Sunshine (she/her) to [email protected]English • 2 months agoPaid sick days should be a basic right, not a privilegetheindependent.caexternal-linkmessage-square20fedilinkarrow-up1348
arrow-up1348external-linkPaid sick days should be a basic right, not a privilegetheindependent.caSunshine (she/her) to [email protected]English • 2 months agomessage-square20fedilink
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink3•2 months agoUntil very very recently, not if you’re a rail worker in the United States. And even now, not that much. The exploitative nature of our country’s “work ethic” is beyond ridiculous.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink3•2 months agoWhy drill down to “rail worker” Sick pay isn’t mandated by federal law. Only a few states mandate it. And fun fact only ~10 states require breaks in the work day. No federal law either.
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Until very very recently, not if you’re a rail worker in the United States. And even now, not that much. The exploitative nature of our country’s “work ethic” is beyond ridiculous.
Why drill down to “rail worker”
Sick pay isn’t mandated by federal law. Only a few states mandate it.
And fun fact only ~10 states require breaks in the work day. No federal law either.