Yeah......there obviously needs to be more federal protections implemented. Half the time, this is what you get with "States Rights". You abuse people under the law and you should get smacked down.Injunction Sought to Stop ‘Oppressive Child Labor’ at Iowa and Virginia Meat-Processing Plants
Child labor is alive and well today in the US, almost 120 years after Upton Sinclair wrote his eye-opening but stomach-churning novel The Jungle. Last week the US Department of Labor filed an injunction against Fayette Janitorial Service LLC in...www.dailykos.com
Cool. Some years ago, my union used Southwest a lot because they were less expensive flights. The flight attendant's union was having some extended negotiations that weren't going well. If you had enough flights, they gave you little drink coupons you could exchange for beer, wine, or liquor. I always wore my button that said I supported the flight attendants in bargaining (don't remember the exact slogan). They always gave me free drinks and I never had to use my coupons.Southwest Airlines reaches five-year tentative deal with Transport Workers Union
Southwest Airlines reaches five-year tentative deal with Transport Workers Unionwww.cnbc.com
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Somebody needs a new legislature......House Bill 500 Takes Away Kentucky Workers’ Lunch and Rest Breaks and Cuts Their Pay - Kentucky Center for Economic Policy
HB 500 is an assault on longstanding basic rights and dignities on the job that will harm practically all Kentucky workers.
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That's what Republicans always do: make as many people as miserable as they can.The GOP's making workers miserable while collecting every dime for billionaires
The Republican Party might have changed a lot between Ronald Reagan railing against “ Mr. Gorbachev ” and Donald Trump being a starry-eyed fanboy of Vladimir Putin , but some things never change.www.dailykos.com
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How Panera Bread Ducked California’s New $20 Minimum Wage Law
The governor pushed for a carve-out that’s perplexed industry observers and benefited a donor.
thehill.com
What the frell do you need an exemption for in ANY cases? Oh, I make S*** on-site so I get to screw over workers more than people who don't???Gavin Newsom says Panera not exempt from California minimum wage law
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) said fast food chain Panera Bread is not exempt from the state’s new minimum wage law amid claims that the law would benefit a Newsom donor who owns several Panera …
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