Comments for Pret A Manger Staff Union

Comment on Living Wage Campaign by disgruntled employee

disgruntled employee — Thu, 09 May 2013 19:22:11 +0000

I’m a Pret worker and the modelof Pret is NOT represented daily a lot of pretence when officials visit and Very Very Poor excuses for managers as a former manager myself this company is letting itself down by putting ill equipt ill mannered unqualified persons as management. I’d like to see Pret live up to its model(motto) Very disappointing I’m sure the owners did not foresee this as the reality. It is a Shambles.

Comment on About Us by 2012 in review: Notes on the year the world didn’t end | Cautiously pessimistic

Mon, 31 Dec 2012 13:29:57 +0000

[...] by tenants against landlords and letting agents. The Civil Service Rank & File Network and the Pret A Manger Staff Union are two exciting new developments that’ll definitely be worth keeping an eye on in the new year, [...]

Comment on The outcome of Andrej’s Appeal by ubert

ubert — Sat, 08 Dec 2012 22:11:39 +0000

pret gave the internal email that Andrej was sacked for making homophobic comments against another team member. That does not change the fact that team members are regularly bullied by managers and leaders who are in fact not good at the job themselves. Managers need to think that for the hours they work would it be just as good to have stayed as a team member? from going to say a barista to team leader for an extra 10p an hour and then on to AMF/AMK how much more does an AMK/AMF earn than a team leader for the hours that they do, most probably less divide your pay by the hours you work don’t include bonuses as a bonus IS a bonus. Pret relies on the fact that having a good position means that you can be exploited. A pocket full of importance doesn’t put a lot of food on the table.

Comment on Living Wage Campaign by Towards effective resistance: Newcastle, Birmingham, Jobmatch | Cautiously pessimistic

Fri, 07 Dec 2012 16:32:54 +0000

[...] It’s been a grim year, overall. There’s been a few positive developments, but only a few: for the most part, attacks on our lives have come thick and fast, and opposition has mainly stayed at the level of polite complaining, rather than active resistance. But, every now and again, something a bit more worthwhile happens, and I think it’s worth drawing attention to those events when they happen. On that note, the protests across Britain this Wednesday to coincide with Osborne’s budget statement seem to have mostly been standard lefty non-events, with two notable exceptions: in Birmingham, Andrew Mitchell’s office was occupied, and in Newcastle, a protest inside the Civic Centre disrupted a council meeting. Of course, these things by themselves are not enough; it’s disappointing that the National Campaign Against Fees and Cuts call-out seems not to have led to similar action anywhere else, and, as with any tactic, the more we occupy MPs’ offices and council meetings, the better the police will get at dealing with it. But, for all the criticisms that can be made, any action that actually causes some disruption to our enemies is always far more worthwhile than one that doesn’t, so the protesters in Birmingham and Newcastle deserve our respect and solidarity, and it’s worth thinking about whether it’d be possible to pull off something similar where you are. Finally, a really important development on the Universal Jobmatch front: building on Johnny Void’s important efforts highlighting the potential for abuse of the system, Channel 4 News have now run a prominent story on how easily Jobmatch can be used for identity theft. This is really important for claimants who want to avoid signing up to the system, and I’d recommend that anyone worried about pressure from the Jobcentre should print off a copy of the story* to take with them. It’s also worthwhile sharing the story around as widely as possible. Being too openly confrontational about not wanting to register will probably get you an official Jobcentre direction to sign up, with the threat of a sanction if you don’t, but playing the “I want to register, really I do, but I saw this story on the news and now I’m scared and don’t want to set up an account until I’m 100% sure my details are safe” card should at least buy you a bit of time. Looking towards the future, there’s a few worthwhile events coming up: the Week of Action Against Workfare starting on Saturday 8th will see action in at least nine different locations, Manchester Disabled People Against Cuts are having a formal launch meeting tomorrow, and the Pret A Manger Staff Union are launching a new campaign for the living wage. [...]

Comment on The outcome of Andrej’s Appeal by Rob Ray

Rob Ray — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 16:29:02 +0000

Ah damn, best to Andrej and here’s hoping that the company’s bullying behaviour inspires more people to stand up to them so people who stand up for their workmates don’t get victimised in future. The lengths they went to in trying to get at a Pamsu organiser just shows how scared they are of their “colleagues” gaining a real voice.

Comment on News from Andrej’s Appeal Hearing by FW Klaus Helms

FW Klaus Helms — Sat, 01 Dec 2012 10:12:21 +0000

Solidarity with Andrej and the fighting PAMSU! An injury to one is an injury to all!
HOCH DIE INTERNATIONALE SOLIDARITÄT!
FW Helms (X 360805 – GLAMROC Treasurer)
for the German Language Area Members Regional Organising Committee (GLAMROC)
of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW)

Comment on About Us by christian

christian — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 08:30:51 +0000

Fuerza Andrej!

Comment on News from Andrej’s Appeal Hearing by Greta

Greta — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 18:52:11 +0000

Well done Andrej! Solidarity and good luck!

Comment on About Us by Tomas

Tomas — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 21:23:00 +0000

Thanks God,
finally Pret Staff Union!
Guys ,we need to find a way to inform every single Pret employee about Union.
Your info e-mail to shops (as you can imagine) were not passed to staff so people have no idea about it.
Maybe X-mas party would be good opportunity to pass leaflets with info encouraging our colleagues to join Union?
Take care Andrej!!!