at FIRST. But then when the economy started taking a dive I have now figured out that by the shops controlling this union that was a HUGE mistake. Because now they had re-opened their contract which I don't know HOW they can get away with that and all the guys that had been laid off who were still members came in to vote thinking if they agreed to vote to lower the wages they would get put back to work. Problem is all it did was screw over the guys who were ALREADY working and the idiots who did it STILL didn't get put back to work. So now there is all sorts of different rates which I STILL don't see how that is legal, they do all kinds of other stuff which I don't want to get into (just in case someone might be reading this, don't want to get dh or myself in trouble) but let's just say there is a LOT of corruption!!! DH was on the phone all Fri talking to one of the other setters about the best way to handle this but it is a very delicate line to walk because there is a LOT of corrupt people and things going on and if he gets fired he would probably not be able to work at ANY of the shops because they are all in the same union. So it is tricky! You would LIKE to think the union would back him up and I even suggested going to the national one but again they are not IN that union and I don't know if it would do any good. And the labor board is limited because since they are union and under contract they are not under the same rules as a regular hourly employee.
I am sorry for your husband too bernice. SO many of our teachers here in CA have been treated horribly too as well! This whole economy and esp what is going on in CA is just ridiculous! I hope your dh and his friends can get things worked out at the school!
As for me the rest of my weekend was pretty much spent chilling. I only have to take my meds till Tues and I can't WAIT to be done with them. They have made me so dang nauseausous and dizzy so I will be glad to be done with them and hope when I go back to my reg meds that the bleeding does not come back and the sick feelings stop and things stay at least status quo till my apt on Fri! I will be anxious to hear what the doc has to say!
It was nice to just relax this weekend because things are really going to start heating up soon. Shelby is invited to a birthday party next weekend so I will probably take Katy somewhere fun so she doesn't feel left out. Prob the movie we never made it to this weekend LOL. And then the following Tues is HER birthday. We always do a family deal on the day OF her birthday, let them pick a restaurant they would like to go to and then have some cake at home and open gifts from us and my parents (esp since my parents are usually always gone on the weekends when we have their kid parties) and then that sat we are having her ice skating party. She invited a bunch of friends from her class that I don't know so I hope at least SOME of them show! You never know and I always feel bad when they don't show! Then the following weekend is mother's day and we WERE going to go to the girl scout day at Discovery kingdom but since things are up in the air about my surgery I didn't want to make any plans so we will prob just relax and do something low key. Prob best now anyway since money is tight. And the weekend after that swim starts. Then it is non-stop!!
Hey Bernice how was the wedding??? Hope you had fun!
Hope everyone else had a good weekend.
You too mel. Hope you had fun with your company!
Take care all and talk soon!