Dutch McDo's 'wrong' to fire worker over cheese slice...
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From: Earl Evleth on 27 Jan 2010 07:33 On 27/01/10 13:08, in article F0W7n.20644$mT7.17090(a)newsfe05.iad, "Stephen Ellenson" <s_ellenson(a)charter.net> wrote: > I think it depends on whether it was real cheese (I'm from Wisconsin) or the > fake stuff McDo's calls cheese (non-cheese). I don't think she should be > sacked for giving away non-cheese:-) (un-cheese? pseudo-cheese? > plastic-yellow-cheese-like-substance?) I think Mac calls their cheese "cheddar", having that color ( the cheddars some in two colors, as least at our local cheese shop in Paris, one of which is not colored (see photo http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Somerset-Cheddar.jpg) I don't know in what manner McDo's is a "non-cheese". It is a "processed" variety, which is oozed out of its liquid state and cut into portions after cooling? It originated from an English village of Cheddar. It is extensively imitated world wide. We use it at home in a chorizo omelette made with an English yellow cheddar.
From: tim.... on 27 Jan 2010 08:03 "Gregory Morrow" <rrrrrrrrrorrr(a)rrrnrjj.fi> wrote in message news:AJqdnURCYeG8uP3WnZ2dnUVZ_rSdnZ2d(a)earthlink.com... > Earl Evleth wrote: > >> On 27/01/10 12:19, in article >> DsCdnWI0k5Crgv3WnZ2dnUVZ_tudnZ2d(a)earthlink.com, "Gregory Morrow" >> <rrrrrrrrrorrr(a)rrrnrjj.fi> wrote: >> >>> But the court said in its written judgement: "The dismissal was too >>> severe a measure. It is just a slice of cheese," reports AFP news >>> agency. >> >> A reprimand was more in order. >> >> Drastic treatment of workers is a hallmark of modern, >> profits-are-everything Capitalism. Basically >> terrorize the workers. >> >> To repeat, Capitalism has no social goals, it lacks >> human empathy. It ranks with Fascism in that regard. > > > This kerfuffle is something I'd expect in the US, not in the EU where > worker - protection laws are stronger... > > I wonder if this Dutch McDo's worker belonged to a union...??? When you have courts that enforce employment rights properly, individually, you don't need to belong to a union. (Though I do accept that the rights only came about in the first place because people did form unions). tim
From: tim.... on 27 Jan 2010 08:05 "Stephen Ellenson" <s_ellenson(a)charter.net> wrote in message news:F0W7n.20644$mT7.17090(a)newsfe05.iad... > > "Earl Evleth" <evleth(a)wanadoo.fr> wrote in message > news:C785E6C0.1976C1%evleth(a)wanadoo.fr... >> On 27/01/10 12:44, in article >> AJqdnURCYeG8uP3WnZ2dnUVZ_rSdnZ2d(a)earthlink.com, "Gregory Morrow" >> <rrrrrrrrrorrr(a)rrrnrjj.fi> wrote: >> >>> I wonder if this Dutch McDo's worker belonged to a union...??? >> >> Yes in France. Also, French workers will have full >> medical insurance coverage. They have social guarantees >> which are non-existent in the USA. >> > > I think it depends on whether it was real cheese (I'm from Wisconsin) You have "real" cheese? On all my trips to the states, I have only ever seen "processed" cheese. Even the "full" blocks sold in the supermarket are processed. tim
From: Tom P on 27 Jan 2010 09:12 Gregory Morrow wrote: > Earl Evleth wrote: > >> On 27/01/10 12:19, in article >> DsCdnWI0k5Crgv3WnZ2dnUVZ_tudnZ2d(a)earthlink.com, "Gregory Morrow" >> <rrrrrrrrrorrr(a)rrrnrjj.fi> wrote: >> >>> But the court said in its written judgement: "The dismissal was too >>> severe a measure. It is just a slice of cheese," reports AFP news >>> agency. >> A reprimand was more in order. >> >> Drastic treatment of workers is a hallmark of modern, >> profits-are-everything Capitalism. Basically >> terrorize the workers. >> >> To repeat, Capitalism has no social goals, it lacks >> human empathy. It ranks with Fascism in that regard. > > > This kerfuffle is something I'd expect in the US, not in the EU where > worker - protection laws are stronger... > You'd be surprised. In Germany we've had several such cases recently in court where the employees lost. I can't remember the details of all the cases but one such case was a secretary who was fired for eating a sandwich that was left over after a management meeting. The employers' usual claim in court is that the worker's behaviour "has led to an irrepairable breakdown in the trust and confidence in the relationship between employer and employee" or some such wording. > I wonder if this Dutch McDo's worker belonged to a union...??? Union?? This is the 21st century. > >
From: mikeos on 27 Jan 2010 10:07
Stephen Ellenson wrote: > > I think it depends on whether it was real cheese (I'm from Wisconsin) or the > fake stuff McDo's calls cheese (non-cheese). I don't think she should be > sacked for giving away non-cheese:-) (un-cheese? pseudo-cheese? > plastic-yellow-cheese-like-substance?) "Blessed are the cheesemakers" |