Early Warning Signs Borders bookstore chain has been bothered of late by union activity. As a public service, someone has been kind enough to post the whole text on the internet . Employees gather in small groups of twos and threes and immediately halt their conversations when managers approach. Employees start gathering to talk in areas that are off the beaten path. Employees who are not normally seen talking to one another begin associating more regularly.
Strange alliances begin to form.
New vocabulary may creep into employees conversations. Union terms such as seniority, grievance, bumping, job security, job posting, etc. may appear in conversations. You never know where the virus of critical thought will strike next. You Microsoft has been under criticism for exploiting temporary workers by hiring them for what really are long term positions and then keeping them on for years at the lower temp wages. From now on, temporary employees will simply leave their jobs for a month after a year's employment, as a reminder that they are temporary or contingent.