Well, the biggest thing happening today is for my husband. He now works part-time for Coca~Cola. While he was working fulltime there, some issue arose concerning their payscale. There has been a union in place for over 30 years. Well, Coca~Cola wanted to offer more money, and the union turned them down!!! WHAT??!!! So, it started the wheels in motion. There have been lots of other issues, too. Anyway, Leigh became the petitioner who initiated the process of booting the union out. It went before the national labor relations board. The union cause problems, of course, and so there had to be a local judging on the issue. No conclusion could be made locally so it went to Washington to the Supreme Court. The sent it back to the locals, who hung again. This time when it went to Washington, they ruled in favor of the employees that voting should take place. The locals agreed with the ruling. Anyway, today is Election Day! So, it has been a bit crazy for Leigh. Even though he isn't "working" today, he had to go and be there as a representative during the 2 voting times. He should be home shortly, and I am excited to hear how it went. The union has really messed up, and the guys/gals are very upset. The Union President was at the plant this morning, and the guys were very rude to him, and he finally just left. They are fully expecting a landslide vote against the union. There will be pay increases, benefit changes, and a definite rise in moral at work. They are all looking forward to the changes. And to think, it is because my husband was willing to step against tradition and try! Can you tell I am proud of him??
Tonight is my last night of 12hr shifts this week. I am pretty tired today. I will be glad when I wake up tomorrow afternoon, and be able to get back to my house projects. Maybe we can finish the kitchen and get started on the Living room this week. Tomorrow will be laundry and cleaning day!
Shane was running a fever last night. It was hard to go to work knowing I had a sick boy at home! Thankfully our kids don't seem to get sick, so this hasn't been an issue normally. It really tugged at my heartstrings to go to work while he was crying. Thankfully his fever broke after a couple doses of meds, and he is doing just fine today. He did take a nap, which is unusual for him, but welcomed by this ole mommy! :)
2 comments:
Hey Jill,
How did the voting go? I hope the way Leigh wants it to.
Looks like a rainy weekend here. Stay dry.++
Enjoy reading your news.
Priscilla
well, the union is grasping at straws. They pulled some strings. The voting went as planned except that the votes are sealed until they "prove" if coke did something "wrong" that may negate the votes. They are concerned that coke promised the guys things, and threatened the employees. Neither of which happened, but by making an issue of something that doesn't exist, it delays the procedings, which is their only goal.
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