Lol you dont shovel your stairs and risk his life slipping and get mad he put it in the snow? Entitlement right there.
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I shouldn't have made a generalization, I admit. That said, the carrier whose route includes my house has said, to my face, that he sorts mail every day, but will skip delivery one or two days every week if he doesn't feel like delivering. In addition, if he doesn't feel like finishing his route on a particular day, he will walk down my street to Shoppers Drug Mart and drop all of the undelivered mail into one of the red mailboxes.
I was told this in response to asking him why I never see him or receive mail on Thursdays.
I am not saying unions are bad, but the fact that there are people like this who are protected by them is unfortunate.
You really seem to double down on this anti union rethoric by spreading wrong information again.
Unions do not protect workers for this sort of behavior. If he is not doing his job properly he can still be fired. Unions are there to protect workers rights, working conditions and against explotation by companies.
Just wanted to wish a Happy Weed Day to all fellow Canadians here.
Do NOT try to visit a store today, line ups are insane and stock will most probably be low. I tried going to a SQDC shop here in Qc and the line-up was ridiculous. :lol
Do NOT try to visit a store today, line ups are insane and stock will most probably be low. I tried going to a SQDC shop here in Qc and the line-up was ridiculous. :lol
I really know nothing about unions, admittedly. I've never been part of one with any job I've had. I'm not trying to intentionally spread misinformation.
Unions absolutely protect workers for this sort of behaviour, they exist to advocate for their members. It's shitty when it works but we still need unions to help balance the power between employees and employers.
In the public sector they absolutely do. I have worked an office job at the municipal level and had to interact with blue collars and I've seen plenty of shitty work ethics and whenever they were criticized their reply was immediately that they would tell the union.
I'm not saying all public workers are bad, but those that are bad are very well protected.
Yes the union will defend their members but that doesn't mean that they can't be fired for a valid reason.
https://www.hrreporter.com/columnis...ally-impossible-to-fire-a-unionized-employee/
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My Mom currently doesn't get mail service to residential house in Vancouver, that's gotten mail service for uhh, the last 50 years. They say the walk is too narrow, it's like 16 inches, and the walk is on a slight incline.
They won't do that in the dry. The real catch is the walkway is like 60 feet because the house is on the very back of the lot.
It was a very snowy winter and neither me nor my roommate worked in the morning at that time, so whenever we shoveled it was in the afternoon. It's not like we never cleared our steps, it was just not frequent enough, and I understand his frustration, but dumping our mail in the snow without warning us first was uncalled for.
As someone who has worked with unions, what you are saying is wrong. Unions in the public image (and their original intention) were to do as you said, protect the workers, Nowadays, unions do everything they can to disrupt workplace environments. Similar to how Trump has appealed to the lowest rung of society and feeds on misinformation, unions do the same. Ive dealt in situations where employees caught stealing (thousands of dollars) and breaking confidentially agreements were protected by the union and wouldnt be allowed to be fired without threatening legal action back against the business. They go to the media, lie about the issues to rile up support and cause damage to the business, yet the business cant speak out about the issue due to confidentiality.
The unions will lie to their members as well. They will rely on mis-information (or lack of information) to their members to first gain unionization. They will make promises (they cant keep) of better wages, hours, benefits, more influence in the business, etc and will go after the employees at the lowest levels (they love people where english isnt their first language). Yet they fail to tell them, these increased wages for many people will not even be enough to cover the union dues. They fail to tell them that this process will take time (ive seen as long as 2 years) and during that time, no raises, no bonuses and no influence in the business. After unionization, you no longer can tell me about an issue, you no longer can provide input on functions in the business. The only thing a manager can say to you, is go tell your union rep. You might think this is wrong/unfair, but any issue that is dealt with, without the unions involvement, the union will sue over (irregardless of the outcome). Unions have become an organization to make money, they no longer act on their original purpose.
Now im not against unions, as long as those unions do what you think they do and not the actions they currently take.
That's a generalisation.
We have a union where I work and employees have been fired for stealing.
Parts of what you say is true for some unions and workplaces but that doesn't mean that this happens with all unions or workplaces.
It's unfortunate that we still need unions and that workers and their rights aren't better protected like they are in some parts of Europe. We still have a long way to go.
And if the rules in their CBA says that they're not supposed to deliver because the walkway is too narrow then good for the postal worker refusing to break the rules. It's like when teachers stop going beyond their CBA and "work-to-rule" (many mistakenly think the "rule" in that phrase means they're working to be in charge) and people freak out because they're following the rules they're supposed to.
And yet, it's good enough for a 70+ year old woman who's half blind to walk up.
Good on that 20-30 year old to break out his ruler and say "I don't have to do this, the public will automatically be on my side because I'm in a union".
Shadow TR is already 20 off?? Damn I'm glad I'm waiting.
Also, lost Legacy really is slow to drop in price.
Also, lost Legacy really is slow to drop in price.
This is a US news but still applies.
https://www.resetera.com/threads/florida-cop-fired-6-times-arrested-3-times-back-on-the-force.74489/
Yeah, I mean if you're legitimately caught on camera or something, unions generally won't be a bulletproof vest. It's more for general laziness/incompetence at your job, or infractions that are harder to provide tangible evidence of, unions can make it much harder to fire someone.
Maybe you should help your mother by widening the walkway instead of complaining and achieving nothing. That's of course if that's really the problem and not just something untrue that was told to her or made up by her and told to you.
I was sick the day after a blizzard and when I got up in the early evening I saw my mail had been actually been delivered despite all the snow but with "SHOVEL" scrawled over it in pen.
Boy did I feel terrible.
Boy did I feel terrible.
Same at my job.
I think there is a bit of a difference between public sector unions and private sector unions. The public sector unions tend to be stronger cause they have more members and have more options to exert their influence.
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I don't think you realize how bodily taxing it is to be an on foot mail person. I would be doing things like this as well, regardless of how petty it seems.
Unions are not perfect, but they are most definitely needed. I don't understand how this is even a debate when you look what has happened in the states with the destruction of Unions. Doctors have a union, lawyers have a union, teachers have a union, accounts have a union...these aren't exactly low paying jobs. If even they have unions, then what the hell would happen to lower paying jobs without unions? It's the best option workers have from being fucked over
I'm not really a user but I bought from Alberta's (admittedly pretty slick) website just for the novelty of it.
Keep an eye on PSN Sales, Lost Legacy has been $15-20 multiple times.
I'm not even going to reply to that.
I don't disagree, my union job involves walking all day too. But stuff like this is where the "Canada Post is lazy" opinion has come from.
TCL 4K HDR TVs are on sale already!
49" for $444
https://www.amazon.ca/gp/aw/d/B07DY3S554/
43" is for $375, a goddamn STEAL
https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B07DXT8XDQ/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_Bw8XBbVE0V1KJ
49" for $444
https://www.amazon.ca/gp/aw/d/B07DY3S554/
43" is for $375, a goddamn STEAL
https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B07DXT8XDQ/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_Bw8XBbVE0V1KJ
Yup. I misinterpreted what you wrote, you said protect but I read it as defend. Sorry bout that.
Thankfully, mine went out for nearly 24 hours last week instead of today.
Great service, as always.
Is there a go-to, no-brainer high-speed (4K) HDMI cable out there?
Thinking of getting these:
Bluerigger (in-wall) cable has great reviews
Amazon Basics two-pack
I know people say it doesn't matter much which ones you get but I imagine the point there is to avoid spending $80 on monster cables.... not that you can use just anything.
Thinking of getting these:
Bluerigger (in-wall) cable has great reviews
Amazon Basics two-pack
I know people say it doesn't matter much which ones you get but I imagine the point there is to avoid spending $80 on monster cables.... not that you can use just anything.
Got the TCL R617 and I gotta say...the PS4 Pro is not that great of a 4K gaming system Sony makes it out to be. HDR is pretty beautiful, but the games barely feel like it is in actual 4k.
+/-Motion Clarity setting is not bad, but there is a bit of slight ghosting when you move the camera a bit.
-Viewing angles are terrible, so much that the screen turns greyish when viewing from the side. Reflections are bad, as well.
+Input lag feels nonexistent in game mode.
+HDR + the brightness from the panel is godlike!
-Colors feel oversaturated (I still need to see what I can do about it without turning down color)
Overall, I'm fine with the TV. It's fairly cheap and gets what I need done. Would I recommend it? Meh, not really. If you can spend a little more, then definitely do that, but if the negatives don't bother you like they don't with me, then go ahead and purchase it. :)
+/-Motion Clarity setting is not bad, but there is a bit of slight ghosting when you move the camera a bit.
-Viewing angles are terrible, so much that the screen turns greyish when viewing from the side. Reflections are bad, as well.
+Input lag feels nonexistent in game mode.
+HDR + the brightness from the panel is godlike!
-Colors feel oversaturated (I still need to see what I can do about it without turning down color)
Overall, I'm fine with the TV. It's fairly cheap and gets what I need done. Would I recommend it? Meh, not really. If you can spend a little more, then definitely do that, but if the negatives don't bother you like they don't with me, then go ahead and purchase it. :)
Anyone trading any games at EB today for the minimum $10? Just curious how old of games theyll be accepting for PS4.
Everything but the first few years of sports games usually.
I'm bringing in NHL 16, will slap that bad boy on the table.
Likely will be on sale for Black Friday, MS doesn't seem to miss any big sale days. I got mine $100 off during prime days.
I'm still looking for a deal, too. Mine's up in early November.
Hello! Are there any current or upcoming Xbox One X hardware deals that anybody's aware of?
Edit: Oops, was asked 4 posts above...
Edit: Oops, was asked 4 posts above...
I suspect "Black Friday" will be the next set of discounts or super bundles.
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