The Born Loser by Art and Chip Sansom for September 05, 2015
September 04, 2015
September 06, 2015
Transcript:
Wilberforce: You don't have to go to work on Monday, Pop? Brutus: No, it's Labor Day - a day that was created to honor workers! Wilberforce: So, workers don't work on a day called Labor Day? Shouldn't they have called it Vacation Day?
John M about 9 years ago
I’ll be at work as well for no extra money but at least none of the usual Monday afternoon meetings as the Americans are on holiday
mggreen about 9 years ago
Government named. Need I say more?
Tarredandfeathered about 9 years ago
A) Vacation Day would never have made it through Congress.B) The Day specifically Honors the people who do the Hard Labor that actually Built our country. In contrast to the people who just “Take the Money and Run.” AKA, Bankers & Lawyers.
Tarredandfeathered about 9 years ago
So, you are willing to give up all these things:(From Daily Kos: http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/05/16/1092027/-Thanks-a-Union-36-Ways-Unions-Have-Improved-Your-Life).36 Reasons Why You Should Thank a Union:.Weekends
All Breaks at Work, including your Lunch Breaks
Paid Vacation
FMLA
Sick Leave
Social Security
Minimum Wage
Civil Rights Act/Title VII (Prohibits Employer Discrimination)
8-Hour Work Day
Overtime Pay
Child Labor Laws
Occupational Safety & Health Act (OSHA)
40 Hour Work Week
Worker’s Compensation (Worker’s Comp)
Unemployment Insurance
Pensions
Workplace Safety Standards and Regulations
Employer Health Care Insurance
Collective Bargaining Rights for Employees
Wrongful Termination Laws
Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967
Whistleblower Protection Laws
Employee Polygraph Protect Act (Prohibits Employer from using a lie detector test on an employee)
Veteran’s Employment and Training Services (VETS)
Compensation increases and Evaluations (Raises)
Sexual Harassment Laws
Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA)
Holiday Pay
Employer Dental, Life, and Vision Insurance
Privacy Rights
Pregnancy and Parental Leave
Military Leave
The Right to Strike
Public Education for Children
Equal Pay Acts of 1963 & 2011 (Requires employers pay men and women equally for the same amount of work)
Laws Ending Sweatshops in the United States….Oh, wait. You’re going to claim that your employer would have given you All Those things out of the Goodness of His Tiny Little Black Heart.And, besides, you never Needed any of them because you just Love Your Job and Your Boss.