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President Biden Praises Apple Employees in Maryland for Unionizing
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I'm no fan of Trump. In fact I despise him as a human being but gas prices weren't $10/gallon when he was in office either.
First…gas prices are not $10 a gallon. Second…the President doesn’t control gas prices. Third…check the gas prices in ALL other countries around the world. It’s a GLOBAL problem. GLOBAL inflation.
And we were energy independent during Trump. In fact, we had a surplus and we were selling our oil to other countries. If we were still energy independent, our gas prices wouldn't even be affected much right now like the rest of the world is ... because we wouldn't be relying on foreign oil. Biden's main goal for oil in this country has been to make us rely on foreign countries again ... and then to blame them for our gas prices ... even though that shouldn't even be something we should be dealing with right now because WE WERE ENERGY INDEPENDENT. Then he goes around on 9,000 mile trips around the world to talk about climate change, all while using more fossil fuels in Air Force One than most families will use in 10 lifetimes. The hypocrisy and stupidity is like nothing I have ever seen before. And of course we're supposed to get electric cars that start at 65,000 dollars so we can then charge our batteries that were made with 10 times more fossils fuels than a normal car to be charged with electricity that's powered by fossil fuels.
No, gas prices are the way they are here because of Biden making us rely on foreign oil again. Your lack of understanding of what's actually happening is a big problem. Gas prices are the way they are globally because the world is relying on evil countries for their oil, especially Russia. We weren't relying on Russia for our oil. Before Biden, we were completely energy independent. And we had so much we were selling to other countries. We wouldn't be in this position at all if Biden had just left our oil pipelines alone and stopped putting red tape on oil companies every chance he got since the first day he was in office. It's also important to point out that what's happening in this country affects most of the world. The US dollar is the base for the rest of the world's currency. When we go down, many people go down with us. As much as foreign countries hate to admit it, we are the glue that binds. Everyone looks to our country for stability.
And yes, I have a feeling that gas will hit 10 dollars a gallon this year. There are some gas stations in California that are over 9 dollars a gallon. It's 5 dollars here. Before Biden it was 1.89.
A President (more specifically president's policies) doesn't control gas prices, but this is all President Putin's fault I take it? Don't see any inconsistency in logic there?
One week after taking office, President Biden signed the “Executive Order on Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad” to ban new oil and natural gas leasing on federal lands and waters. Can't make this stuff up.
...How about we restore energy independence like we have previously by having drilling here, and a pipeline right here?
Damage is being done to our economy and our country - no question. The question is, is it intentional or out of incompetence? I go with the former. Only Democrat sycophants don't know better, Democrats do. And the President certainly does, even for all of his peanut brain is capable of at any given moment before putting a lid on it at 11 AM.
How is it more 'environmentally friendly' to get oil shipped here from Saudi Arabia? Or coming from a position of strength to beg Saudi princes?
Relying on our foreign adversary which also requires fuel to get to this part of the world.
I'll wait.
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As a mental exercise, JUST IMAGINE the hysteria if these were the gas prices under orange man. But under Biden its 'akshually let me explain why basic logic doesnt work here' every single time. its pathetic.
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Nope. Just gets passed down to the consumers. Nothing like more expensive Apple products. I won’t buy anything in one of these stores if they unionize. I have never been in a Union place that has better service than a non-union place in retail or hospitality so don’t fool yourself.
When I worked for Apple a long time ago in UK the wages were super low and to rub it in a Tesco clerk earned more per hour than us and yet we were constantly asked to be on top of tech etc. A clerk that scans items got more so yeah - we complained and actually they did raise the wages by about 20% or so which was nice but still not high enough to reflect the demands of the job. They constantly benchmarked us against other retail stores which felt a bit off.
In the end, I didn't care that much as I only worked for Apple when I was studying my craft. Now its a distant memory with some great experiences (and some bad ones)
Overall, Apple should always choose if they want 'student' staff (so the crappy wage is ok for them) or more permanent staff that they reward accordingly. Living in London on the wages Apple pay is very very challenging.
I literally doubled my money in the first year I've left Apple for a junior position in media.
So yeah, union is good if it helps the employees to get decent wages and working conditions. Often its not always about the money too.
Apple does have some nice benefits though but not many people can reach the full potential as their salary is too low. (like stock share was, I guess still is, capped at 10% contribution)
When you worked at Apple, did they offer contribution match? For Ex. If you put 10% paycheck into stock share, they'll match it.
Gas has nearly reached an incredible $10 a gallon
A California Chevron station in the coastal village of Mendocino about 175 miles north of San Francisco was charging $9.60 a gallon for regular on Friday.
nypost.com
No, they let you put 10% max to stock and then 2x a year you would buy the stock with 15% discount.
Honestly, I still hold 50% of the stock now so its a nice chunk of money but those colleagues that lived from month to month and weren't able to put even 5% missed out. I was lucky as my circumstances were different but on the specialist positions especially it was impossible to save any money in London unless you worked crazy hours.
Honestly, I still hold 50% of the stock now so its a nice chunk of money but those colleagues that lived from month to month and weren't able to put even 5% missed out. I was lucky as my circumstances were different but on the specialist positions especially it was impossible to save any money in London unless you worked crazy hours.
I’m not even a Democrat and I have to laugh at a Trump supporter who refers to Democrats as sycophants.
Exactly. Unions are in bed with democrats.
That’s why Obama sided with the teachers union instead of helping needy school children. That’s why the Dems allowed the teachers union to literally write the health policy for schools instead of the CDC… great for teachers, horrible for kids. That’s why the Biden admin invited Ford and GM to their EV event and praised GM for their leadership in EVs when they sold a total of 24 EVs at the time, but left out Tesla because they’re not unionized.
Unions are like cancer. They destroy orgs and entire industries. That’s why our education system is going to hell (50% of LA students can’t read and do math at grade level!). And is it any wonder that our coal mining and airline industries collapsed when faced with serious competition and every auto manufacturer with the exception of Ford and Tesla went bankrupt or needed bailing out at the taxpayers’ expense?
USA has enjoyed cheap gas for too long anyway. These prices were in Europe for a very long time so I guess its now catching up with you too :-D
Gas has nearly reached an incredible $10 a gallon
A California Chevron station in the coastal village of Mendocino about 175 miles north of San Francisco was charging $9.60 a gallon for regular on Friday.
And we'd still be enjoying cheap gas if our administration didn't think that pushing climate change means that we use other people's oil and not ours. Cuz foreign oil is better for the environment apparently.
Well that's just not true.
I mean if you want more government intrusion, less personal freedom, red tape, more socialism, more bureaucracy and so on then the "Big D" is the way to go!
When nothing is going right as a result of bad policy and there is no admission of guilt or fault, like whatsoever, I am left with no other conclusion other than that some (not all but some perhaps even many/most... I don't know I'm not a pollster. I think plenty of democrats are waking up for what's its worth and others are sound asleep. You can wake up, and still not be fond of republicans they aren't mutually exclusive but to blame them when they wield zero power whatsoever right now is laughable) are sychophants immune to reality.
But you think all of another group, with no exceptions, are definitively a type. That's what we call bigotry. But you think it's coming from a place of love and wisdom.
Oh Really? Who voted against the Gas Price Gouging Bill in the House? ALL 207 Republicans voted against it. And it will FAIL in the Senate because of the filibuster.
In fact:
ALL Republicans voted against capping insulin prices at $35.
192 Republicans voted against the bill to provide funding that would ease the baby food shortage
251 Republicans voted against a bill to address domestic terrorism
63 House Republicans voted against support for NATO
30 Republicans voted against the BIPARTISAN Infrastructure bill…and then turn around and tell their constituents they helped pass it.
Stay classy GOP!
I'm going to let you in on a little secret and please bear with me. But ... just because there is massive corruption in one party ... doesn't mean there isn't massive corruption in the other. You can't ignore the corruption of one party because the other party are doing stupid things. Please don't turn a blind eye to corruption on either side. It's happening across our entire government. And it's terrifying.
he wrote BIPARTISAN in all caps though so I guess its settled.
I‘m pretty sure the vast majority of Apple’s payroll isn’t unionized employees. I haven’t seen official numbers or headcounts, but the fully loaded cost of a chip designer in Cupertino would probably cover at least a handful of retail employees In Maryland.
Apple salaries: How much does Apple pay? | Indeed.com
The average Apple salary ranges from approximately $30,300 per year for Retail Sales Associate to $200,000 per year for Senior Software Architect. Average Apple hourly pay ranges from approximately $11.00 per hour for Medical Assistant to $68.00 per hour for Online Manager.
Well, we are all switching to EV anyway so this is just a transition. Will be better for everyone eventually.
Here Are The Republicans Who Voted For The Infrastructure Bill In The Senate
Nineteen Republicans including Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell voted in favor of the bipartisan bill, despite objections from colleagues who opposed the cost.
www.npr.org
Btw, if I recall correctly, The Squad voted against the infrastructure bill.
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Hate unions in general but…
"Apple plans to make sure that there are at least 12 hours between each shift an employee must take on, up from the current 10 hour minimum. Employees will not have to work past 8:00 p.m. for more than three days a week unless they choose to work late shifts, and they will no longer be scheduled to work more than five days in a row except during holidays and major product launches." ???
Er how on earth are they not doing this already? Imagine your boss says you got to work till 10 tonight and then start work at 8 am tomorrow (so get home at 11 and leave at 7). Or yes John I'm afraid what with Christmas and the New Year coming up we want you to work straight through from the 23rd Dec to 3rd Jan. Apple Store is not a bloomin emergency service. Apple deserves all that it's got coming
"Apple plans to make sure that there are at least 12 hours between each shift an employee must take on, up from the current 10 hour minimum. Employees will not have to work past 8:00 p.m. for more than three days a week unless they choose to work late shifts, and they will no longer be scheduled to work more than five days in a row except during holidays and major product launches." ???
Er how on earth are they not doing this already? Imagine your boss says you got to work till 10 tonight and then start work at 8 am tomorrow (so get home at 11 and leave at 7). Or yes John I'm afraid what with Christmas and the New Year coming up we want you to work straight through from the 23rd Dec to 3rd Jan. Apple Store is not a bloomin emergency service. Apple deserves all that it's got coming
I’m gonna let you in on a little secret….pay attention to what they do, not what they say. Check the voting record. Particularly if they vote to overturn election results.
We are not all switching to EV. It costs an insignificant little detail called money. In approaching a recession, personal expenditures get narrowed even more.
Again- the arrogance and elitism of the Democrat party to assume people moaning about gas and grocery prices and housing costs can just afford to shell out for a shiny new automobile and shut up.
No we aren't. People and families that can't afford gas aren't going out to buy 65,000 dollar electric cars that have batteries that require ten times more fossils fuel to be manufactured than a normal car to be charged with electricity that gets generated through fossil fuels, on top of the fact that if everyone got electric vehicles, we would then need to do rolling black outs as there wouldn't be enough juice in the power grid to charge all these electric vehicles with green energy. You are misinformed on the current realities of the situation. The Dems are trying to push this change overnight. This is something that will take decades. Not to mention we are in a recession ... and we may be possibly approaching one on the scale of The Great Depression.
I'm paying attention to everything in great detail. This country is being screwed by both sides. I'm not even sure what point you are trying to make. All I can see is you willfully ignoring half the story.