So I got to thinking, why is it that some divisions have certain things and others don't? You'd think they'd give everyone the same things, company-wide. To me, by having different things in different divisions, it sends the message that they know they're screwing some of us and giving others preferential treatment. As it is, we're left up to the often lousy locals to be our voice. I guess it is nice that some people across the country aren't speaking for us, but at the same time it seems like everyone should get similar benefits from being in a union
Well, thats the thing. The union is an entity to itself. Just like the teachers union or the meat cutters union or the steel workers union. Id also doubt they could ever cross state lines by much. Its a local house, run by those who work to protect your right in that contract and within the local laws. Some places require 15 dollars an hour. Some places require no lunches until so long. Some places require that lunch. A lot of times it has to do with the politics and laws of that specific local area, and state. Im sure many divisions are connected with others by the union, but kroger will still only negotiate in those smaller sections. Perhaps to prevent a mass company wide strike. Besides, even if it did help, America doesnt like unions much anymore. A very controversial topic, one might say.
I know that my union is actually the same as the people at meijer. Not sure if thats common, but its probably much better this way with local contracts. Not paying another mega ceo millions upon millions of dollars just to look pretty on top of kroger ceo and all the underlingss there, and all the other guys in my union area.
Meh.
Anyway, you can always move, I guess. Switch contracts. Live the dream. Grass is always greener and all the ****.
