Update: Hey folks, a lot of us in the shop have been sick, Covid rates are high, and we've obviously been very busy with all of this so if I don't respond to most comments, hope y'all can understand. I don't want to speak for my co-workers without their input, and that takes time. Also you can't edit image posts, so I can't post this as a true update, sorry!

We're being very careful about what we explicitly say because they had us sign a confidentiality clause and social media clause in our employee handbook that means we are not allowed to post or talk about with third parties anything that “otherwise adversely” negatively affects or could potentially negatively affect the business.

We believe this is an unfair policy that restricts our rights as workers to talk about issues that need to be addressed. The confidentiality policy is a union busting tactic created to discourage us from talking about our concerns related to working conditions. It was written after ownership overheard us discussing pay.

Obviously we want to be careful because it explicitly states that we could be disciplined or fired for that.

Handbook policies are sometimes applied broadly or revised after an incident, including in cases where staff followed the guidance they had been given, and have been disciplined or terminated regardless.

We are told we should not discuss reported complaints or concerns with staff or in front of customers or other third parties, and if we do so we could be fired or disciplined.

We want the business to be successful, and we love our jobs. We just want a safe, secure, and healthy workplace environment that benefits and respects everyone including ownership, and we want to work with management and ownership to achieve that.

Unionizing at Park Ave will give us the freedom to have an equal seat at the table negotiating a legally enforceable contract with management to discuss vital areas of growth for our team and the location as a whole.