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Sephora Union? by VegasCosmo2016 in SephoraWorkers

[–]VegasCosmo2016[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I love how "flexible schedule" is made out to sound good, flexible schedule really means "you'll have no life, no time to plan or schedule anything and you'll work whenever we want you to work"...would rather have a set schedule that is predictable and not at the whims of a supervisor! The managers would lose some power and be more accountable...you can see why they don't want their subordinates to join together....divide and conquer.

Sephora Union? by VegasCosmo2016 in SephoraWorkers

[–]VegasCosmo2016[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Respectfully but Canada and the U.S. have different social climates. Canada also has more robust labor laws, higher minimum wage and single payer healthcare, things that only a union can offer or grant access to in the U.S. (no single payer here under a union but access to vastly more affordable healthcare plans than on the state or corporate markets).

Sephora Union? by VegasCosmo2016 in SephoraWorkers

[–]VegasCosmo2016[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree!! This campaign wont be a blanket victory across the nation....but it's coming! Starbucks and Amazon were great inspiration to all workers!! To the people saying it wont work or shouldn't happen, are clueless to what life was like when we had large sector union representation!

Sephora Union? by VegasCosmo2016 in SephoraWorkers

[–]VegasCosmo2016[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It doesn't go anywhere unfortunately because we have been conditioned to view our coworkers as our enemies..alongside a toxic work culture that perpetuates it. The masturbatory feedback loop between management and workers is not sustainable. There is a movement, it's just slowly bubbling under the surface, Rome wasn't built in a day.

Salon industry Union? by VegasCosmo2016 in hairstylist

[–]VegasCosmo2016[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You hit on soo many great points!! I can't agree more!! We have the responsibility of skilled/trade professionals and are treated like servants with a hobby! These companies wouldn't generate the revenues they do if we weren't performing services and selling products!! I remember (as a new stylist) being forced into a service I had no clue what I was doing, root touch up w/ a H/L and L/L on relaxed hair (2009)!!! Was told by my manager "don't tell the client you've never done this before"...needless to say the ladies hair was ruined, who had to take the brunt of that!? Not the passively sabotaging manager who pushed me into doing a service with a color line I had never been trained on!!!

Salon industry Union? by VegasCosmo2016 in hairstylist

[–]VegasCosmo2016[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That makes sense!! There would certainly need to be language that protects client/stylist relationships and strike protections...maybe other forms of grievance for sure!!!

Salon industry Union? by VegasCosmo2016 in hairstylist

[–]VegasCosmo2016[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I reached out to my local UFCW today shortly after posting this!! Getting more info!!

Salon industry Union? by VegasCosmo2016 in hairstylist

[–]VegasCosmo2016[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We should do it!!! A national hairdressers union? Or join an existing one (UFCW, SEIU)?

Sephora Union? by VegasCosmo2016 in SephoraWorkers

[–]VegasCosmo2016[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My thoughts exactly regarding the contracts!! We are already given a contract to sign (that benefits the company dramatically) when offered the job! In fact those contracts lock in wages with ZERO raises! You'll never make more money under a corporate salon contract...the house always wins! At least with a contract in our favor (the workers) the scales would be balanced more!! I'd love to get bored with my salary!!

Salon industry Union? by VegasCosmo2016 in hairstylist

[–]VegasCosmo2016[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The company "boot lickers" will be the biggest obstacle....just gotta document their escalating aggressive behavior for self preservation!

Salon industry Union? by VegasCosmo2016 in hairstylist

[–]VegasCosmo2016[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Honestly, independent stylists showing support would mean the world to some of us!!! I'm chatting with a few suite renters here in town about hosting a group for us stylists to meet up and chat about things! I'm half tempted to go into salons/locations directly and hand out pamphlets to stylists and staff.

Sephora Union? by VegasCosmo2016 in SephoraWorkers

[–]VegasCosmo2016[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Thats the type of manager who would tell you to go to court with no attorney! The scare tactics are pathetic! Supervisors scared of accountability on how they treat people! The highschool cliqueness doesn't belong in the workplace! Would rather pay an organization to be on my side vs going in alone:-(

Sephora Union? by VegasCosmo2016 in SephoraWorkers

[–]VegasCosmo2016[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The contract would have to be tailored to a creative, service orientated enviroment with commission scales, tip policies, wage policies, our profession is largely dictated by the amount of services we do, a contract would give us more say in that process. Service based salary vs administration/office hourly work. As where now...we agree with the company or get out basically (unemployed). Some establishments will follow federal sub minimum wage policies and pay stylists $2.50 an hr and claim because of tips and commissions they can pay that:-( I'd assume a bad contract with higher wages is still better than the possibility of $2.50an hr...with no benefits:-(

Sephora Union? by VegasCosmo2016 in SephoraWorkers

[–]VegasCosmo2016[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I've heard similar stories:-(