I feel like a complete newb even though I've been with kroger for a few months now. I'm reading all these topics about 'checking your contract' and 'read your union book' and I feel like I'm part of a different company because I've never received a union book and have no idea how to access my contract. Is it the same one I signed back when I was hired? Was I suppose to get a copy of it? No one ever talks about these things. I don't want to cause any trouble, I'm just curious about my rights, but I'm afraid to ask the wrong person and seem like I'm trying to start something. It's my first job so I apologize in advance if these are stupid questions
Nah, they are pretty hard to get ahold of. It's like they don't want them circulating. It makes me wonder if they don't really want us to know our rights.
They can't be that expensive to print. You should get at least a few of them for all the hundreds and hundreds of dollars you pay them.
Well see the problem with getting a hold of one in local 1995 is that they haven't been printed yet, even though it was ratified 6 or so months ago. Still no new copies anywhere to be found... And trust me, we've asked. Again and again.
Well see the problem with getting a hold of one in local 1995 is that they haven't been printed yet, even though it was ratified 6 or so months ago. Still no new copies anywhere to be found... And trust me, we've asked. Again and again.
Well see the problem with getting a hold of one in local 1995 is that they haven't been printed yet, even though it was ratified 6 or so months ago. Still no new copies anywhere to be found... And trust me, we've asked. Again and again.
That's illegal. LMRDA. You can sue.
While otherwise sound advice, we work for kroger. Nobody has any money to hire lawyers to sue lol
Well see the problem with getting a hold of one in local 1995 is that they haven't been printed yet, even though it was ratified 6 or so months ago. Still no new copies anywhere to be found... And trust me, we've asked. Again and again.
That's illegal. LMRDA. You can sue.
While otherwise sound advice, we work for kroger. Nobody has any money to hire lawyers to sue lol
Just a heads up, if you are a new hire and start spouting union stuff, you may find yourself unpromotable and subject to a lot more management shenanigans than other folks. The number doubles as well because you come to know what is allowed and not, while you were ignorant before. Only two times have I seen a manager run clear across the store as fast as they can. One was a customer falling, the other was me with my union book in hand.
If you are planning to be with kroger less than a year or two, don't worry too much about it. If you are long term, go get a copy from your steward or a union meeting.
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Just a heads up, if you are a new hire and start spouting union stuff, you may find yourself unpromotable and subject to a lot more management shenanigans than other folks. The number doubles as well because you come to know what is allowed and not, while you were ignorant before. Only two times have I seen a manager run clear across the store as fast as they can. One was a customer falling, the other was me with my union book in hand.
If you are planning to be with kroger less than a year or two, don't worry too much about it. If you are long term, go get a copy from your steward or a union meeting.
Just to add to this, in many stores, a new employee must work 60-90 days before becoming a formal employee and part of the union. They can let you go for any reason before the time period is up.
