small rant to follow.
so i picked up a job yesterday that was a token p/u for me. it was a basic paying job but was meant to be a 4 on 4 off for full days pay. i have been incredibly busy lately and needed the free time.
the dock boss decides that he wants to exert some control and have my partner and i both stick around all day with just 2 hour lunches for a break. and witrh a promise to peel one of us off later to leave early.
Fuck that shit!
i put up with it yesterday for the money, but he tried it again today. so i called a replacement worker and left. now he gets to babysit a casual* all day long instead of having qualified worker who can take care of the job without instruction.
*a casual is not a union member but a new worker who is on probation and has not put in their time to know the tricks of the trade, nor what many jobs entail. they need to be taught. basically an extra workforce and a beginning stage for union placement. they take on the crap jobs and learn the ropes from the bottom up.
