In Minnesota, it seems to be almost universal for us to get paid bi-weekly. Most are on Friday, but my oddball employer ends the workweek on a Tuesday.
Wage theft in MN is much more subtle. It's very uncommon for a check to be late like that, in my experience. What employers will do instead is:
Oh I see. What that means when it comes to the bargaining unit is that the company can't negotiate a separate contract with the same employees that circumvent the union. This is a good thing imo, it keeps us unified.
Union structure is much more complex than that. A bargaining unit is a single contract and that bargaining unit is a union, but if these individual unions gain enough power, they can come together and force companies within an industry to negotiate a standard contract. That's what happens with the wga. It's the long term goal that every organizer should strive for imo
What do you mean by strict? In my experience (US) We have a lot of flexibility in what we're allowed to do. There are limitations, and yes they are bullshit, but I wouldn't describe them as strict.
What do you mean by cross industry union? Several unions, my own included, represents a broad cross section of the working class. A lot of the unions that make up a company, department, or workplace are made up all positions
It's often recognized as International Worker's Day, but I don't know of many places where it's a public holiday. Here in the US, Labor Day is celebrated on Sept. 1, explicitly to separate the labor movement from it's radical origins
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