Foodtok makes things sooooo much harder for the service industry. If you aren’t waiting tables whilst a loud party of ten records you with their phones FLASH ON then you’re serving them the food that isn’t to their liking.
A new trend is chipotle cheaping out on the fillings and I can verify that this is 100% a fact as we’ve been given smaller sizes of ladles to dish out a smaller amount of the meats, but I have no control over this it’s a company decision… “The bowls are smaller than they were last week, can you get me a bigger one?”
THATS NOT HOW THIS WORKS AHHHHH
People in the west have been so used to having things their way that any sort of change is obviously the workers fault because IM the one keeping the large bowls to myself IM the one who is skimping out on portion sizes so I can goblin mode the fillings when my shift ends IM the one who increases the prices and all that.
I’m definitely going to look into unionizing because I can’t deal with any set back or pay cut because I’m sure something like that is coming round the corner. I don’t think chipotle is doing too good and the store a walk away from my location shut its doors down for good.
I just don’t want another customer to record me saying I’m not giving them enough filling just so they can refuse to pay, walk out, and upload to their millions of followers.
I reached out to a local teamsters branch and they gave me a bunch of literature and pins to give out at work but I haven’t yet. I want my coworkers to be on board with it fully before I commit. I did put one flyer up in the bathroom which stayed up a week but I was testing the waters. I’ll soon be able to have discussions. I was told by the union it takes time to get people on board because not everyone is happy with paying the entry fee and having some of their pay docked but the security we get with a union is so much greater than not being union.
Reach out to PSL and ask them for advice, too. They've been focusing on labor a lot, too, it seems so probably have some varied union membership that can help. Not sure if you have one or if they're as good about that, but around where I am, I see them help out with various random strikes and stuff.
Is PSL hard to get into? I’ve heard they’re one of the best orgs but that their vetting process is fairly tight. Unless of course they give advice if you ask
They work with a lot of organizations and individuals that aren't specifically in their org, so my gut tells me that they'd love to give advice and connections even if you're not a member. I might be wrong for some op sec reason I'm not considering, but no harm in asking lol.
(And they are not difficult or complicated to get into, it just takes a bit time-wise, probably because drawing out that process gives them the chance to feel vibes.)
This is useful to know thank you. I will look into my city’s PSL branch and reach out to get some resources
You should unionize.
Having a union won't really help with any of the things you've pointed out in your post.
I think it would help if we got laid off there’s a chance we could be rehired elsewhere. My old job was union and they were able to relocate me after i was fired. I think this is the sort of security i mean