Gym Workers Post Wages in Viral Retort to Manager Who Banned Discussing Pay

[ificandream]

Newsweek/Shila Li Bartov

Employees at a Planet Fitness gym in Kentucky have issued a scathing retort to a manager who allegedly threatened to punish them for discussing their pay.

Last week, Newsweek covered a viral flyer attributed to the manager identified as Jer. "Effective immediately, conversing about wages (both on duty and off duty) is strictly forbidden," said the note leaked by a customer service representative named Erick at the gym in Frankfort, Kentucky. Jer went on to threaten employees who were "overheard speaking (OR LISTENING TO!!) a conversation in which wages are discussed" with "disciplinary action up to and including termination."

Online readers were incensed by the flyer, which Erick posted on Reddit's "Antiwork" forum. Many pointed out that Jer was violating the National Labor Relations Act, which protects the right of employees to communicate about their pay. Yesterday, the captive audience to this workplace battle finally got what they wanted: a fiery retort from the workers themselves.

The response was a new flyer, which Erick captured and posted as an update on "Antiwork." The image has garnered over 40,000 votes since it was shared on Sunday.

Read more: https://www.newsweek.com/gym-workers-post-wages-viral-retort-manager-banned-discussing-pay-reddit-1697006

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That's throwing their weights around.

[Bettie]

1. At the end, he says that since KY is an at-will state

they can be fired for any reason without "legal percussion"! That's funny, but what an asshole.