Union: Workers told to use urine bags

[MD Buckeye]

Union: Workers told to use urine bags - Yahoo! News

Union: Workers told to use urine bags

DENVER - Union officials in Colorado say a Qwest supervisor tried to cut down on lengthy bathroom breaks by telling workmen to use disposable urinal bags in the field.

The manager distributed the bags to 25 male field technicians, telling them not to waste time leaving a job site to search for a public bathroom, the Rocky Mountain News reported Thursday.

"We deal with a lot of silliness in corporate America, but you've got to admit, it takes the freakin' cake," Reed Roberts, an administrative director at the Communications Workers of America District 7, told the newspaper.

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[scooter1369]

And I suppose they are expected to wear Depends for when last night's Mexican food catches up to them?

 

[scarletandgrey]

aparently they never heard of a tree or bush. There they go just wasting company monies again

 

[FCollinsBuckeye]

Penn State students are unionized? Who knew?

 

[AKAK]

"Don't wizz on the electric fence"

 

[Gatorubet]

 

[martinss01]

i suppose the company is going to deal with the indecent exposure charges as well?

 

[MililaniBuckeye]

So, are the workers pissed?

 

[MD Buckeye]

So, are the workers pissed?

 

[Wingate1217]

So, are the workers pissed?

They sure can't be "pissed off"....

 

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[Jake]

We deal with a lot of silliness in corporate America, but you've got to admit, it takes the freakin' cake," Reed Roberts, an administrative director at the Communications Workers of America District 7, told the newspaper.

Having just finished negotiating my 6th collective bargaining agreement with the union who represents our employees I can assure you that unions engage in more than their share of "silliness" as well.

 

[IronBuckI]

We deal with a lot of silliness in corporate America, but you've got to admit, it takes the freakin' cake," Reed Roberts, an administrative director at the Communications Workers of America District 7, told the newspaper.

Having just finished negotiating my 6th collective bargaining agreement with the union who represents our employees I can assure you that unions engage in more than their share of "silliness" as well.

Irrelevant. Silliness from one side does not make shit like this alright.

 

[Jake]

Irrelevant. Silliness from one side does not make shit like this alright.

I never said it made it alright, so your response is irrelevant.

The union man made a generalization of corporate America based on this one case of stupidity. All I did was point out that knife cuts both ways.

 

[ScriptOhio]

There is studitity in England too:

Union anger at "Dickensian" toilet policy

LONDON (Reuters) - A meat company has been branded Dickensian after forcing its employees to clock-off every time they want to go to the toilet.
The union Unite has criticized the meat processor for "essentially stopping staff pay when they visit the toilet."
The company, based in Dumfriesshire, insists anyone wanting to be excused from the system has to provide medical evidence, the union added.
Unite, joint general secretary, Tony Woodley said in a statement on its website: "We believe these are Dickensian employment practices.
"It's outrageous that in 2008 workers should have to endure the indignity of clocking out for toilet breaks as well as other practices which we believe invade their privacy."
It has called on Tesco to force its supplier to end such a practice.
"Brown Brothers have refused to change its policy, but the union is demanding that Tesco the UK's largest retailer ensures decent employment standards within its supply chain," Woodley added.
"The workers at Brown Brothers are essentially having their pay stopped for going to the toilet. Tesco must do everything in its power to investigate these practices and put an end to them."
Nobody was immediately available for comment from Brown Brothers.
Media reports quoted the company as saying the policy was part of a special pay deal agreed with workers and unions to ensure production ran smoothly.
Workers have to clock out, take off their wellies, overalls and hairnets before leaving for the toilet.
Staff received extra money as part of the pay deal which was aimed at focusing toilet breaks at set times of the day, the BBC quoted the company as saying.
Tesco said in a statement: "We take the issue of labor standards very seriously and require all our suppliers to meet strict independent audited criteria."

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