So? Are you shifting the goalposts to now say it’s delusional or absurd for some small businesses?
I think it would be hard for some businesses, but they’d adapt just like they do on other countries.
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I think it would be hard for some businesses, but they’d adapt just like they do on other countries.
Nope. I still think 5 weeks off out of 52 is absurd for any profession where you are employed and paid a salary.
But for other people who think this kind of thing should be offered to McDonalds workers, I clarified the level of absurdity.
Sure, but you’ve offered no explanation for why you believe that. You’ve simply called it absurd even though it is common.
So you pay them 47 weeks a year instead of 49 or 52, big deal. Same hourly rate, lower yearly income. Yeah you might technically send the paycheck during the 5 weeks off, depending on the type of employee, but there are strings attached. They aren't actually being paid to sit at home.
mmmmmmmmbullcrap.
LOL
working class unions own Biden?
Joe Biden telling his Wall st. buddies and corporate investors “Nothing is going to fundamentally change”
Agreed.
But wouldn’t it be nice if all your wife’s colleagues got together and said ‘Oi! We don’t mind shifts but keep them regular and constant, that way I can plan a great life too. ‘
The employer would save money on rehiring, the employee would have a better life. Everyone would win.
Simplistic I know, but definitely a positive.
Hospital Fees - insurance payment = what I had to pay for the labor, delivery and stay.
We already see dozens of countries in Europe, Scandinavia, and the UK who have implemented these laws. People are happier and businesses flourish
It’s anti-American to say that we can’t do the same thing in America and it’s also completely illogical. Seems like you must hate Americans if you think we can’t have the bare minimum that all those other countries have
Oh, agreed. Not much of a "Communism" if there's billionaires and poor people, at least if I understood my Marx and Engels correctly.
Of course, they only have markets and individual surplus accumulation to motivate industry to defeat global capitalism.
At least that's what the now very rich party members say. 😁
Yes they do. United Auto Workers represents working-class people, but its leaders are not working-class of course, and the union as a whole is very powerful. The Big Three is not allowed to collude, but UAW is in all three.
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Yes, it's very common now. Even some sit-down restaurants do orders by phone. If the place requires me to use the phone or kiosk, I go somewhere else.
These are mandated here.. long before any union. It actually goes back to european colonisation, and the time it took to go home via ship.
Unions are dinosaurs, from the industrial revolution...
Which is fine because it doesnt create a sudden massive set of new job seekers. There’s no layoffs involved. The job market isnt a zero sum gain, it can handle increased productivity without job loss a lot more easily than increases in unemployment
Not really, my wife’s a teacher at a private school, she has a choice of getting her pay in larger sums throughout the school year or the same money in slightly smaller paychecks spaced out with pay over the summer (not counting additional pay for summer PDs or dept planning work which is handled seperately). The latter is the same pay as the former but the consistency of regular checks year round makes budgeting easier.
My wife is a public educator and her school district - and all others in this state that I'm aware of - pay out the 9mo contract over 12mo.
That's under the assumption that all restaurants are expanding business, which by itself means good times.
Ah teachers unions. Hundreds of millions in social cause lobbying.
Teachers union spends more on Dem causes than its own members, analysis finds — Fox News
A new analysis of the National Education Association's spending shows that in 2020-2021 the teachers union spent a fraction of its money on representing members and more than double that amount on political activities.
Okay? What does that have to do with anything I said in your quote?Ah teachers unions. Hundreds of millions in social cause lobbying.
Teachers union spends more on Dem causes than its own members, analysis finds — Fox News
A new analysis of the National Education Association's spending shows that in 2020-2021 the teachers union spent a fraction of its money on representing members and more than double that amount on political activities.apple.news
Unions are in business to fund politicians who push for unions.
Vice President Kamala Harris praised the NEA on Tuesday.
"NEA, you are extraordinarily effective as a group advocate for change, which is why we know that you have been able to see the success you have achieved. And it is no surprise why, because we know unions know how to organize," she said.
Oh I see, you have some pet political agenda and want someone to spare with on the internet. I’m going to pass. Have a good one!
Yeah… at least the leaders of big tech, pharma, arms, tobacco, financial and oil industry etc are doing none of that. They just sit quietly in the corner and wish politicians would not make legislation that could reduce their profit.