Testimonial #108: Evil Unions, stay away!

Just though I'd give you all a head's up: I now work part time at Best Buy, behind the scenes, changing prices and merchandising, et cetera. Just a little extra spending money, as my husband is the real bread winner in the family. By no means am I a "company gal." At our black Friday prep meeting, we had a nice little union information session... a one-sided, anti-union rant from our general manager about how "they" (union recruiters) will come in and harass "us" (poor, unsuspecting employees) about joining their evil union, paying outrageous union fees, and literally stripping us of our rights if we sign these "authorization forms." They will allegedly bully us into it, promising protection, better wages, better hours, better benefits that those offered by the company. While I don't think a union is necessary for this silly j-o-b, my a-hole manager did a bang-up job painting unions as evil, power hungry, faceless entities that are out to destroy lives and families and companies. I AM LIVID. My father was a union member for 40 years, and the security provided to him is what kept our family cared for. My husband is now a union pipefitter and he'd NEVER get the sort of job security and wages he gets now if he was non-union. If there are any union tradesmen reading this, I know it's extremely hard if not impossible to buy consumer electronics that are in any way shape or form attached to union work or at least American made, but don't think my big, evil, power hungry, faceless entity of a corporation is your All-American answer. Best Buy is hardly any better than Walmart.


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