The Subway handbook says that workers can have free soft-drinks while working. Jackie Lang shared a drink that she’d poured while on shift with a friend. Not only has she been fired, but Subway called the police. The police arrested her and charged her with theft, and she was in the cells for two hours.<\/p>\n
That story<\/a> was in the same paper as a story<\/a> on mobile trucks in South Auckland, ((a poor area of Auckland)) that sell goods on credit at extortionate prices. This is perfectly legal, if being a parasite off the poor was illegal our entire economic system would collapse. But I would hope that taking money from people’s bank accounts wouldn’t be:<\/p>\n Customers were sometimes being asked to sign multiple, undated direct debit forms allowing the company open access to their accounts.<\/p>\n Many companies continued to take money after the debt was repaid and failed to advise customers when they have gone into credit. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n I know there are people, who consider themselves progressive, and believe that the police are neutral, that their primary role isn’t to uphold the power system we have in place. I would ask those people why police care about a 19 year old who shares a soft-drink, but not companies who steal through direct debit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Subway handbook says that workers can have free soft-drinks while working. Jackie Lang shared a drink that she’d poured while on shift with a friend. Not only has she been fired, but Subway called the police. The police arrested … Continue reading