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https://labortribune.com/dollar-general-manager-fired-after-sharing-post-about-unionizing/Glasgow, MO A former Dollar General manager is speaking out after she said she was fired for sharing a post about employees unionizing.
Workers at a Dollar General store in Auxvasse, MO, voted to join United Food and Commercial Workers Local 655, in December, becoming the first Dollar General store in the country where employees have successfully voted to unionize.
Margeorie Nation shared a post by a page called Dollar General Mayhem, which linked to an article by KOMU 8 News about the unionization vote by employees at the Auxvasse location.
The copy that accompanied the pages post included the language: Finally, its a start! I hope this becomes a trend in the rest of the company. S**** your anti-union mission statement, Dollar General.
redstatebluegirl
(12,264 posts)With all of the antiworker nonsense coming out of the Republican party. I think it terrifies management and ownership and it should. Workers unite!
Sherman A1
(38,958 posts)correct.
yallerdawg
(16,104 posts)How many times have I heard that before?
This job is like, "Who wants to be Number One in Taliban?"
dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)I've talked to a few, who say they quickly become disillusioned with rigid job demands from higher ups.
Lots of responsibility, minimal opportunity to make any decisions on their own. and that low pay for double the work.
yallerdawg
(16,104 posts)It's a real lesson in the "true essence" of functioning capitalism.
Rollo
(2,559 posts)It was back in the late 70's, as I recall. I was at a social function, and this chep, who I didn't know well, shared with me a memo he had written that was pretty harsh about an attempt by other employees to unionize. He seemed very proud of it. I asked him if he'd already sent it out. When he said yes, I really didn't have the heart to tell him what a mistake that was.
Sure enough, I ran into him again and he was all indignant that he'd been canned. I don't know if his memo was the cause, but it seemed more than coincidental. He also may have irritated management with his general personality. Again, I didn't find much to say, but privately I felt his firing was probably justified.
Firebrands of any political stripe generally don't last too long in corporate America.