The team is trying to donate days off so Cheyenne can have her baby since Cloud 9 doesn’t offer maternity leave. Jonah finds out how much profit Cloud 9 made the year before and calls corporate with Amy to try and see if they can give Cheyenne maternity leave.
Jonah inadvertently says the word “union” and a mess ensues. His goal was to secure paid maternity leave for an employee who will soon give birth, but the corporate office believes the store is threatening to unionize. The corporate office sends a union buster who behaves as though he is a labor relations consultant.
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[…] After Amy and Jonah contact the corporate office to secure paid maternity leave for Cheyenne, the main office sends a union buster to the store to try and talk the employees out of forming a union. These union busters are paid to help dispel the idea that unions can benefit workers. Firms are often willing to spend money (which reduces profits) so they can avoid paying higher wages (which also would reduce profit). […]
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