Yep, especially retail. Worked for a videogame retailer called Gamers for 3 years, and the VP liked to routinely send out emails reminding people "everyone is replaceable." When their chain pulled out of Iowa, the VP paid to run an article in most widely distributed paper to complain and say "there are no good workers in Iowa." When I quit as an assistant manager, I left to make nearly double as an autoparts delivery driver. And about a year after that, like he'd done with other locations, walked into my old store, fired everyone on the spot, closed it up, and hired the most random people. That was nearly 20 years ago and I still have old customers recognize me from time to time wanting to talk about how the place went downhill.
The biggest thing, is these strikes and minor goal pushes dont actually help in the end. The entire thing needs a reset. Everything needs to be redone for all the people not a person.
I'am one of the strikers here at Ikea Perryville. We wanted a peaceful resolution. We want to go back to work but we will fight for what we believe is right for us and we won’t back down. I been with this company nearly 13 years and I bust my ass for them. Myself and every senior co-worker has earned our seniority through years of hard work and we are going to fight to keep it.
I am pro-increase salary. Really, I am. However, this is the first time I heard of this "seniority rights". For a new employee, this really feels unfair and ironically, sounds like favoritism. So, how can the employer attract new people if they are already treated unfairly? If it is about older people doing more physical jobs, then fight for less quota or less physical jobs for older people without being scared of getting fired. I hope you get what you are fighting for or at least come up with a solution that is agreeable to both parties. Keep it up!!!
@@ksoosk you need to rewatch the video. You've clearly never had to deal with petty cliquish upper management that plays games to purposely push people out of the door especially senior employees which are closer to retirement and thus the retirement money the company doesn't want to pay out. Still super fishy scab energy though
@ksoosk exactly correct! This is why you have these older workers at companies doing basically nothing while the new employees carrying the operation. The tenured folks are basically untouchable. It's literally the inmates running the asylum.
My message is to give you strength.: My husband and I drove semi truck coast to coast for Werner Enterprises for over 23 years. We were hazmat endorsed hauling chemicals, poisons, flammables, explosives and radioactive materials and had a security clearance that required armed unmarked cars to travel in our vacinity. Our dispatcher told us the customer required us BY OUR Names to haul their loads. We both retired as two million mile accident free drivers EACH. Why did we retire? I'm so glad you asked!! A raise was announced. But later found out it was for EVERYONE under the million mile accident free drivers each. So, the 1, 2, 3, 4 and the one 5 million milers were not included in the raise. The heartbreak was devastating. We asked for a load into the closest to our home, rented a car on the way to the terminal, cleaned out our truck, handed in the keys without saying a word and quit. GO UNION!!!!
That’s heartbreaking. I’m so sorry that happened to you. My husband just got his CDL and is looking for his first job. I’ll be sure to let him know this about Werner!
@@tarabooartarmy3654Also tell your husband to stay away from PRIME INC trucking and Hirschbach trucking they both just lowered all their pay by half for all the drivers. And I understand there’s a number of other companies that are going to be doing the same soon. So good luck. FYI 30+ years accident free driving trucks.
Pay has not kept up with the cost of living for most American jobs going back decades. I am old enough to remember workers in even the lowest paid jobs renting an apartment. Today low pay workers live in vehicles and shower with gym memberships. Or worse.
My family used to get together every year for Independance day and throw a massive all nighter party. When my great grandma was sick my mom drove the 4 hours almost every week to see her until she d worded. These days, we can't afford to even go to the mountain in our own backyard. Let alone travel to any of the funerals we've missed. Today we spent $500 on a week's worth of groceries to feed 4. Food stamps only covers $70/week.
As a Swede, I have a positive view of IKEA. But it saddens me to hear of these unfair working conditions for IKEA employees. Unfortunately, companies often will not improve workers' wages and working conditions on their own. This is why unions are vital in the workplace. As an example 68%!!!! of all workers in Sweden are union members. The result of that is that it is more difficult for companies to decline the demands made by the unions. So keep up the hard fight!
There are unions for every industry and they have negotiated salaries with the companies. So there are no union jobs. Every job is a union job so government interference is not needed. At least this is how it is in Finland and I think its the same model in all nordic countries.
For what's worth, I know of a German company in the blades business whose US branch fired an employee, after having him train his substitite, of course, in late stage lung cancer. Guess what happened to his insurance. A European corp would have been up for charges. Probably some individuals, too. I think the US system almost requires corps to be that way, and I don’t think it can be sustained. Take care
spent $250 on the worst desk I've ever owned at IKEA. Spent $700 on the best couch I've ever owned at a unionized furniture manufacturer. I'd rather spend extra at places that actually pay their workers
There's a lot of people, including myself that will preferentially buy the American made option. They can ship jobs to Mexico and I'll just buy from a US shop. My bicycle tools are a great example. Can get Chinese made stuff at half the price, sometimes less, but Park Tools are made in the US, treat their workers right, and are made with way, way way higher quality steel. No brainier for me. Haven't had to replace a single park tool in years of using them.
If you want your wages to increase, get health care, have a pension, etc., unionize. If you want to live in poverty, die young, not have the ability to retire ever, etc., keep letting the companies use you as a wage slave. Your choice, America!
Solidarity with the ikea workers. These days no union strikes for frivolous reasons, it's hard enough to maintain a union in the first place. Exercise your rights and join up with your coworkers, it's the only real power you have in this life, stronger than a vote or a protest.
I bought some bookshelves there. I was so happy with them I went back and bought more... 3 times. Your mileage must have varied. I started my career with Caterpillar 60 years ago. I saw within a week as a 20 year old that unions would be the death of companies like Caterpillar. I left after 10 years. Not because they were a bad company but because they had no chance against feather bedding union people...and I was going to have to manage them. One in 8 was a shop steward and did nothing but rile up the other 7. The rule book was thicker than the phone book for my town of over 100,000 people. On many occasions I had to have 5 or 6 union guys watching me work just in case I needed to have their little specialty do a piece of it... which I could easily do but was against the rules. Ridiculous!!!!
@@toddmarshall7573 In other news, Amazon cares so much about their employees they don't like them taking bathroom breaks. Your anecdote about how useless unions are, is an indictment on how LITTLE you care for your fellow human. Caterpillar is a global company, but here you are whining.
@@toddmarshall7573 Sure. 187 Amazon Warehouse Road. You know the company that forces employees to pee in water bottles b/c bathroom breaks are too humane!
They're not only screwing their employees, they're screwing their customers too. I was just in an IKEA for the first time in years and I was shocked. The prices are the same as normal furniture stores, but the quality is so much lower. Everything there feels like cardboard. Even their $2 chocolate bars are half the size they used to be. Pure corporate greed. Hopefully everyone will figure it out soon and just stop shopping there.
My stepdad worked for 15+ years in the warehouse at the only unionized Ikea in Canada [Edit: that was way before 2012, it was actually the only unionized store in North America at the time]. He spent well over a year of my highschool years on strike and being- along with us as a result- fucked over in these precise ways. The solidarity I feel with these folks is immense. ❤️🔥
They don't always suck for businesses. They often take on responsibilities that management should be taking on, but very often fail to do. In the end, unions can be very beneficial for businesses by providing checks and balances to keep negligence at bay.
I can count the times I have been taken out of a job that I was very good at in reassigned to a horrible position to make room for some manager fave, usually neither the person that got that job or I lasted. I quit out of disgust, they were discharged for the minimal ability to do the job.
Most rich people stay rich by spending like the poor and investing without stopping then most poor people stay poor by spending like the rich yet not investing like the rich but impressing them. People prefer to spend money on liabilities, Rather than investing in assets and be very profitable.
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thank you so much for covering this! please keep us updated because I will not shop at Ikea again until this is resolved in a manner that is positive and acceptable to the union members!
I worked 20 years for my last employer. I was non union, and my seniority meant very little to my employer. I did get extra vacation after all that time. That and it was handy to have the years of work when I was terminated when covid happened because that meant I got a bigger severance package. It actually made my termination almost worth it. I was able to come back later as a contractor with less benefits.
Seniority works when senior employees are good workers. Sometimes, senior employees just take advantage of their seniority and do the bare minimum because rewards are not merit based.
True. That has been my experience in most jobs. "I paid my dues so I can slack off now". Frustrating. Can see this from both sides. The longer people stay in one job = fewer skill sets due to stagnation and lack of exposure to newer technology and different ways of working. You need a healthy ratio of longer-serving vs newer staff. I'm not a fan of 'one job for life' societies. Mix it up. Assign people jobs and train people in various industries (within reason). Why do people need to stay put all their lives? It's not healthy or productive to stay still.
Doing the bare minimum means that they are meeting expectations i.e. a fair trade of labor for wages. If you want outstanding performance you need to have pay that is commensurate with that. How about investing in things that boost morale and incentivize employees to work more efficiently?
@@laestrella9727 If people want to "mix it up" then great! But not everyone does. Some people don't live to work, they work to live and for them they "mix it up" with their activities outside of work doing things like volunteering, supporting their friends and family and developing skills not directly related to work. They want to come in, be good teammates, perform their job satisfactorily and then live their lives. Sounds exceedingly reasonable to me. And union employees are not exempt from reviews so if there are employees slacking off then your issue is with ineffective managers who are failing to document, coach and, if need be, terminate those employees. Companies are in the business of selling things and that doesn't just mean their products. They're responsible for providing and selling their growth and development programs to their employees. You want people to work in different jobs? Don't just assign them, sell them on the benefits of it and make it worth their while so they make the move of their own volition.
@rainkloud Can't agree. Have you worked a variety of jobs? There is nuance to this. There are ways to be technically working but due to poor or low effort: you end up costing the company and putting more strain on coworkers. An example: one IT company I worked for. Most colleagues replied to in-house staff with a quick request for more information (PC name, browser.. other technical details). Fair enough. But often, there was enough information about the error to at least send one or two possible resolutions to try from the knowlege base. So instead of avoiding the need for another email or call, we'd have to pick up these replies and send those resolutions. This affects call levels, KPIs / SLAs and staff morale. I do think companies need to get more specific with their contracts for each job role as a lot of people take the p*ss. But I also agree that minimum wage needs to be replaced with 'liveable' wage. F*ck knows why developed countries think it's acceptable to allow companies to pay citizens a wage that 'just' keeps them off the bread line. Really?! That's just embarrassing for everyone involved.
They are mostly unionised. In my country a company can be wound up or told to cease trading if they interfere with a worker's right to join a union. There's also strict labour laws, health and safety and redress schemes for workers.
I'm a huge supporter of meritocracy, but it needs to be balanced with benefits that protect older, loyal, workers that have been in the company for a long time. That said, if you're not efficient in your management position and a more recent hire is, the job should absolutely go to them if you're not willing or able to take advantage of learning opportunities or advanced training.
Idea: compare Ikea workers’ situation with workers in the company’s home country. Same for US based companies, Starbucks here vs Europe, etc. These companies are happy to do business around the world, and are happy to do good by workers in other countries.
Ikea has a weird culty- corporate environment. Dissenting values are quickly weeded out during their hiring process, them screwing their employees is par for the course- the culture they have created.
I'm favoured only God knows how much I praise Him, $230k every 4weeks! I now have a big mansion and can now afford anything and also support God’s work and the church.
Only God knows how much grateful i am. After so much struggles I now own a new house and my family is happy once again everything is finally falling into place!!
I started pretty low, though, $5000 thereabouts. The return came massive. Joey is in school doing well, telling me of new friends he's meeting in school. Thank you Evelyn Vera you're a miracle.
Honestly, UA-cam is my source of Schadenfreude, there is so much misery in the US that we don’t have. It’s very comforting to watch , because we still have our own schitt.
A family company is a mom and pop shop. Everything else is a corporation. Almost every corporation doesn't care about you. They care about the bottom line more than anything. Corners will be cut. Quality suffers. While management makes millions, everyone else makes fractions of that.
Remember, without the workers, corporations go broke. No matter what, the CEOs will always try to automate their way to fewer workers so they can put more profits in their back pocket. That profit is the value of your labor they didn't pay you for.
But automation requires highly trained and skilled operators and maintenance people, more floor space and higher expenses for cooling and/or clean rooms. So your argument here doesn't really display how money would be saved by automation.
Here's the thing about unions. You can have a good job without them as long as the business owners are decent people. But if you're forced to unionize because they won't pay you well, you might end up a little richer. But the union heads take a giant cut, so you only make a little more. Honestly you'd be better off finding another job.
I have experienced the same treatment at other box stores as well. It's not just IKEA. It's an epidemic of toxic work practices by employers across-the-board.
Sonic should be next. "Management" (or mismanagement as I call it) wants to fire EVERYONE who makes over $11 / hr. and hire all new people at a lower wage. Once those new people nickel and dime their way up to $11 / hr., it will be "rinse and repeat" 😩 That should be illegal practices! For sure it's unethical! 😡
A huge issue is financial illiteracy. Employees don’t care about the health of the company and companies don’t care about the health of workers. It’s a partnership.
Divide and conquer is what Americans just voted for by electing a union busting administration. Hopefully I'm wrong but seeing the decline in unionization during republican administrations in my lifetime I'm not holding my breath. Stay Strong Stay UNION.
I think IKEA promotes somewhat of a toxic positivity environment. At least that's the feeling I got when I once interviewed with them over 10 years ago.
I experience the opposite at my work. People with seniority think they’re entitled and often aren’t very motivated. I wish my employer incentivized performance over seniority.
My MBA did a module with Ikea and someone suggested recycling their old stuff for credit towards a new purchase. A year or so later, they rolled that out and we didn't even get any mention.
This is what happens with international corporations controlling people's lives. Workers are in America and Canada and the owners and corporate board is in Sweden and other countries. Out of sight out of touch out of mind and throw the workers under the bus and ship the jobs to Asian, African, and South American countries for pennies. So how can the people be earning a decent wage pay the price for the product the owners price gouge for?? They cannot get the money from the country they have the factory at in a low wage no benefit place. The rich are only cutting their own throats in the end. But they don't see. And we all suffer for it.
Thanks. Last time I bought anything from IKEA was about $4 at the checkout counter in 1988. I just smelled a cancerous corporate organization even back then.
I think this is really an American problem! So many countries in Europe have not these issues with the same companies like ikea or Starbucks. I've heard so much good about IKEA as an employee here in Germany, that I wanted to apply there for a long time, but because of the distance decided against it. Here in Germany everyone can be in a union and if you even get just a little bit negative attitude from your company because of your union-membership, you can go to court and fine soooo much money out of them, they start to cry. America seems really more and more like a nightmare to live in, glad I'm born somewhere else
A new video on the video game and Japanese international media situation would be well received. Sony & Microsoft are still on buying sprees, gobbling all they can get a hold of.
Well, let me understand what's going on... Why do companies hire employees? To do what they are told to do, right? So now a bunch of employees want to tell the company which jobs they like to do and how much they want? This is hilarious. How would you feel if you opened a plumbing company, hired plumbers and they suddenly told you that they all wanted to be managers and that plumbing was too hard and they would rather stay in an office and flip sheets of paper... If you don't like your job and it's a bad job, just leave. It's so easy. Go and take the better one available. So why are they still holding onto their 'terrible' positions? Well, one guy said he makes $29 per hour. That's not bad even by California standards. Around 5 grand per month.
@@aprilb92212 OK, but being a union is like trying to sabotage somebody else's business. There thing is that the employer does not dictate the salaries. The market does. You pay too little and employees will run away. You pay too much and you won't make the required profit. If these persons are still there, it means they are OK. But protests like this are in bad taste anyway: I am your employee and I will tell you how much I want to earn and what work I want to do. The reply should be: guys, make sure you buy over 51% of Ikea's stocks and then feel free to dictate the terms. Hilarious.
Lol i worked at ikea breifly. I had surgery shortly after being hired and they intentionally f*cked the accomodations process to force me onto a forever leave. Ive had middle management experience and i was offered $20.30. i complained when my manager retroactively removed my pto and was forced to be a door greeter then had hours revoked.
Wow, a group of laborers have organized themselves into a union and demand better from their corporate employers. Next you're gonna tell me they voted for representatives that pledge an end to tax cuts for the wealthy and corporate giants, voted for representatives that admonish corporate practices which lead to obscene pay gaps, representatives who vow to strengthen labor protections and safety, and not any representatives that would hire billionaires to a cabinet position, decry overtime payments, or seek to enrich themselves by leveraging personal assets for the needs of their office, right?
Unions get "at the table" what they have the POWER to get. Publicizing this IKEA bargaining ploy will win "hearts and minds" of the public around the IAM as the strike goes on.
It really isn't IKEA's fault about the price of eggs. Also the employer needs to have the right to place their workers where they deem them to be needed. Much like a football coach designates his players.
Except you might get placed in a rough job for punishment (speaking from experience). Or such moves might also be a way to push people out the door. And let's not forget nepotism! That fav nephew needs the best position!
no matter the company, there always a control freak that only sees numbers, people are extremely expendable.
Usually they have unresolved mommy issues
Yep, especially retail. Worked for a videogame retailer called Gamers for 3 years, and the VP liked to routinely send out emails reminding people "everyone is replaceable." When their chain pulled out of Iowa, the VP paid to run an article in most widely distributed paper to complain and say "there are no good workers in Iowa." When I quit as an assistant manager, I left to make nearly double as an autoparts delivery driver. And about a year after that, like he'd done with other locations, walked into my old store, fired everyone on the spot, closed it up, and hired the most random people. That was nearly 20 years ago and I still have old customers recognize me from time to time wanting to talk about how the place went downhill.
The biggest thing, is these strikes and minor goal pushes dont actually help in the end. The entire thing needs a reset. Everything needs to be redone for all the people not a person.
I was just thinking this. This video describes every employer I’ve had. Sadly no one is doing anything about it.
If you haven't learned that human life is a commodity
I'am one of the strikers here at Ikea Perryville. We wanted a peaceful resolution. We want to go back to work but we will fight for what we believe is right for us and we won’t back down. I been with this company nearly 13 years and I bust my ass for them. Myself and every senior co-worker has earned our seniority through years of hard work and we are going to fight to keep it.
Keep it up. You rock!
I am pro-increase salary. Really, I am. However, this is the first time I heard of this "seniority rights". For a new employee, this really feels unfair and ironically, sounds like favoritism. So, how can the employer attract new people if they are already treated unfairly? If it is about older people doing more physical jobs, then fight for less quota or less physical jobs for older people without being scared of getting fired.
I hope you get what you are fighting for or at least come up with a solution that is agreeable to both parties.
Keep it up!!!
@@ksoosk you need to rewatch the video. You've clearly never had to deal with petty cliquish upper management that plays games to purposely push people out of the door especially senior employees which are closer to retirement and thus the retirement money the company doesn't want to pay out. Still super fishy scab energy though
@ksoosk exactly correct! This is why you have these older workers at companies doing basically nothing while the new employees carrying the operation. The tenured folks are basically untouchable. It's literally the inmates running the asylum.
Stay strong! I hope you or your brothers and sisters didn't vote for Trump who wants to make unions ILLEGAL!
My message is to give you strength.:
My husband and I drove semi truck coast to coast for Werner Enterprises for over 23 years. We were hazmat endorsed hauling chemicals, poisons, flammables, explosives and radioactive materials and had a security clearance that required armed unmarked cars to travel in our vacinity. Our dispatcher told us the customer required us BY OUR Names to haul their loads. We both retired as two million mile accident free drivers EACH. Why did we retire? I'm so glad you asked!! A raise was announced. But later found out it was for EVERYONE under the million mile accident free drivers each. So, the 1, 2, 3, 4 and the one 5 million milers were not included in the raise. The heartbreak was devastating. We asked for a load into the closest to our home, rented a car on the way to the terminal, cleaned out our truck, handed in the keys without saying a word and quit.
GO UNION!!!!
That’s heartbreaking. I’m so sorry that happened to you. My husband just got his CDL and is looking for his first job. I’ll be sure to let him know this about Werner!
wow, that's dirty af. glad yall both walked. I wouldnt be able to stomach that either
@@tarabooartarmy3654Also tell your husband to stay away from PRIME INC trucking and Hirschbach trucking they both just lowered all their pay by half for all the drivers. And I understand there’s a number of other companies that are going to be doing the same soon. So good luck. FYI 30+ years accident free driving trucks.
That is deplorable behaviour. How do these people sleep at night?
Werner is def trash it’s their fault we have these ELDs now
Pay has not kept up with the cost of living for most American jobs going back decades. I am old enough to remember workers in even the lowest paid jobs renting an apartment. Today low pay workers live in vehicles and shower with gym memberships. Or worse.
Yeah! Wealth disparity is worse than during the robber baron era 🧐🤨😣
My family used to get together every year for Independance day and throw a massive all nighter party. When my great grandma was sick my mom drove the 4 hours almost every week to see her until she d worded.
These days, we can't afford to even go to the mountain in our own backyard. Let alone travel to any of the funerals we've missed. Today we spent $500 on a week's worth of groceries to feed 4. Food stamps only covers $70/week.
Low pay jobs? …. I swear half the van life videos I watch are medical professionals and students doing it to save money. Shits done changed y’all.
What have we become as a nation? So sad. 😢
It's this bad worldwide, everyone is equally fucked.
Got to love late stage global capitalism.
Reminder:
Corporations are never your friend.
As a Swede, I have a positive view of IKEA. But it saddens me to hear of these unfair working conditions for IKEA employees. Unfortunately, companies often will not improve workers' wages and working conditions on their own. This is why unions are vital in the workplace. As an example 68%!!!! of all workers in Sweden are union members. The result of that is that it is more difficult for companies to decline the demands made by the unions. So keep up the hard fight!
Is IKEA a union company in Sweden? Or are unions unnecessary there because the gov't ensures that businesses pay workers well & treat them fairly?
There are unions for every industry and they have negotiated salaries with the companies. So there are no union jobs. Every job is a union job so government interference is not needed. At least this is how it is in Finland and I think its the same model in all nordic countries.
@@nandalili Conservatives ruin economies. Look at Kansas...... It's bankrupt. Here goes the whole country.
For what's worth, I know of a German company in the blades business whose US branch fired an employee, after having him train his substitite, of course, in late stage lung cancer. Guess what happened to his insurance. A European corp would have been up for charges. Probably some individuals, too.
I think the US system almost requires corps to be that way, and I don’t think it can be sustained.
Take care
Jeftin i loš namještaj jeste bolji nego nikakav ali.ovaj se raspadne za jednu godinu ili prije ,hrast itd je namještaj koji traje godinama
No one in the mainstream media is even talking about this strike.
Mainstream media is corporate owned.
Because its more interesting to talk about giving billions to Israel and Ukraine.
@@brokencat2662WRONG! The media is obsessed with the USELESS DRAMA that Trump causes.
spent $250 on the worst desk I've ever owned at IKEA. Spent $700 on the best couch I've ever owned at a unionized furniture manufacturer. I'd rather spend extra at places that actually pay their workers
What manufacturer? What couch?
Yeah but on the other side I brought an Ikea desk $150 12 years ago, and I still use it.
Liar
@@parioceanchicagoshhh
I hope you feel that way about fruits and vegetables.
The key takeaway is that unionizing is the key to recapturing the American Dream.
Hahahahahahahahahahaha
Bereavement camel
Or more realistically sending jobs to Mexico
There's a lot of people, including myself that will preferentially buy the American made option. They can ship jobs to Mexico and I'll just buy from a US shop. My bicycle tools are a great example. Can get Chinese made stuff at half the price, sometimes less, but Park Tools are made in the US, treat their workers right, and are made with way, way way higher quality steel. No brainier for me. Haven't had to replace a single park tool in years of using them.
A lot of downside to a union though I’m pro union it’s another hand in your pocket.
Solidarity forever! Without machinists ikea couldn’t make a cent. You deserve better
If you want your wages to increase, get health care, have a pension, etc., unionize.
If you want to live in poverty, die young, not have the ability to retire ever, etc., keep letting the companies use you as a wage slave.
Your choice, America!
You’re so funny David😂
Solidarity with the ikea workers. These days no union strikes for frivolous reasons, it's hard enough to maintain a union in the first place. Exercise your rights and join up with your coworkers, it's the only real power you have in this life, stronger than a vote or a protest.
IKEA = It Keeps Exploitation Alive. You can imagine how badly they treat those poor workers in poor countries!!!!
Yes plus their suppliers.
This is how they keep their prices so low. Too many people don’t know or don’t care how they get low-priced goods as long as they get them. 😞
Ikea is a family company, some of us just have really bad families.
Thank you for making this a 4 minute video instead of a 15 minute one.
I've been to IKEA once. Only spent $80. I'll never go again now that I know this. #UnionStrong
I bought some bookshelves there. I was so happy with them I went back and bought more... 3 times. Your mileage must have varied.
I started my career with Caterpillar 60 years ago. I saw within a week as a 20 year old that unions would be the death of companies like Caterpillar. I left after 10 years. Not because they were a bad company but because they had no chance against feather bedding union people...and I was going to have to manage them.
One in 8 was a shop steward and did nothing but rile up the other 7. The rule book was thicker than the phone book for my town of over 100,000 people. On many occasions I had to have 5 or 6 union guys watching me work just in case I needed to have their little specialty do a piece of it... which I could easily do but was against the rules. Ridiculous!!!!
@@toddmarshall7573 In other news, Amazon cares so much about their employees they don't like them taking bathroom breaks.
Your anecdote about how useless unions are, is an indictment on how LITTLE you care for your fellow human. Caterpillar is a global company, but here you are whining.
@@toddmarshall7573 Sure you did "Tod".
@@JEdwarrd Should I send you photos?
@@toddmarshall7573 Sure. 187 Amazon Warehouse Road. You know the company that forces employees to pee in water bottles b/c bathroom breaks are too humane!
They're not only screwing their employees, they're screwing their customers too. I was just in an IKEA for the first time in years and I was shocked. The prices are the same as normal furniture stores, but the quality is so much lower. Everything there feels like cardboard. Even their $2 chocolate bars are half the size they used to be. Pure corporate greed. Hopefully everyone will figure it out soon and just stop shopping there.
My stepdad worked for 15+ years in the warehouse at the only unionized Ikea in Canada [Edit: that was way before 2012, it was actually the only unionized store in North America at the time].
He spent well over a year of my highschool years on strike and being- along with us as a result- fucked over in these precise ways.
The solidarity I feel with these folks is immense. ❤️🔥
Unions suck for businesses, but they are important for workers. This world of never ending pursuit for more profits, unions are extremely important.
They don't always suck for businesses. They often take on responsibilities that management should be taking on, but very often fail to do. In the end, unions can be very beneficial for businesses by providing checks and balances to keep negligence at bay.
😂😂😂😂 businesses suck. Stop trying to blame workers and the groups that protect them.
It’s not about business it’s about greed
I can count the times I have been taken out of a job that I was very good at in reassigned to a horrible position to make room for some manager fave, usually neither the person that got that job or I lasted. I quit out of disgust, they were discharged for the minimal ability to do the job.
I like IKEA, but I'd like them more if they were more friendly to unions.
Unions aren't the solution - justice is.
All workers want is to be paid fairly and be respected! Union membership needs to GROW!
Meanwhile....a glass shelf I bought from IKEA in 2021 for $70 is now (& I kid you not!) - $140 (in 2024).
Not surprised. Price gouging in the U.S. is the norm.
You’re paying more because union button pushers want lawyer salaries.
@@michellem6826Facts. The max this should cost is 84-90. (4.7%, 8.0%, 3.7%, 3.5%)
That explains their 2 billion plus profit for last year.
@@clridesagain7308 Wow! They deleted like every comment. 🤣🤣 Are they getting paid by IKEA now or something?
REI in Washington is getting up to union busting BS. Workers just unionized their first retail location in Bellingham last week.
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thank you so much for covering this! please keep us updated because I will not shop at Ikea again until this is resolved in a manner that is positive and acceptable to the union members!
Shame on IKEA!!! Treat your employees like they are your family after all it is those workers that put food on YOUR table.
I worked 20 years for my last employer. I was non union, and my seniority meant very little to my employer. I did get extra vacation after all that time. That and it was handy to have the years of work when I was terminated when covid happened because that meant I got a bigger severance package. It actually made my termination almost worth it. I was able to come back later as a contractor with less benefits.
Awe how nice of them. Allowing you to come back but at reduced labor costs.
They are just like Mother Theresa, after her fraud was exposed.
We all need more unions and co-ops to protect and improve the lives of workers who make this country run
If people would know the power of *boycotting* businesses would soon realize that it would be *more expensive to NOT pay their workers adequately.*
Maybe a good addition to this is that Ikea in Europe has been unionized for ages
Seniority works when senior employees are good workers. Sometimes, senior employees just take advantage of their seniority and do the bare minimum because rewards are not merit based.
Oh, you mean like 100 million dollar golden parachutes for CEOs that crash and burn their company, but it's the only way to get rid of them?
True. That has been my experience in most jobs. "I paid my dues so I can slack off now". Frustrating. Can see this from both sides. The longer people stay in one job = fewer skill sets due to stagnation and lack of exposure to newer technology and different ways of working. You need a healthy ratio of longer-serving vs newer staff.
I'm not a fan of 'one job for life' societies. Mix it up. Assign people jobs and train people in various industries (within reason). Why do people need to stay put all their lives? It's not healthy or productive to stay still.
Doing the bare minimum means that they are meeting expectations i.e. a fair trade of labor for wages. If you want outstanding performance you need to have pay that is commensurate with that. How about investing in things that boost morale and incentivize employees to work more efficiently?
@@laestrella9727 If people want to "mix it up" then great! But not everyone does. Some people don't live to work, they work to live and for them they "mix it up" with their activities outside of work doing things like volunteering, supporting their friends and family and developing skills not directly related to work. They want to come in, be good teammates, perform their job satisfactorily and then live their lives. Sounds exceedingly reasonable to me.
And union employees are not exempt from reviews so if there are employees slacking off then your issue is with ineffective managers who are failing to document, coach and, if need be, terminate those employees.
Companies are in the business of selling things and that doesn't just mean their products. They're responsible for providing and selling their growth and development programs to their employees. You want people to work in different jobs? Don't just assign them, sell them on the benefits of it and make it worth their while so they make the move of their own volition.
@rainkloud Can't agree. Have you worked a variety of jobs? There is nuance to this. There are ways to be technically working but due to poor or low effort: you end up costing the company and putting more strain on coworkers.
An example: one IT company I worked for. Most colleagues replied to in-house staff with a quick request for more information (PC name, browser.. other technical details). Fair enough. But often, there was enough information about the error to at least send one or two possible resolutions to try from the knowlege base.
So instead of avoiding the need for another email or call, we'd have to pick up these replies and send those resolutions. This affects call levels, KPIs / SLAs and staff morale. I do think companies need to get more specific with their contracts for each job role as a lot of people take the p*ss. But I also agree that minimum wage needs to be replaced with 'liveable' wage.
F*ck knows why developed countries think it's acceptable to allow companies to pay citizens a wage that 'just' keeps them off the bread line. Really?! That's just embarrassing for everyone involved.
Workers of the world unite. You have nothing to loose but your chains.
Proof people are greedy and corporations greed will supersede humanity.
I'd like to see a report of how IKEA operates with employees um Europe compared to the US.
They are mostly unionised. In my country a company can be wound up or told to cease trading if they interfere with a worker's right to join a union. There's also strict labour laws, health and safety and redress schemes for workers.
oh so that's why the store I work at has so many supply issues. keep it up! they'll bow when their bottom line is affected
I'm a huge supporter of meritocracy, but it needs to be balanced with benefits that protect older, loyal, workers that have been in the company for a long time. That said, if you're not efficient in your management position and a more recent hire is, the job should absolutely go to them if you're not willing or able to take advantage of learning opportunities or advanced training.
Idea: compare Ikea workers’ situation with workers in the company’s home country.
Same for US based companies, Starbucks here vs Europe, etc.
These companies are happy to do business around the world, and are happy to do good by workers in other countries.
Ikea has a weird culty- corporate environment. Dissenting values are quickly weeded out during their hiring process, them screwing their employees is par for the course- the culture they have created.
Blame your government for your financial struggles not IKEA, Plus it's not a real union 😢
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Corporations care about money and stockholders only.
@SamSung-ww3rp I've learned that becoming a stockholder has it's perks.
They've done the same thing in my company in the UK 15 years ago. And they've done it under the guise of equal opportunities.
Ravens are playing the Chargers tonight.
Never bought anything from them.
I buy all my stuff at Goodwill.
That is abuse. Unconstitutional in Canada.
Together We Stand.
Divided We Fall.
Solidarity Forever.
Stay strong Local 1460. SOLIDARITY from IATSE 442 Santa Barbara!
Home Depot operates from the same militant playbook!!!
Honestly, UA-cam is my source of Schadenfreude, there is so much misery in the US that we don’t have. It’s very comforting to watch , because we still have our own schitt.
Commenting for algorithm.
Same
@@thevioletskull8158 lol.... ditto
Bump
I applied at the American Dental Association years ago. Over two interview rounds I learned that they don't offer dental insurance.
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A family company is a mom and pop shop. Everything else is a corporation. Almost every corporation doesn't care about you. They care about the bottom line more than anything. Corners will be cut. Quality suffers. While management makes millions, everyone else makes fractions of that.
Keep in mind its not ikea picking and choosing favorites. Bring out the supervisors to speak to those cameras
Its ironic how much i enjoy this channel and now theyre doing a report in my area. What a coincidence.
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Sounds just like amazon. Seniority doesn't matter at amazon
They stole a literal forest for their fast furniture wood.
I stand with the workers!
Remember, without the workers, corporations go broke. No matter what, the CEOs will always try to automate their way to fewer workers so they can put more profits in their back pocket. That profit is the value of your labor they didn't pay you for.
But automation requires highly trained and skilled operators and maintenance people, more floor space and higher expenses for cooling and/or clean rooms. So your argument here doesn't really display how money would be saved by automation.
Here's the thing about unions. You can have a good job without them as long as the business owners are decent people. But if you're forced to unionize because they won't pay you well, you might end up a little richer. But the union heads take a giant cut, so you only make a little more. Honestly you'd be better off finding another job.
There's A LOT more benefits than just pay with unions.
I have experienced the same treatment at other box stores as well. It's not just IKEA. It's an epidemic of toxic work practices by employers across-the-board.
Sonic should be next. "Management" (or mismanagement as I call it) wants to fire EVERYONE who makes over $11 / hr. and hire all new people at a lower wage. Once those new people nickel and dime their way up to $11 / hr., it will be "rinse and repeat" 😩
That should be illegal practices! For sure it's unethical! 😡
A huge issue is financial illiteracy. Employees don’t care about the health of the company and companies don’t care about the health of workers. It’s a partnership.
Divide and conquer is what Americans just voted for by electing a union busting administration. Hopefully I'm wrong but seeing the decline in unionization during republican administrations in my lifetime I'm not holding my breath. Stay Strong Stay UNION.
Power to the workers!
I think IKEA promotes somewhat of a toxic positivity environment. At least that's the feeling I got when I once interviewed with them over 10 years ago.
If you haven't worked Every job you can't be a Boss or CEO.
I experience the opposite at my work. People with seniority think they’re entitled and often aren’t very motivated. I wish my employer incentivized performance over seniority.
Same at my iob.
My MBA did a module with Ikea and someone suggested recycling their old stuff for credit towards a new purchase. A year or so later, they rolled that out and we didn't even get any mention.
As an Amazon Employee. Ya'll have so much privilege. it's amazing. Imagine not having a union. They'll just fire you.
Unionize!! Like a real union not like a postal union!! Strike people strike!!!
I'm 100% with Ikea here. Stay strong and dont give in to these ridiculous demands.
I used to work for IKEA. They are heinous to their workers at every level.
Seniority also stifles meritocracy, preventing the best, more skilled person in the right job.
Bet lots of these good folks were sadly duped into voting against their own best interests recently.
No company should be allowed to raise the prices of their goods or services at a higher rate than they raise workers' pay.
If you expect loyalty, get a dog.
The saddest thing I've ever seen, I guess no other companies are hiring,cry me a river
This is what happens with international corporations controlling people's lives. Workers are in America and Canada and the owners and corporate board is in Sweden and other countries. Out of sight out of touch out of mind and throw the workers under the bus and ship the jobs to Asian, African, and South American countries for pennies. So how can the people be earning a decent wage pay the price for the product the owners price gouge for?? They cannot get the money from the country they have the factory at in a low wage no benefit place. The rich are only cutting their own throats in the end. But they don't see. And we all suffer for it.
Their dad used to let prisoners in the former communist GDR work for him for free. He is long gone (dead) now. The 2 sons are worse than the dad.
@@bioold8925 When the immigrants are deported the factories might use prisoners and make America a 3rd world country.
Thanks. Last time I bought anything from IKEA was about $4 at the checkout counter in 1988. I just smelled a cancerous corporate organization even back then.
That sucks. If the employees are happy, the customers are more likely to be happy and possibly spend more
...So they think being there for longer means they get to chose their job? That doesn't seem practical or a good way to run a business.
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Yea you work somewhere for 10 plus yrs and see if you don't feel some type of way when a new employee comes in and gets the job you worked for!
I think this is really an American problem! So many countries in Europe have not these issues with the same companies like ikea or Starbucks. I've heard so much good about IKEA as an employee here in Germany, that I wanted to apply there for a long time, but because of the distance decided against it. Here in Germany everyone can be in a union and if you even get just a little bit negative attitude from your company because of your union-membership, you can go to court and fine soooo much money out of them, they start to cry.
America seems really more and more like a nightmare to live in, glad I'm born somewhere else
A new video on the video game and Japanese international media situation would be well received.
Sony & Microsoft are still on buying sprees, gobbling all they can get a hold of.
Well, let me understand what's going on... Why do companies hire employees? To do what they are told to do, right? So now a bunch of employees want to tell the company which jobs they like to do and how much they want? This is hilarious. How would you feel if you opened a plumbing company, hired plumbers and they suddenly told you that they all wanted to be managers and that plumbing was too hard and they would rather stay in an office and flip sheets of paper... If you don't like your job and it's a bad job, just leave. It's so easy. Go and take the better one available.
So why are they still holding onto their 'terrible' positions? Well, one guy said he makes $29 per hour. That's not bad even by California standards. Around 5 grand per month.
They don’t all make that. That’s like top pay
@@aprilb92212 OK, but being a union is like trying to sabotage somebody else's business. There thing is that the employer does not dictate the salaries. The market does. You pay too little and employees will run away. You pay too much and you won't make the required profit. If these persons are still there, it means they are OK.
But protests like this are in bad taste anyway: I am your employee and I will tell you how much I want to earn and what work I want to do.
The reply should be: guys, make sure you buy over 51% of Ikea's stocks and then feel free to dictate the terms. Hilarious.
$30 an Hour and They're Complaining!!!!! (IKEA Job)????? WTF
They don’t all make that. That’s like top pay
Lol i worked at ikea breifly. I had surgery shortly after being hired and they intentionally f*cked the accomodations process to force me onto a forever leave. Ive had middle management experience and i was offered $20.30. i complained when my manager retroactively removed my pto and was forced to be a door greeter then had hours revoked.
Also for those wondering, the location was Emeryville, CA and it was this year.
It's not even really a swedish company let alone family company, it is all about profit and exploitation from day one.
Wow, a group of laborers have organized themselves into a union and demand better from their corporate employers. Next you're gonna tell me they voted for representatives that pledge an end to tax cuts for the wealthy and corporate giants, voted for representatives that admonish corporate practices which lead to obscene pay gaps, representatives who vow to strengthen labor protections and safety, and not any representatives that would hire billionaires to a cabinet position, decry overtime payments, or seek to enrich themselves by leveraging personal assets for the needs of their office, right?
Welp, it's only gonna get worse, when Trump gets sworn in. Smh.
Unions get "at the table" what they have the POWER to get. Publicizing this IKEA bargaining ploy will win "hearts and minds" of the public around the IAM as the strike goes on.
The public needs to speak out. Make some noise and write directly to IKEA, and put your concerns online.
It really isn't IKEA's fault about the price of eggs. Also the employer needs to have the right to place their workers where they deem them to be needed. Much like a football coach designates his players.
I totally agree
Except you might get placed in a rough job for punishment (speaking from experience). Or such moves might also be a way to push people out the door. And let's not forget nepotism! That fav nephew needs the best position!
Did they vote for tRump?
I'm sure more than half did it 🤦🤦♂
Are they saying gay rights too, though? It's hard feel for people suffering when they don't reciprocate.
May God protect the striking workers. It is the only way to have a voice and get management to share the wealth.
TF is God gonna do
@ That is the beauty of God. He can do anything. He will not impose on your free will, though. You have to ask.
@@StillAwakeAwareDiscerning You are a dumb idiot
Union strong! 💪
This might be an American thing.
My friends who work in IKEA Canada are very happy.
The US employment law needs change.
Why am I not surprised this is happening in the US? It would never happen in countries with strong unions or hell would be raised 🙌🏼