President Trump appeared to mark Juneteenth — a day he has commemorated in the past — by arguing businesses are closed for "too many non-working holidays."
No, I havent just accepted it. They’ve created a situation in rhe U.S. where Healthcare is tied to the employer, and social safety nets are nearly nonexistent for a lot of people. So, we are forced to accept lower quality of job benefits in order to see a doctor so we dont die. Basically, its a systemic issue, not an any one person issue.
But, next time you feel like spouting off about what “America’s just accept”, you could maybe do a little bit of research first.
As long as Americans don’t unionize, and can’t even prevent a president Trump, it’s acceptance of the status quo as a society.
I do not mean it on an individual basis. I couldn’t care less whether you as an individual accepts it or not, if you haven’t tried to join others that want change, you have essentially accepted it.
Accepting it, doesn’t mean you can’t be unhappy about it. Acceptance is all about the actions you take to help change.
You don’t think people aren’t trying to unionize? Decades of anti-Union sentiment, “right to work” laws, fear of punishment for taking about pay (even though it’s protected by the NLRB), etc. are at odds with it. Shit, slavery is still legal under the 13th amendment, the very same amendment that abolished it, thanks to a loophole. California tried to abolish prison slavery, and it failed.
Unionizing in the US isn’t as simple as “let’s do it”. There are hurdles, and psychological traps, as well as tricks that employers can use to fire you to get around the law.
Even if you think you have a case, getting the resources to fight in court will be prohibitive. And any kind of measurable settlement to help embolden unionizing nationwide will be almost non-existent.
I’m not saying it’s not a battle to avoid, but it’s a Sisyphusian effort.
No it’s not easy, and it’s become steadily worse for half a century now. Rights are not given, they are fought for. And American rarely fight, but accept corporate offers, and fail to unionize over and over again.
I’m not blaming you, I know USA is split, but when opportunities arise, American workers fail to grab them.
The problem of course starts with the fact that USA is a dysfunctional democracy. And again nothing has been done for half a century to change that.
The Democrats are better than the Republitards, but they are still part of the problem.
Grassroots need to be build to power. Maybe No Kings could be part of that?
Anyhow USA lost about half a century of progress, so now the hill is steep. Employers have taken power. But there is still power of the masses, if only enough Americans decide to fight back.
i started a new job (remote, with a chill af boss) that only offered 2 weeks of vacation after the NPO i worked for got bought by a for-profit and i forecasted that we’d be stripped of our 6 weeks PTO accrual (I was right). I stored up my first year’s PTO so i could use it in march for a week-long vacation we usually do for spring break. in january i learned that it’s apparently wiped clean on Jan 1. I now, weirdly, use 0 hours of PTO in a year, but I always take time off when i need it. probably adds up to more than the 2 weeks i’m supposed to have. but i got burned by the rules so i’ve decided i don’t need to play by them. so yeah, i’m not “just accepting it”
No, I havent just accepted it. They’ve created a situation in rhe U.S. where Healthcare is tied to the employer, and social safety nets are nearly nonexistent for a lot of people. So, we are forced to accept lower quality of job benefits in order to see a doctor so we dont die. Basically, its a systemic issue, not an any one person issue.
But, next time you feel like spouting off about what “America’s just accept”, you could maybe do a little bit of research first.
As long as Americans don’t unionize, and can’t even prevent a president Trump, it’s acceptance of the status quo as a society.
I do not mean it on an individual basis. I couldn’t care less whether you as an individual accepts it or not, if you haven’t tried to join others that want change, you have essentially accepted it.
Accepting it, doesn’t mean you can’t be unhappy about it. Acceptance is all about the actions you take to help change.
You don’t think people aren’t trying to unionize? Decades of anti-Union sentiment, “right to work” laws, fear of punishment for taking about pay (even though it’s protected by the NLRB), etc. are at odds with it. Shit, slavery is still legal under the 13th amendment, the very same amendment that abolished it, thanks to a loophole. California tried to abolish prison slavery, and it failed.
Unionizing in the US isn’t as simple as “let’s do it”. There are hurdles, and psychological traps, as well as tricks that employers can use to fire you to get around the law.
Even if you think you have a case, getting the resources to fight in court will be prohibitive. And any kind of measurable settlement to help embolden unionizing nationwide will be almost non-existent.
I’m not saying it’s not a battle to avoid, but it’s a Sisyphusian effort.
No it’s not easy, and it’s become steadily worse for half a century now. Rights are not given, they are fought for. And American rarely fight, but accept corporate offers, and fail to unionize over and over again. I’m not blaming you, I know USA is split, but when opportunities arise, American workers fail to grab them.
The problem of course starts with the fact that USA is a dysfunctional democracy. And again nothing has been done for half a century to change that.
The Democrats are better than the Republitards, but they are still part of the problem.
Grassroots need to be build to power. Maybe No Kings could be part of that?
Anyhow USA lost about half a century of progress, so now the hill is steep. Employers have taken power. But there is still power of the masses, if only enough Americans decide to fight back.
We Americans do just “accept” it. If we didn’t we would have stopped this corporate bullshit decades ago when they started it.
You’re angry at the wrong person/s. That anger can be constructively channeled.
i started a new job (remote, with a chill af boss) that only offered 2 weeks of vacation after the NPO i worked for got bought by a for-profit and i forecasted that we’d be stripped of our 6 weeks PTO accrual (I was right). I stored up my first year’s PTO so i could use it in march for a week-long vacation we usually do for spring break. in january i learned that it’s apparently wiped clean on Jan 1. I now, weirdly, use 0 hours of PTO in a year, but I always take time off when i need it. probably adds up to more than the 2 weeks i’m supposed to have. but i got burned by the rules so i’ve decided i don’t need to play by them. so yeah, i’m not “just accepting it”