When fighting with the boss, use common sense
Loss prevention, corporate security, human resource investigations, shrink investigations, cash control investigations and any other investigation of this nature should raise an immediate red flag. Your job may be in jeopardy and you should proceed with caution. Do not, I repeat, do not attempt to go through this type of interview alone. Many of our […]
read more »Scheduling Vacations
Summer is quickly approaching and members are beginning to plan and schedule vacations. It is important to follow some basic advice to ensure that your time off is granted, especially before making reservations and purchasing tickets for travel. It never fails, that many of our members’ vacations are cancelled or rescheduled and family plans are […]
read more »Maintenance Forms (Ralph’s)
If you are using a maintenance form at work to record your time punches, you are putting your job in jeopardy. For those members that are not familiar with the term maintenance form, it is a hand written form used to record time punches instead of using the time clock. Some of our other union […]
read more »Liquor and Tobacco Sales: Check for ID
During the weeks and months preceding the holidays, it is common for law enforcement agencies to conduct sting operations in retail stores that sell liquor and tobacco products. These stings are generally done by using an underage decoy, with their own legal form of identification that is closely monitored by a law enforcement agent that […]
read more »Leaves of absence require following procedure
Failing to fill out the proper company paperwork prior to taking a leave of absence has actually resulted in the firing of several members in recent months. Although Local 324 has taken one of those cases all the way to arbitration, the decision is not expected to come for several months. In the meantime, it […]
read more »Layoffs, reductions and protecting your hours. Know your contract and cross-over regulation
We have recently suffered our latest round of layoffs and reductions with at least two of our major food companies, Albertsons and Vons. Hours are tight in both Staters and Ralphs, but it appears they will not have any layoffs at this time. In order to protect yourself and your co-workers, it is important that […]
read more »Inappropriate conduct, sexual harassment can cost you your job
There has been a real epidemic of sexual harassment, third party sexual harassment and inappropriate conduct cases coming across my desk in the past several months. Although these cases are not new to our industry, the level of cases from all of our employers has been up significantly. All of our employers are taking this […]
read more »Having the world ‘at your fingertips’ can be hazardous to your job
The advent of the smart phone and its easy access to everything from personal text messages to vast social networks like facebook or Myspace has given employers just one more way to collect evidence against you. Imagine this scenario: you receive an off-color joke from a friend via text message on your phone, you find […]
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