Quite the interesting development at good ol' Advanis Field Research. An ex-employee had contacted the postal workers union to solicit the call-centre workers into banding together, and now all sorts of craziness has broken out.
At first everything about the union was hush-hush, relegated to dark alleys and untraceable phone calls, but it didn't take all that long for the souless Corporation to get wind of it. What followed was a flurry of anti-union propaganda posted upon the notice boards, specifically pointing out what a union can't do for you, and what it can take from you. This was quickly countered, in guerilla-like fashion by union recruitment meetings and anonymous pamphlets.
To be honest, I find the entire situation laughable.
What exactly will unionizing the call-centre do, considering it's merely a small component of the much larger Advanis company? Sure, it employs a large number of people, but it also demands a very low level of skill and mental competence. Advanis wouldn't skip a beat if it bussed in "scab" workers to replacing striking ones, so there goes a great deal of the union's bargaining power.
Unbearable working conditions? It's a call-centre, what the hell did you think it would be like!? Be thankful you're not doing sales or on commission. Think you can find another job that permits you to wear spiked, leather clothing and a face-full of piercings, go ahead and find one!
The focus of employees, who choose to work for the company, should be in clawing their way up, to the important positions - not desperately hoping that their already slack job will be supplemented with 5 more minutes of cigarette breaks.
Currently: More pissed at the union reps for calling me every day than anything Advanis has ever imposed upon me.
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