paid time off

talk about

boffo moves

here's one i think
i,ve not explored nearly enough


upping paid time off
 as part of  slashing 
the  basic work week 


impact
     hard to over-rate 

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i posted this earlier

but never did my notes



"A crucial question:
what to focus on in
bargaining."


" Working time stands out 
for three powerful
reasons"



" First, it is quite amazing that while
productivity has been growing (Output per hour has
doubled since the first wave of concessions in the
1980s.), workers are left with less and less of their
own time."


" Second, while higher wages 
increase the gap with other workers
 more time off is
solidaristic in terms 
of sharing existing jobs"


". Third, the attempt
to limit the impact of job loss 
through income security
and higher pensions 
has only increased costs 
 in a way that creates
 a disadvantage relative
 to non-union assembly plants"


" Paid time off 
is
something the non-union plants
 tend to follow to avoid
unionization 
 Therefore, negotiating paid time off 
is
actually a better response
 from the perspective of 'competitiveness.'

"The time to negotiate paid time off:

 when there are large layoffs pending
and the issue is solidarity 
to limit the layoffs"

 " Solidarity 
to limit overtime 
when some are called back 
and
many remain off work"

" In most cases, corporations
plan to reduce the workforce 
 when the upturn
comes
 limiting overtime generates jobs "