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During World War 2 penalty rates
Feb 15th, 2014 at 12:16pm  
I remember when weekend penalty rates were introduced that deadened the city.

Restaurants and cafes closed except the few (Repins) where customers stood waiting for the tables to empty.

This was the time when hungry servicemen crowded the Sydney streets.

Some people, who would have been glad of a few shillings at weekends were denied due to the rotten unions.

What was always wrong with these union nobodies?
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Reply #1 - Feb 15th, 2014 at 12:21pm  
olde.sault wrote on Feb 15th, 2014 at 12:16pm:
I remember when weekend penalty rates were introduced that deadened the city.

Restaurants and cafes closed except the few (Repins) where customers stood waiting for the tables to empty.

This was the time when hungry servicemen crowded the Sydney streets.

Some people, who would have been glad of a few shillings at weekends were denied due to the rotten unions.

What was always wrong with these union nobodies?


WOW your doing well for someone close to 90+  What a memory  Wink
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Reply #2 - Feb 15th, 2014 at 12:26pm  
The battle of Hastings 1066....same thing. Damn unions!
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Reply #3 - Feb 15th, 2014 at 12:37pm  
Ha ha - I think my daily was $6 a day plus extras - as a grunt in the 1960's.  About $42 a seek with overseas allowance and stuff.

The Unions caused the Titanic to sink, god's truth!
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Reply #4 - Feb 15th, 2014 at 2:48pm  
teddybear wrote on Feb 15th, 2014 at 12:21pm:
olde.sault wrote on Feb 15th, 2014 at 12:16pm:
I remember when weekend penalty rates were introduced that deadened the city.

Restaurants and cafes closed except the few (Repins)
where customers stood waiting for the tables to empty.

Yes, I can remember seeing the first plane overhead and the sound of a radio in my ear.

Unfortunately, my memory fails me at times, can't remember the simple words which can be awkward. I don't make any speeches!

This was the time when hungry servicemen crowded the Sydney streets.

Some people, who would have been glad of a few shillings at weekends were denied due to the rotten unions.

What was always wrong with these union nobodies?


WOW your doing well for someone close to 90+  What a memory  Wink

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Reply #5 - Feb 15th, 2014 at 2:59pm  
The unions caused the Boer War, the English civil war and the outbreak of the plague.

Their power is far reaching and endless.
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Reply #6 - Feb 15th, 2014 at 3:06pm  
teddybear wrote on Feb 15th, 2014 at 12:21pm:
olde.sault wrote on Feb 15th, 2014 at 12:16pm:
I remember when weekend penalty rates were introduced that deadened the city.

Restaurants and cafes closed except the few (Repins) where customers stood waiting for the tables to empty.

This was the time when hungry servicemen crowded the Sydney streets.

Some people, who would have been glad of a few shillings at weekends were denied due to the rotten unions.

What was always wrong with these union nobodies?


WOW your doing well for someone close to 90+  What a memory  Wink



In those 90 years, she never once had annual leave, superannuation, sick leave, long service leave, meal breaks or any other of the horrible things achieved by those nasty unions.
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Reply #7 - Feb 15th, 2014 at 4:18pm  
In the 50s through to 70s and later shopkeepers could get arrested for opening outside legislated hours.
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Reply #8 - Feb 15th, 2014 at 5:06pm  
greggerypeccary wrote on Feb 15th, 2014 at 3:06pm:
teddybear wrote on Feb 15th, 2014 at 12:21pm:
olde.sault wrote on Feb 15th, 2014 at 12:16pm:
I remember when weekend penalty rates were introduced that deadened the city.

Restaurants and cafes closed except the few (Repins) where customers stood waiting for the tables to empty.

This was the time when hungry servicemen crowded the Sydney streets.

Some people, who would have been glad of a few shillings at weekends were denied due to the rotten unions.

What was always wrong with these union nobodies?


WOW your doing well for someone close to 90+  What a memory  Wink



In those 90 years, she never once had annual leave, superannuation, sick leave, long service leave, meal breaks or any other of the horrible things achieved by those nasty unions.





And she walked 5 miles to work in bare feet stepping in fresh cow poo to warm her feet.
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Reply #9 - Feb 15th, 2014 at 6:01pm  
Plus swimming two croc infested rivers and climbing a snow covered mountain.

Kids today don't know they're alive.
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Reply #10 - Feb 15th, 2014 at 6:09pm  
greggerypeccary wrote on Feb 15th, 2014 at 3:06pm:
teddybear wrote on Feb 15th, 2014 at 12:21pm:
olde.sault wrote on Feb 15th, 2014 at 12:16pm:
I remember when weekend penalty rates were introduced that deadened the city.

Restaurants and cafes closed except the few (Repins) where customers stood waiting for the tables to empty.

This was the time when hungry servicemen crowded the Sydney streets.

Some people, who would have been glad of a few shillings at weekends were denied due to the rotten unions.

What was always wrong with these union nobodies?


WOW your doing well for someone close to 90+  What a memory  Wink



In those 90 years, she never once had annual leave, superannuation, sick leave, long service leave, meal breaks or any other of the horrible things achieved by those nasty unions.




Unions had a purpose at one point.
Now though they are full of corruption and a hindrance to business.

I've had plenty of first hand experience dealing with the AMWU during our realignment project and they were not remotely the business partner they profess to be.
Incredibly difficult.
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Reply #11 - Feb 15th, 2014 at 6:13pm  
Andrei.Hicks wrote on Feb 15th, 2014 at 6:09pm:
greggerypeccary wrote on Feb 15th, 2014 at 3:06pm:
teddybear wrote on Feb 15th, 2014 at 12:21pm:
olde.sault wrote on Feb 15th, 2014 at 12:16pm:
I remember when weekend penalty rates were introduced that deadened the city.

Restaurants and cafes closed except the few (Repins) where customers stood waiting for the tables to empty.

This was the time when hungry servicemen crowded the Sydney streets.

Some people, who would have been glad of a few shillings at weekends were denied due to the rotten unions.

What was always wrong with these union nobodies?


WOW your doing well for someone close to 90+  What a memory  Wink



In those 90 years, she never once had annual leave, superannuation, sick leave, long service leave, meal breaks or any other of the horrible things achieved by those nasty unions.




Unions had a purpose at one point.
Now though they are full of corruption and a hindrance to business.

I've had plenty of first hand experience dealing with the AMWU during our realignment project and they were not remotely the business partner they profess to be.
Incredibly difficult.
 
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Reply #12 - Feb 15th, 2014 at 6:17pm  
With an Abbott government, one is very wise to be a member of a union.      Wink
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Reply #13 - Feb 15th, 2014 at 6:50pm  
Andrei.Hicks wrote on Feb 15th, 2014 at 6:09pm:
greggerypeccary wrote on Feb 15th, 2014 at 3:06pm:
teddybear wrote on Feb 15th, 2014 at 12:21pm:
olde.sault wrote on Feb 15th, 2014 at 12:16pm:
I remember when weekend penalty rates were introduced that deadened the city.

Restaurants and cafes closed except the few (Repins) where customers stood waiting for the tables to empty.

This was the time when hungry servicemen crowded the Sydney streets.

Some people, who would have been glad of a few shillings at weekends were denied due to the rotten unions.

What was always wrong with these union nobodies?


WOW your doing well for someone close to 90+  What a memory  Wink



In those 90 years, she never once had annual leave, superannuation, sick leave, long service leave, meal breaks or any other of the horrible things achieved by those nasty unions.




Unions had a purpose at one point.
Now though they are full of corruption and a hindrance to business.

I've had plenty of first hand experience dealing with the AMWU during our realignment project and they were not remotely the business partner they profess to be.
Incredibly difficult.


I  love the way Andrei supports his " facts" ...

Knows directors at SPC and Holden and has confided with him .... blah blah blah blah .. BS

One day Andrei will actually say something that can be verified ...  but dont hold your breath waiting.
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Reply #14 - Feb 15th, 2014 at 7:08pm  
Andrei is playing PR guy for fossil fools inc!
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Reply #15 - Feb 15th, 2014 at 7:12pm  
BatteriesNotIncluded wrote on Feb 15th, 2014 at 7:08pm:
Andrei is playing PR guy for fossil fools inc!


Actually I believe Andrei is a junior clerk at his office and comments on some paper that crosses his desk and puts his own name to the contents.
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Reply #16 - Feb 15th, 2014 at 7:16pm  
olde.sault wrote on Feb 15th, 2014 at 12:16pm:
I remember when weekend penalty rates were introduced that deadened the city.

Restaurants and cafes closed except the few (Repins) where customers stood waiting for the tables to empty.

This was the time when hungry servicemen crowded the Sydney streets.

Some people, who would have been glad of a few shillings at weekends were denied due to the rotten unions.

What was always wrong with these union nobodies?



You should be ashamed of yourself for typing such bullshyte.

If it wasn't for Unions the slave trade would still be flourishing .... & in some countries it still is.........

& how convenient is it for rabid Tories to dismiss that all associations of businessmen who group together in Guilds, Associations & in fact Unions e.g. the Cattlemens Union ... are in fact Unions ... of employers ....who band together to use their collective muscle to lobby govts... both state & federal to push their agendas to get what they want in reducing wages & conditions for the people they employ.

As usual bloody hypocrites to the "n"th degree.

Old Saulte you're a damned disgrace to the majority of people who have nowt to offer but their labour in return for a decent living.

You should be retired from using forums like this.... & perhaps that time might be not to far off.
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Reply #17 - Feb 15th, 2014 at 7:20pm  
Andrei.Hicks wrote on Feb 15th, 2014 at 6:09pm:
greggerypeccary wrote on Feb 15th, 2014 at 3:06pm:
teddybear wrote on Feb 15th, 2014 at 12:21pm:
olde.sault wrote on Feb 15th, 2014 at 12:16pm:
I remember when weekend penalty rates were introduced that deadened the city.

Restaurants and cafes closed except the few (Repins) where customers stood waiting for the tables to empty.

This was the time when hungry servicemen crowded the Sydney streets.

Some people, who would have been glad of a few shillings at weekends were denied due to the rotten unions.

What was always wrong with these union nobodies?


WOW your doing well for someone close to 90+  What a memory  Wink



In those 90 years, she never once had annual leave, superannuation, sick leave, long service leave, meal breaks or any other of the horrible things achieved by those nasty unions.




Unions had a purpose at one point.
Now though they are full of corruption and a hindrance to business.

I've had plenty of first hand experience dealing with the AMWU during our realignment project and they were not remotely the business partner they profess to be.
Incredibly difficult.


Oh, dear. So they didn't tug the forelock and say "Yes sir, no sir three bags full, sir".

They did their job and argued for the interests of their members?

Bloody bastards!
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Reply #18 - Feb 15th, 2014 at 7:22pm  
Cliff48 wrote on Feb 15th, 2014 at 7:12pm:
BatteriesNotIncluded wrote on Feb 15th, 2014 at 7:08pm:
Andrei is playing PR guy for fossil fools inc!


Actually I believe Andrei is a junior clerk at his office and comments on some paper that crosses his desk and puts his own name to the contents.


Precisely. He's a paper shuffler with delusions of grandeur. He longs for the time when Boers were in charge and black men knew their place.
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Reply #19 - Feb 15th, 2014 at 7:29pm  
Peter Freedman wrote on Feb 15th, 2014 at 7:22pm:
Cliff48 wrote on Feb 15th, 2014 at 7:12pm:
BatteriesNotIncluded wrote on Feb 15th, 2014 at 7:08pm:
Andrei is playing PR guy for fossil fools inc!


Actually I believe Andrei is a junior clerk at his office and comments on some paper that crosses his desk and puts his own name to the contents.


Precisely. He's a paper shuffler with delusions of grandeur. He longs for the time when Boers were in charge and black men knew their place.


I have close friends high up in Holden and they told me they met Andrei - he was the black man that served them coffee at the meeting.
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Reply #20 - Feb 15th, 2014 at 10:18pm  
Cartels are outlawed.  A cartel is just collusion by companies to avoid competition and artificially fix the price of their product to earn more.

Legalised cartels (Unions) avoid competition and artificially fix the price of their product to earn more.

Collusion by companies is outlawed because the consumer is disadvantaged but Collusion by unions is ok.

Why?
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Swagman wrote on Feb 15th, 2014 at 10:18pm:
Cartels are outlawed.  A cartel is just collusion by companies to avoid competition and artificially fix the price of their product to earn more.

Legalised cartels (Unions) avoid competition and artificially fix the price of their product to earn more.

Collusion by companies is outlawed because the consumer is disadvantaged but Collusion by unions is ok.

Why?



Companies collude frequently in matters of employee remuneration and contract rates for non-permanent workers.

They also further collude in agreements not to hire each other's employees which is an unlawful restraint of trade.
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The very nature of unions is anti-competition.



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Reply #23 - Feb 16th, 2014 at 6:42am  
greggerypeccary wrote on Feb 15th, 2014 at 3:06pm:
teddybear wrote on Feb 15th, 2014 at 12:21pm:
olde.sault wrote on Feb 15th, 2014 at 12:16pm:
I remember when weekend penalty rates were introduced that deadened the city.

Restaurants and cafes closed except the few (Repins) where customers stood waiting for the tables to empty.

This was the time when hungry servicemen crowded the Sydney streets.

Some people, who would have been glad of a few shillings at weekends were denied due to the rotten unions.

What was always wrong with these union nobodies?


WOW your doing well for someone close to 90+  What a memory  Wink



In those 90 years, she never once had annual leave, superannuation, sick leave, long service leave, meal breaks or any other of the horrible things achieved by those nasty unions.




You are right - my annual leave was 2 weeks and sickness was allowed but frowned upon.

In my working life there weren't all these lovely benefits but THERE WERE JOBS!  On top of this workers didn't suffer mental disorders through overwork, overwork businesses have to survive  on less staff.

True, there should be reasonable government control on wages but not thug-controlled.

The problem is that not every job has union thuggery presiding so, while some earners do it rich, others have to pay for it in one way or other mostly through rising costs.
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Reply #24 - Feb 16th, 2014 at 6:56am  
teddybear wrote on Feb 15th, 2014 at 12:21pm:
olde.sault wrote on Feb 15th, 2014 at 12:16pm:
I remember when weekend penalty rates were introduced that deadened the city.

Restaurants and cafes closed except the few (Repins) where customers stood waiting for the tables to empty.

This was the time when hungry servicemen crowded the Sydney streets.

Some people, who would have been glad of a few shillings at weekends were denied due to the rotten unions.

What was always wrong with these union nobodies?


WOW your doing well for someone close to 90+  What a memory  Wink


Yes, old memories - my first sight of a flying plane, the sound from a crystal radio set, first ride in a taxi etc.

Unfortunately I often forget simple words. My brain functions like a slow internet reception, the words return but it is hardly an encouragement for making a speech!

Old age is a curse.
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Reply #25 - Feb 16th, 2014 at 7:05am  
Swagman wrote on Feb 15th, 2014 at 10:18pm:
Cartels are outlawed.  A cartel is just collusion by companies to avoid competition and artificially fix the price of their product to earn more.

Legalised cartels (Unions) avoid competition and artificially fix the price of their product to earn more.

Collusion by companies is outlawed because the consumer is disadvantaged but Collusion by unions is ok.

Why?




but Collusion by unions is ok

Is it   ? Have an example or two ???
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Reply #26 - Feb 16th, 2014 at 7:06am  
Swagman wrote on Feb 16th, 2014 at 3:45am:
The very nature of unions is anti-competition.






We should have more competition like in the banking industry ???
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Reply #27 - Feb 16th, 2014 at 7:38am  
Dnarever wrote on Feb 16th, 2014 at 7:06am:
Swagman wrote on Feb 16th, 2014 at 3:45am:
The very nature of unions is anti-competition.






We should have more competition like in the banking industry ???


A load of tripe Swagman......... what is anti-competition are monopolies & duopolies of big business .... & of course that's not happening in this country is it? Grin Grin Grin

Companies are always under scrutiny & being bought to account for collusion in price fixing etc.
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Reply #28 - Feb 16th, 2014 at 8:20am  

All anyone has to do is mention penalty rates and the response is, predictably, hysterical...same old, same old...
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The Heartless Felon wrote on Feb 16th, 2014 at 8:20am:
All anyone has to do is mention penalty rates and the response is, predictably, hysterical...same old, same old...


Just as is your response.

It was put up for discussion..... that's what's happening.
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Reply #30 - Feb 16th, 2014 at 8:29am  
Gnads wrote on Feb 16th, 2014 at 8:25am:
The Heartless Felon wrote on Feb 16th, 2014 at 8:20am:
All anyone has to do is mention penalty rates and the response is, predictably, hysterical...same old, same old...


Just as is your response.

It was put up for discussion..... that's what's happening.


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Reply #31 - Feb 16th, 2014 at 11:54am  
I couldn't survive without penalty rates.

I didn't get that many hours last week and a 1830-0230 stint last night will result in me getting a pay next week that will at least pay the bills, but mean a very lean week spending-wise.

Most of my co-workers are signed up for Newstart in case of similar low hour weeks. If they don't get the hours due to weather, lack of work etc then they get a payment.

Getting rid of penalty rates will result in an extra 16hrs of work at the normal rate. What's that going to result in? Two people getting crap pays and having to rely on Centrelink to make up the difference to give them what is still a sh!t pay instead of just one person on Centrelink benefits?
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Reply #32 - Feb 16th, 2014 at 12:03pm  
olde.sault wrote on Feb 16th, 2014 at 6:42am:
greggerypeccary wrote on Feb 15th, 2014 at 3:06pm:
teddybear wrote on Feb 15th, 2014 at 12:21pm:
olde.sault wrote on Feb 15th, 2014 at 12:16pm:
I remember when weekend penalty rates were introduced that deadened the city.

Restaurants and cafes closed except the few (Repins) where customers stood waiting for the tables to empty.

This was the time when hungry servicemen crowded the Sydney streets.

Some people, who would have been glad of a few shillings at weekends were denied due to the rotten unions.

What was always wrong with these union nobodies?


WOW your doing well for someone close to 90+  What a memory  Wink



In those 90 years, she never once had annual leave, superannuation, sick leave, long service leave, meal breaks or any other of the horrible things achieved by those nasty unions.




You are right - my annual leave was 2 weeks and sickness was allowed but frowned upon.




Thank God the unions have changed all that.
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Reply #33 - Feb 16th, 2014 at 12:09pm  
Swagman wrote on Feb 16th, 2014 at 3:45am:
The very nature of unions is anti-competition.




The very nature of business being business compels anti-competitive behaviour: hence lobbying for favourable legislation that allows the big swingers to more usefully employ their economies of scales advantage.

Mining companies bamboozle governments with a variety of tricks.. being representative democracies the people are also smashed about the ears a fair bit too!
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Re: During World War 2 penalty rates
Reply #34 - Feb 16th, 2014 at 2:33pm  
Mining companies have money and politicians are addicted to OPM.

Hence unrestrained corporate influence over governments world over.
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Re: During World War 2 penalty rates
Reply #35 - Feb 16th, 2014 at 2:45pm  
Too right!

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Reply #36 - Feb 16th, 2014 at 7:29pm  
stevieboy wrote on Feb 15th, 2014 at 12:26pm:
The battle of Hastings 1066....same thing. Damn unions!


King Canute....

The freakin' unions just wouldn't help him stop the tide from coming in.

Those bastards just walked out and went on strike.....


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Re: During World War 2 penalty rates
Reply #37 - Feb 16th, 2014 at 7:37pm  
olde.sault wrote on Feb 16th, 2014 at 6:42am:
greggerypeccary wrote on Feb 15th, 2014 at 3:06pm:
teddybear wrote on Feb 15th, 2014 at 12:21pm:
olde.sault wrote on Feb 15th, 2014 at 12:16pm:
I remember when weekend penalty rates were introduced that deadened the city.

Restaurants and cafes closed except the few (Repins) where customers stood waiting for the tables to empty.

This was the time when hungry servicemen crowded the Sydney streets.

Some people, who would have been glad of a few shillings at weekends were denied due to the rotten unions.

What was always wrong with these union nobodies?


WOW your doing well for someone close to 90+  What a memory  Wink



In those 90 years, she never once had annual leave, superannuation, sick leave, long service leave, meal breaks or any other of the horrible things achieved by those nasty unions.




You are right - my annual leave was 2 weeks and sickness was allowed but frowned upon.


Did you also have to bring a lump of coal to work in winter to keep your workplace warm???

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Reply #38 - Feb 16th, 2014 at 7:52pm  
How many here work for a salary, rather than wages?

How many here work more than 38.5 hours a week in their salaried position? And get paid for their extra effort?

How many here are self-employed? Do you pay yourself overtime?

How many here work 40 hours a week and the only possibility of extra income is a second job?

When was the last time anyone here worked a Saturday morning for time and a half? Or Sunday for double time?

Put in the hours - you deserve to get paid.

Who, other than yourselves, do you know who works for nothing?
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Reply #39 - Feb 16th, 2014 at 7:57pm  
Lionel Edriess wrote on Feb 16th, 2014 at 7:52pm:
How many here work for a salary, rather than wages?

How many here work more than 38.5 hours a week in their salaried position? And get paid for their extra effort?

How many here are self-employed? Do you pay yourself overtime?

How many here work 40 hours a week and the only possibility of extra income is a second job?

When was the last time anyone here worked a Saturday morning for time and a half? Or Sunday for double time?

Put in the hours - you deserve to get paid.

Who, other than yourselves, do you know who works for nothing?


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