Unions and boss are pressurizing to cancel the transfer of my incompetent staff. What should I do?
471102
Work around them.  If your in charge of them have them stand at attention facing the wall all day without talking.  They might get bored and quit.
293144
They can't make you donate to ANY cause.  Can they hold it against you, perhaps, but they can't act on it; if you suffer any repercussions, contact your local labor board.
368387
Complain to the local labor enforcement agency. It's usually listed under the State Government in the phone book. But you should have that wage promise in writing. Otherwise they can deny they ever made the promise. You might try emailing your boss to ask about it and then getting a documented response from him. Anything they say that indicates there was a verbal agreement could be used against them. That's why you should send an email. If he responds verbally, then send him an email that summarizes what he said. "Thanks for answering my question today in your office. I understand that I will be getting $X per hour starting next week. Please let me know if I misunderstood."
732717
You need to take it up with the union cause you need breaks, if nothing is done.  Call the labor department.
118252
If your company has a Human Resources or Personel Department then that is where I would start with my complaint.  They will investigate the problen and decide if it has merit or not.  While you may feel that they will only side with the companies action, they are actually required by law to look into these types of compliants fairly and equally.  If you can not get a satisfactory solution within the companies system then I would reccomend your state Labor Board and have them investigate.  I would not bother with a lawyer until I have exhausted these methods first.  Follow through with instructions given by the Human Resouces or Labor Board before getting a lawyer because if you don't their defense will be we offered a solution and you did not attempt to follow it, so we have done all we can do.  That defense will hold up for them and you will loose. Do what you have to do and I am sure that you will get the matter resolved.
459503
call labour relations (That's what it is called in Canada) and explain your situation, they will take care of it for free and make sure that they don't screw someone else around next time.  Also make sure that you have all of the paperwork to back up your side of the story, dates, times worked and anuthing else that might come up.  That way you will have the best case possible.  If you win he could also be fined, so even calling him and making that threat could be efective enough.  If he has done this before and been investigated, it could cause him alot of trouble that he won't want.
386913
simply tell the union that you want to stop paying dues,might get beat up for being a scab though
766655
You will have to decide to live with this situation or leave the company. If you choose to stay and continue taking the blame, eventually it will catch up to you and you will be fired for incompetence (which is probably a wild card your boss is hiding from you). My advice is to keep your job for now, but update your resumé ASAP and start sending it out. Also, and this is very important, document every single incident for which you have been blamed, including dates, times, names, locations, and a clearly written explanation detailing it. This will come in handy if your boss tries to pull a fast one on you.
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If this is a breech of union contract, which I'm assuming that it is, your union officials, and shop stewards need to be raising some hell right about now. The company has flagrantly disregarded the labor contract, and it is going to take union solidarity to straighten this out, this means everyone filing a grievance for breech of contract. Contact your regional union Representative, to arrange a meeting with the plant manager. This is going to take everyone in your union local getting involved, if you want to fight this.\nLet me know how this turns out. Best Regards!
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AS soon as you read this look in your phone book for the government listing "Wage and Hour Commission". It may be under your States Labor department. YOU CALL THEM AND TELL THEM YOUR PROBLEM. They will help you solve this issue. I PROMISE!!!
972249
I know enough to tell you that this involuntary transfer cannot be  based on your sister's age, disability, national origin, pregnancy status, race, religion or gender. That would definitely constitute discrimination and violate federal and state labor laws.\n\nHaving said that, it isn't likely her employers are stupid enough to give any of those reasons as the basis for this transfer, even if that were true.   \n\nIf her position isn't being eliminated (ie:  they'll either have to hire someone to replace her, or transfer someone in from the other store to do her job), then she has probably guessed their reasons, although it seems unlikely that anyone could prove that.   \n\nRegardless, I would urge one of you to contact the local unemployment office immediately.  It's cheaper than contacting a lawyer - the unemployment office will certainly know all the labor laws for your state, and should be able to advise you for free whether this constitutes violation of those laws or not.  \n\nIf her employers are in violation, then the unemployment office will recognize that immediately and should be able to advise you how to proceed.  \n\nRemember, they don't want your sister unemployed any more than she wants to be.  Their job is to keep qualified people working and avoid paying those federal unemployment benefits.  If her employer is in violation, they'll be the very first to admit it to you.\n\nYou might as well contact them anyway - if she doesn't have transporation and is forced to resign, she will have to know whether she would be eligible for unemployment or not.  That information alone may help each of you decide how to best proceed here....whether it's worth a battle or not.\n\nGood luck!  I think most people would naturally be on your side!
332460
Chase up your employer and ask him to return the form !\nAsk for an interim or emergency payment.
866706
I would call the Dept. of Labor right away, ask for the wage & hour division, and then look for another job. There are laws which protect you.
780188
Is this a union job?  Were you hired at the scale wage you say you should be getting?  If it's union, there should be ways to file a grievance.  Talk to your union leader where you work, or at the union headquarters.  If it's not union and you have it in writing the wage you're supposed to be getting, call your states wage and hour board, or labor law division to get some advice on what you can do.  Even if it the agreed wage wasn't in writing, you may still be able to file a claim for wages owed to you.  If none of these circumstances apply, and you knew the wage you'd be getting going into the job, then maybe you just need to get more hours under your belt before the higher scale kicks in.  Good luck, hope you're able to resolve this.  Companies who underpay their employees should be subject to fines of some kind, IMHO.
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Sounds like they're in the wrong to me, you have to have signed something to say you agree to a warning of any kind. Perhaps you ought to discuss it with them as it might just be an administrative mistake.\n\nOtherwise go to www.acas.co.uk and try calling them, they offer the best employment law advice.
389610
If they hire the temps (or anyone else for that matter) to do the same job they laid you off from, it may be time to take legal action against them. Check with the State employment commission on this for their rules and laws.
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The policy will vary between companies as it is likely a disciplinary offence.\n\nBest bet is to go and ask for the manager and make a formal complaint.  He doesn't need the hassle but make it clear if he doesn't get it sorted you will write to head office.