Back in 2018, with an eye to writing a novel about low-wage work in America, I got a job at a big-box store near the Catskills in New York, where I live. I was on the team that unloaded the truck of new merchandise each day at 4 a.m.
My union has a lot of problems, but getting shifts based on seniority is an absolute game changer. Even being new-ish and getting bad assignments is so much better than management getting to jerk you around at their whim.
My union has a lot of problems, but getting shifts based on seniority is an absolute game changer. Even being new-ish and getting bad assignments is so much better than management getting to jerk you around at their whim.