TK Maxx bought staff 'two goldfish in bid to halt strike'

[Deleted member 21220]

Workers at the TK Maxx outlet in Arklow are to stage a one-day strike next Saturday in a dispute over pay, hours and rosters.

The trade union Mandate said the company had "reluctantly gave a small pay increase" and even "bought two goldfish" as a "peace offering" but members wanted a permanent solution to problems.

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Mr Meegan said that "in an effort to prevent the workers from obtaining lasting change in TK Maxx, the company reluctantly gave a small pay increase, began issuing two week rosters and gave some workers 20 hour contracts".

"Remarkably, the company even bought two goldfish for the Arklow store as a peace offering or inducement not to partake in trade union activities."

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TK Maxx declined to comment.

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Sounds like an amazing deal if I do say so myself!!

Source: Irish Times

 

[shaneo632]

lmao

 

[36 Chambers]

Who needs more hours and better wages when we have THE 2 BALLER ASS GOLDFISH

 

[Deleted member 14002]

If only there were a way for workers to unite and form some kind of guild, then use that strength to bargain... collectively

 

[PlanetSmasher]

It's called TK Maxx in Ireland? I thought it was TJ Maxx.

 

[GK86]

Well, they are made out of gold. It is in their name.

 

[36 Chambers]

It's called TK Maxx in Ireland? I thought it was TJ Maxx.

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Yeah we get weird localisations. Primark is Penneys etc

 

[vypek]

It's called TK Maxx in Ireland? I thought it was TJ Maxx.

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Just looked it up cause I thought there was a typo. Seems the name changes in areas to be distinct from another store called T.J. Hughes and avoid confusion

 

[Cronen]

It's called TK Maxx in Ireland? I thought it was TJ Maxx.

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It's TK Maxx in the UK and Ireland. A quick google search tells me that it's due to there being a store here called T. J. Hughes and I guess they didn't want to get the two confused. As a result, they decided to change the J to a K.

 

[Sol C. Johnson]

Lol what if they negotiated down to two fish?

 

[Akira86]

Yeah we get weird localisations. Primark is Penneys etc

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lol, wow. thats weird to link all those weird brit and euro brands to their american counterparts

 

[Deleted member 21220]

Primark is Penneys etc

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Sorry to bump my own thread but I had to look this up, Penny's is actually Irish, and it couldn't be called that outside of Ireland because of JC Penny's, so technically Primark is the localisation (so not to get sued).

 

[ZiggyPalffyLA]

What were the names of the goldfish?

 

[How About No]

It's called TK Maxx in Ireland? I thought it was TJ Maxx.

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Yeah wtf. I thought the title was a typo but it kept going

 

[vacantseas]

What were the names of the goldfish?

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TJ and TK

 

[P-MAC]

It's called TK Maxx in Ireland? I thought it was TJ Maxx.

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It's called TK Maxx in the UK too, or at least in Cardiff it is.

 

[Qikz]

It's TK Maxx in England as well, but wtf. Who would want 2 goldfish when you're trying to fix your working conditions. This is some kind of joke right?

 

[excelsiorlef]

What were the names of the goldfish?

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AUNTIE and LABOUR

 

[GoodGamerGuy]

Holy shit this is weird to read on here. This is in my town. Considering its a small town in Ireland, its pretty odd to see it being mentioned here on Era

 

[Gundam]

What a strange read this thread has been between discovering "TK" Maxx and the fucking goldfish that are the focus to begin with

 

[Deleted member 21255]

Holy shit this is weird to read on here. This is in my town. Considering its a small town in Ireland, its pretty odd to see it being mentioned here on Era

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