Wells Fargo employee emails CEO asking for a raise — copies 200,000 other employees

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http://www.salon.com/2014/10/10/wells_fargo_employee_emails_ceo_asking_for_a_raise_copies_200000_other_employees/



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Wells Fargo employee emails CEO asking for a raise — copies 200,000 other employees
Joanna Rothkopf
Friday, Oct 10, 2014 03:45 PM EST

Tyrel Oates, a 30-year-old Portland, Oregon-based employee of Wells Fargo, shot to Internet fame after emailing the company’s CEO John Stumpf (and cc’ing 200,000 other employees) to ask for a $10,000 raise… for everyone at the company.

The Charlotte Observer reports:

Oates proposed that Wells Fargo give each of its roughly 263,500 employees a $10,000 raise. That, he wrote, would “show the rest of the United States, if not the world, that, yes, big corporations can have a heart other than philanthropic endeavors.”

In an interview Tuesday, Oates…said he has no regrets and that he has received many thank-yous from co-workers who told him they shared his views.

And, at least as of Tuesday afternoon, he said he’s still employed by the company, where he processes requests from Wells Fargo customers seeking to stop debt-collection calls.

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Mr. Oates' letter is at the link above.

[1StrongBlackMan]

1. Great email, with a stroke of genius embedded ...

From the final paragraph:

P.S. – To all of my fellow team members who receive a copy of this email. Though Wells Fargo does not allow the formation of unions, this does not mean we cannot stand united. Each and every one of us plays an integral part in the success of this company. It is time that we ask, no, it is time that we demand to be rightfully compensated for the hard work that we accomplish, and for the great part we all have played in the success of this company.

And here is why ...

Union Activity

Employees have the right to attempt to form a union where none currently exists, or to decertify a union that has lost the support of employees.

Examples of employee rights include:
◾ Forming, or attempting to form, a union in your workplace;
◾ Joining a union whether the union is recognized by your employer or not;
◾ Assisting a union in organizing your fellow employees;
◾ Refusing to do any or all of these things.
◾ To be fairly represented by a union

http://www.nlrb.gov/rights-we-protect/employee-rights

And,

The law we enforce gives employees the right to act together to try to improve their pay and working conditions, with or without a union. If employees are fired, suspended, or otherwise penalized for taking part in protected group activity, the National Labor Relations Board will fight to restore what was unlawfully taken away.

http://www.nlrb.gov/rights-we-protect/protected-concerted-activity

Mr. Oates framed it just right so that if/when he is fired (for "poor performance" of course) ... he will be able to establish the P/C for retaliatory termination for engaging in (NLRB) protected conduct.

Very smooth ... very smart!