The hell they are. They are all real-world examples of things that happen to real people every day.
No one is being terminated. Employees who comply with this policy are given preferential treatment. It's good for the employee and employer both to increase sales of their products. This encourages it.
I am old. I am crippled. I cannot walk 3/4 of a mile -- twice a day -- unless I wish to die trying on my very first day.
For me, the "treatment" is onerous in extremis.
If you don't like a condition that an employer places on you, QUIT! I've been fired for less. I've quit for less, but I don't deny the employer's right to run his place of business as he sees fit.
Ah, but in the current economy, I need my job. So, I elect for the option I outlined in my post #207.
Enjoy.
PS: My employer may have the "right" to stick it to me. However, to whatever extent I have the ability to make him hurt himself as he does it, I will take that option, to whatever extent I am allowed by law.
I know of no law prohibiting me from driving a POS Ford. (And from my own personal experience, I won't have to search too hard to find one!)
PPS: I am dismayed by the uber-libertarianoid groopthynk that suggests that "the employer" has all the rights to do as he chooses to "the employee", and "the employee" can either take it or leave it.
Where I come from, any "contractual situation" is TWO-sided, with EACH side having "bargaining position".
To give ALL bargaining power to ONE side, and none to the OTHER, is to take us back, if not to outright slavery, at the very least, to the "I owe my soul to the company store" days.
None for me, thanks. You think you have a right to stick it to me? Fine. But beware the nasty objects stored in my bodily orifices.
They are strawmen as to the situation at hand. You don't lose your job, just a perk.
I am old. I am crippled. I cannot walk 3/4 of a mile -- twice a day -- unless I wish to die trying on my very first day.
Another false argument. If you are that bad, working that 1st 8 hour shift will kill you even if you parked at the door which, even with a 'sit on your ass all day job' federal law protects you with handicapped parking.
For me, the "treatment" is onerous in extremis.
Sorry to hear that. How is that my (the employer) problem? You better make yourself damn valuable to me because the job is mine, not yours.
Ah, but in the current economy, I need my job. So, I elect for the option I outlined in my post #207. Enjoy.
Fine, but I have a feeling that your attitude would give me plenty of reason to can you.
PS: My employer may have the "right" to stick it to me. However, to whatever extent I have the ability to make him hurt himself as he does it, I will take that option, to whatever extent I am allowed by law.
You're a union member who doesn't understand economics, aren't you?
I know of no law prohibiting me from driving a POS Ford. (And from my own personal experience, I won't have to search too hard to find one!)
I'm sure that there are plenty as they have been assembled by people with the mindset that you exhibit here -- "Stick it to the man". Pathetic.
PPS: I am dismayed by the uber-libertarianoid groopthynk that suggests that "the employer" has all the rights to do as he chooses to "the employee", and "the employee" can either take it or leave it.
Where I come from, any "contractual situation" is TWO-sided, with EACH side having "bargaining position".
I was right. Union.
To give ALL bargaining power to ONE side, and none to the OTHER, is to take us back, if not to outright slavery, at the very least, to the "I owe my soul to the company store" days.
Here's another tune, "Cry me a river."
None for me, thanks. You think you have a right to stick it to me? Fine. But beware the nasty objects stored in my bodily orifices.
Union organizer? Look, I've been in management all of my working life except for perhaps the first 6 months of a new career. As management, I've always tried to make the job as pleasant as possible for the employees within the confines of reality. This is one of those realities. Both the union and management have made horrible choices over the years and now both are paying for it. The employer owns the job and he owns the parking lot. If you can't or won't or are unable to comply with this policy and can't walk from the back of the lot, get a ride to work with a buddy that will drop you at the door.
These guys should make the most of their job while it lasts. I'm not sure how long the combination of union extortion and Ford stupidity will be able to sustain them.