If they're anything like the Army, during random urine sample collection.
Glad I'm not the only one...
More shameless socialist self-promotion:
A Socialist Elected in Seattle: Kshama Sawant on Occupy, Fight for 15, Boeing’s "Economic Blackmail"
Vive le Galt!
More shameless socialist self-promotion:
A Socialist Elected in Seattle: Kshama Sawant on Occupy, Fight for 15, Boeing’s "Economic Blackmail"
Vive le Galt!
That's great! I hadn't heard that she won after all; I know it was close. Of course, I only voted for her because her opponent was endorsed by the Cascade Bicycle Club, which is reason enough for me to vote against anyone given the way the bicycle community is degrading our city.
Different case, same city, same strikes.
That’s cold, Whole Foods: Polar vortex firing spurs Chicago strike
Also, article claims Snarf's employees were reinstated with back pay.
EDIT: "Reinstated" appears to be a bit of an overstatement but, nonetheless,
Victory!
Forward to communism!
Hmmm, well, I guess I'll just stick with this thread:
Keystone, Kshama and Chris Hedges;
Or, More Hawt Chicks on RT.
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I'm wondering how Snow would respond to an employer who fired someone because they were circumcised.
Just noticed this, and of course my reaction is late, but...
Now me, I think there is a serious distinction between circumcision and serious piercing. I do think circumcision is a barbaric act and honestly don't see the point, BUT: it's not a public thing, and you should not expect it to have the same repercussions.
When somebody chooses to pierce himself, it's on him to realize some people will find his new appearance disturbing or unpleasant. Expecting such an obvious modification of your appearance into something so unusual and visible to have no repercussions whatsoever is unrealistic.
Now, in the case of circumcision, usually you don't even get to chose, it's on your parents. Other than that, it's in the most private area of your body. You should not expect it to have repercussions.
So you are comparing a non visible modification that most people don't have control of, to a very visible modification that not only can you chose if you want to do or not, but also that you can simply REMOVE for work (in the case of piercing, obviously, not tattoos, though even them you can usually cover). The two are, IMO, incomparable.
NOW. Having said all those things... if the employer has for some reason a serious problem with circumcision... then, yeah, they get to not hire circumcised people, or fire people they find out are circumcised. An employer has rights, too, and feeling comfortable in your place of business is a legitimate one. Of course as I said before this right stops when it comes to questions of race or gender, but if it's just a specific issue with some esoteric thing, then there's no legal problem.
I may be slightly out of date, but last I heard the Sea-Tac $15/hr ballot initiative was being challenged in the courts. I don't have any details, alas.
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NBC workers to confront MSNBC shills
(Apologies to those who have not seen Casablanca)
I am shocked, shocked!, to hear that the Democrat version of Fox News does not support the workers!
Pack the courts! Drop all charges! An injury to one is an injury to all!
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I prefer to not buy my food from some slacker with his face covered in shrapnel....it's their choice to get tats and piercings and it's my choice to go somewhere else
If they are at their place of work serving you food, how are they a slacker?
They are providing you a service. Slacking is not working.
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U-nion! U-nion! U-nion!
In Illinois, sure. In a "right to work" state? "At will" employment means that. This is a HUGE reason Japanese and European car manufacturers set up shop predominantly in the South. They have ZERO interest in dealing with American unions.
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I'm not lovin' it! I'm not lovin' it! I'm not lovin' it!
Pittsburgh Fast Food Strike Highlights Need to Fight for $15 Now!
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"Not only are Republican legislators accusing Volkswagen of backing the UAW, some of their leaders on Monday threatened to withhold tax incentives for future expansion of the three-year-old assembly plant in Chattanooga if workers vote this week to join the UAW."
What the...
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Not only that, but I find the idea that European companies don't want to deal with American unions kinda weird. I doubt European companies want to deal with European unions, either, but they've got this whole century-old socialist movement thing which didn't really give them much choice.
Also, Citizen Yojimbo, who the hell are you? It seems like you pop up every seven-to-eight months, call me a dirty commie and disappear again. Not that I mind, mind you....
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Not only that, but I find the idea that European companies don't want to deal with American unions kinda weird. I doubt European companies want to deal with European unions, either, but they've got this whole century-old socialist movement thing which didn't really give them much choice.
Also, Citizen Yojimbo, who the hell are you? It seems like you pop up every seven-to-eight months, call me a dirty commie and disappear again. Not that I mind, mind you....
Well... I assumed you were into that. :)
Otherwise, I mostly lurk. I like reading the off topic threads, but avoid joining the arguments because they are too frustrating.
I had to post about that article you linked, though. It made me so made I wanted to grab someone and shake them. If I interpreted it correctly, the employer was willing to work with the union, but wasn't forcing it, while outside politicians were the ones causing problems. ARgh!!!!!!
Yrs truly,
A Class Traitor
Well... I assumed you were into that. :)
I am. I just like to know who I'm having dirty, drive-by hook ups with.
[Waggles eyebrows]
I'm not a real big fan of TDU--Labor must clean its own house!--but I did vote for their candidate last election, and this guy sounds pretty alright.
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London tube stoppages show workers can win
If you didn't know workers can win, you've clearly never met a French farmer. :)
Not to mention that French labour laws make it almost impossible to fire an employee (which, of course, has the consequence that companies are extremely vary of whom they hire. Which leads to a host of different issues.)
If you didn't know workers can win, you've clearly never met a French farmer. :)
Not to mention that French labour laws make it almost impossible to fire an employee
Vive le Galt!
(I don't think I'll be breaking party discipline to say that my comrades have a reputation on the Far Left for lame-o slogans and article titles.)
My drunken anarcho-syndicalist hetero life partner asks all of you to sign this petition. I know, I know, petititions, but he's scared.
Syndicalism is not a crime!
NH Postal Workers Say: F!#% You, Darrell Issa!
(I was still at work, alas.)
So, as more footage of the NH postal rally goes up, I realize they had a sign "Issa Is A Koch" which would've made a better title for the post above.
Anyway,
Peet's Coffee: Reinstate Emma!
An injury to one is an injury to all!
Vive le Galt!
It looks like this thread has become the red goblin parade.
Vive la liberte! Down with the Jacobins, down with Marat!
Down with Charlotte Corday!
Capitalism at work. Well, at least it was done with a smile.
Which is kinda lame compared with, say, Smash Capitalism!, but whatevs...