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Jules

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Registered: 26th Nov 04
Location: Ipswich, Suffolk Status: Happy
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17th Jun 08 at 11:05

I work at a MASSIVE place, out of the entire place the section I work on is the biggest, we are also split across 4 shifts to ensure 24 hours, 7 day a week, 364 day a year working (closed xmas day).
On the shift I work on - B shift - I applied for the job as union rep for the section I work on (the biggest one as mentioned above) - and I got it!
What it means is that I'll be the "go to" man for about 120 people on my shift should they have any problems at work, if I can't help or it needs to go further then i have to report to the on-shift senior shop steward.

Pretty nervous about it, but I love a challenge where you have to think and act on the spot with no planning - so should be a good experience for me.
Alternatively I could make a complete cock and balls of it and end up losing a lot of respect and friends over it, but nothing ventured nothing gained eh?

Anyone doing/ever done anything similar?

Planty02

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Registered: 5th Mar 05
Location: Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent
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17th Jun 08 at 11:07

well done mate

Great to put on a CV too

Matt L

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Registered: 17th Apr 06
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17th Jun 08 at 11:09

congrats

Brett

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Registered: 16th Dec 02
Location: Manchester
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17th Jun 08 at 11:15

Just don't swap the dental plan for a keg of beer whatever you do!

Tom

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Registered: 3rd Apr 02
Location: Wirral, Merseyside
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17th Jun 08 at 11:18

I feel sorry for your colleagues tbh

just messing, good luck!

Robbo

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Registered: 6th Aug 02
Location: London
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17th Jun 08 at 11:35

Scum

Jules

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Registered: 26th Nov 04
Location: Ipswich, Suffolk Status: Happy
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17th Jun 08 at 11:39

quote:
Originally posted by Robbo
Scum

I'm standing up for my fellow working man - not sucking the corporate sausage like you do Robbobiniho
!

Robbo

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Registered: 6th Aug 02
Location: London
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17th Jun 08 at 11:41

Brett

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Registered: 16th Dec 02
Location: Manchester
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17th Jun 08 at 12:25

quote:
Originally posted by Jules
not sucking the corporate sausage like you do Robbobiniho

Love that haha

Actually describes Robbo bang on too

AndyKent

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Registered: 3rd Sep 05
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17th Jun 08 at 12:27

Unions are (mostly) useless.

Theres one they ask you to join at Tesco and pay for it out your pay packet each month. What do you get.........a magazine.

Sod that.

But well done

Graham88

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Registered: 16th Apr 07
Location: South East Kent Drives: E46 M3
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17th Jun 08 at 13:51

RMT Union FTW.

Good luck with it, might be worth learning a few books on the 'workplace' to read to know what people can and can't do.

--DAN--

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Registered: 3rd Feb 03
Location: Bottesford. Drives;3 Series
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17th Jun 08 at 13:59

My company is also huge and the Union are totally incapable of getting anything out of them. Wouldn't ever want to be a rep. In my experience(no slight on you Jules

) Union Reps are generally all mouth and no brains and use it as a way of getting a couple of hours off work every couple of weeks to attend meetings.

A funny little story, the last Senior Rep at our place, a married man of 50 decided to use our final round of pay negotiations with one of the richest men in England as an oportunity to come out as a cross dresser and turned up in Skirt, Blouse, Heels, chicken fillet bra and a blonde wig!!!!!!

(we didn't get a rise

)

Jules

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Registered: 26th Nov 04
Location: Ipswich, Suffolk Status: Happy
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17th Jun 08 at 14:25

quote:
Originally posted by aPk
Unions are (mostly) useless.

Theres one they ask you to join at Tesco and pay for it out your pay packet each month. What do you get.........a magazine.

Sod that.

But well done

[Work hat]
You join a union for what they can do for you should you ever need them - i.e if your job is ever at risk etc
Not the crap free bi-monthly magazine you get!
[/Work hat]

But yeah, I see what you mean!

[Edited on 17-06-2008 by Jules]

Tom

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Registered: 3rd Apr 02
Location: Wirral, Merseyside
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17th Jun 08 at 14:30

quote:
Originally posted by --DAN--
A funny little story, the last Senior Rep at our place, a married man of 50 decided to use our final round of pay negotiations with one of the richest men in England as an oportunity to come out as a cross dresser and turned up in Skirt, Blouse, Heels, chicken fillet bra and a blonde wig!!!!!! (we didn't get a rise )

FPMSL

I bet he decided to become the rep knowing this so he never got any stick from his work mates though

Jules is there something you wana share

Jules

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Registered: 26th Nov 04
Location: Ipswich, Suffolk Status: Happy
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17th Jun 08 at 14:31

Jules = Julliette

Not really

p4uls corsa

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Registered: 2nd May 05
Location: BRADFORD
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17th Jun 08 at 14:42

Do you get any extra pay?

Jules

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Registered: 26th Nov 04
Location: Ipswich, Suffolk Status: Happy
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17th Jun 08 at 14:45

quote:
Originally posted by p4uls corsa
Do you get any extra pay?

No, just the satisfaction of knowing i'm (trying) to help people in need*

*although in reality all I'll probably get is abuse

[Edited on 17-06-2008 by Jules]

Brett

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Registered: 16th Dec 02
Location: Manchester
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17th Jun 08 at 14:52

Don't even get extra pay? What a shit job.

Jules

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Registered: 26th Nov 04
Location: Ipswich, Suffolk Status: Happy
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17th Jun 08 at 14:54

quote:
Originally posted by loafofbrett
Don't even get extra pay? What a shit job.

Get to take time off from the usual work to deal with things though and, like I said, the warm feeling inside.......

Ben G

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Registered: 12th Jan 07
Location: Essex
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17th Jun 08 at 14:54

congrats mate. all the best

more responsibility even if you don't get a wage rise.

[totally useless fact]

i'm on b shift too

[/totally useless fact]

--DAN--

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Registered: 3rd Feb 03
Location: Bottesford. Drives;3 Series
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17th Jun 08 at 15:12

quote:
Originally posted by Ben G

[totally useless fact]

i'm on b shift too

[/totally useless fact]

And me lol.

Ben G

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Registered: 12th Jan 07
Location: Essex
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17th Jun 08 at 15:39

must be a CS thing

Liam

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Registered: 19th Jan 06
Location: Stafford
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17th Jun 08 at 22:30

nope, im on A shift

Union reps at my work have been quite good, managed to get another payrise, and more days holiday out of the company this year.

Colin

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Registered: 4th Apr 02
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17th Jun 08 at 22:43

Im 'B' Group at my work/training thing....as we dont do shifts yet just days, but soon onto 12hr shifts...14 of them on the trot.

'B' for Best

Ian

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Registered: 28th Aug 99
Location: Liverpool
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17th Jun 08 at 23:18

I'm in a union, there's one person in it.

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