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The company did not provide its workers access to bathrooms during worktime, requiring them to urinate in bottles or buckets while on the job, according to the
by protomyth 10y ago
The company did not provide its workers access to bathrooms during worktime, requiring them to urinate in bottles or buckets while on the job, according to the lawsuit.
that SolarCity failed to compensate installers for travel between jobs
Zazueta also alleges he was fired by SolarCity after he refused to perform electrical work under conditions he deemed unsafe. His charge echoes Estrada’s claim that, when he worked out of the San Diego warehouse, certified electricians “would get fired if they asked too many questions.”
Do you want a union, because this is exactly how you get a union.
Frankly, I get the whole profit motive, but if your morals are so poor that you create a company with standards that would not be a fit place to bring your children up through the ranks, then you should be sued into oblivion or forced to fix it via a union.
- Animats 10y agoSullivan Solar in southern California is unionized.[1] IBEW Local 569. It's really tough to organize a company today, though. Employers can just fire everybody and start over. [1] http://www.ibew.org/articles/14daily/1404/140422_solar.htm http://www.ibew.org/articles/14daily/1404/140422_solar.htm
- tcdent 10y agoNo access to restrooms is the norm with any short-term on-site construction work. Industrial products exist (in the form of bottles and buckets) to serve the need. If a porta-potty is needed on-site, it's the customer who ultimately pays the cost, and it's easy to find the expense hard to justify, even on multi-day projects.
- 91bananas 10y agoYeah it's real hard to justify. Those guys up on the roof have to pee, shocking right?
- tunap 10y ago"Frankly, I get the whole profit motive, but if your morals are so poor..." This is the norm as I experienced it as a certified tech for a Fortune 50 entity working on Fortune 50 big boxes. The only exception was the rare day a safety inspector or district(or higher) bigwig was onsite. Project managers' positions are hyper-sensitive to cost & time, turn-over is always immanent. The sociopaths tend to endure & promote up.
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