The Dongjiang Textile Factory was not as large as large enterprises like coal mines and steel mills. It could only be considered medium-sized. Moreover, it was a light industry that was not valued domestically, so the number of personnel in the trade union was not large.

Besides Chairman Sun, there's also Production Committee Member Zhang and Propaganda Committee Member Hu. Additionally, Staff Member Lin, Yan Fang, and Su Yu all hold similar clerical positions.

In addition, some workshop managers also hold part-time positions in the labor union to assist with its daily work.

Despite its size, even though it's an office full of factory directors and deputy directors, they can't really do anything to the trade union.

First, the trade union is backed by the provincial trade union, which is a government unit. Having a powerful backer provides good protection. Secondly, the trade union has the right to distribute benefits.

That's right. Besides handling factory publicity, organizing worker training and social events, the labor union also holds the power to distribute worker benefits. These days, besides wages, what workers care about most is holiday bonuses.

Moreover, because these union members have frequent contact with workers, they enjoy great prestige and command a large following among the workers.

The saying goes, "Two tigers cannot share one mountain," and Chairman Sun's domineering nature created an indelible conflict between the labor union and the factory committee. He remained unassuming most of the time, but when the opportunity arose, the factory committee would target the labor union.

While Committee Member Zhang and Committee Member Hu were out of their offices, Yan Fang told Su Yu all about these matters.

Things weren't good before, but now that Su Yu is part of the union, she needs to know who the enemy is. Cough cough, no, the competitor.

After Su Yu figured out the situation, she couldn't help but find it amusing.

Wherever there are people, there is struggle. In such a small factory, there is so much intrigue and power struggles.

She almost got used because of a lack of guns.

As for the factory committee's unilateral actions against the trade union, Su Yu didn't entirely believe it. If the trade union didn't have some real power, how could it be so assertive?

However, she has no intention of getting involved in the conflict between the two.

In her eyes, the Dongjiang Textile Factory was just a temporary base for her; she wouldn't just focus on this small piece of land.

In one morning, Su Yu not only learned about the inside story of the labor union, but also about its usual work processes.

Her job was quite simple: mainly assisting Committee Member Hu in his publicity work. She also organized various activities to enrich the lives of the workers and incidentally helped them with their personal matters.

Yan Fang worked under Committee Member Zhang, responsible for addressing the difficulties faced by the production department employees and providing them with assistance. Lin, on the other hand, was specifically assigned to serve Chairman Sun. However, because Chairman Sun felt it inconvenient to have a woman around, he generally kept to himself and didn't use Lin much.

Su Yu glanced at Officer Lin casually. She was about the same age as Su Yu and already married. She wore two long braids and remained aloof and quiet.

Then she came to the conclusion that if it were her in the past, she wouldn't have needed a secretary like that. What's the job of a secretary? They need to be shrewd and resourceful, able to gather all sorts of useful information for the boss from various channels.

It seems the union is quite lively.

Su Yu muttered to herself.

At lunchtime, Yan Fang invited Su Yu to have lunch in the cafeteria.

Su Yu shook her head with a smile, "My food ration hasn't been transferred yet, I'm still eating at home." Eating at home is better than eating in the cafeteria; it attracts attention.

“It’s time to change. I think you should be independent and shouldn’t be taking care of the family,” Yan Fang said seriously. She felt that Su Yu had sacrificed too much for the family.

Su Yu sighed, "I've gotten used to it over the years." Being independent isn't good either. How can we live without someone to do laundry, cook, serve tea, or clean?

Yan Fang sighed, not wanting to offer any further advice, as it was, after all, their family matter. Fortunately, Su Yu had now joined the union, her salary had increased, and things were definitely better than before.

On his way home from work, Su Zhi curiously inquired about what Su Yu did at the union. Was it easy for her, doing nothing but sitting and drinking tea and reading the newspaper?

"Nonsense!" Even if it were true, Su Yu would resolutely refuse to admit it.

"You have no idea how hard I work. There are only a few people in the union, and they have to take care of everyone in the factory. It's so hard. Just organizing a ping-pong tournament can take a month without sleep. Before, I only used my hands, but now I use both my brain and my hands. I'm exhausted!"

Su Dazhi and Su Zhi were dumbfounded. This was not what they had expected.

Su Dazhi said, "Sister, how about we go back into the workshop?"

"What nonsense are you talking about? Do you think the factory is your family's property? Besides, I'm in the union, so I can take better care of you. What's a little hard work?"

Su Dazhi and Su Zhi: "..." Sister is always thinking of them.

For lunch, we had millet rice with pickled vegetables. I also bought some greens and mixed in two slices of cured pork. It tasted pretty good.

The whole family enjoyed their meal, but Liu Mei ate it alone, looking rather unhappy.

She glanced at Su Yu every now and then, then at Su Dazhi. Seeing that neither her older sister nor her husband cared about her, her expression darkened further. However, she didn't dare to make a scene like before, and could only express her dissatisfaction through her expression.

Su Yu pretended not to see anything, finished her meal, washed her face, and went to work at the factory early. Su Zhi quickly put down his chopsticks and followed. Su Dazhi was also about to follow when Liu Mei stopped him, "Dazhi, do you even care about me? I'm unhappy, why aren't you taking care of me?"

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