I would add one caveat to that: Not all staff/admin positions at unionized manufacturing plants are part of the Union. Was an office worker at a metals plant and all managers and office folk there were expressly forbidden from joining the union (not sure of the legality tbh). Managers I sort of get because the Union leader thought they would have undue influence on members’ decisions.
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totallynotaspy@fedia.ioto Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.world•"Family Size" has no meaning anymore12·8 months agoI very much imagine it would be. It’s the same as when they put ‘gluten free’ on ridiculous stuff like raw meat, packaged raw vegetables, raw nuts, and the list goes on…
totallynotaspy@fedia.ioto No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world•Did the concept of 9-5 included a 30 minute lunch and two 15 minute breaks?10·10 months agoThat’s just salaried folks though. The vast majority of american workers are hourly or contractors. Per the Dept of Labor’s own site:
The Wage and Hour Division is dedicated to protecting and enhancing the welfare of the nation’s workforce with a focus on low-wage, underserved workers. In fiscal year 2023, we successfully recovered over $274 million in back wages and damages for more than 163,000 workers nationwide.
Wage theft is when employers don’t properly pay their employees and is a HUGE problem because it isn’t always out of malevolence, it can be as simple as the time clock not properly computing overtime, etc.
If you don’t think that $274 million is large amount, think about how the vast majority of these things never get reported to the authorities; that number should be higher.
Source for quote: https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/data
^This. I can tell every time my pc updates by the fact that nothing ever works correctly anymore.
Literally just downloaded video drivers yesterday due to this, and I have the vast majority of auto updates turned off for windows… Every update moves me closer to switching Os entirely.
totallynotaspy@fedia.ioto HistoryPorn@lemmy.world•Loggers next to logs loaded onto a train, Washington state, USA, ~19201416·1 year agoRemoved by mod
“Butt fuck Egypt (BFE),” when referring to being in the middle of nowhere or the far edges of a parking area. For example, Sally complained to her friend in the food court, “I had to park all the way in BFE. I’m dreading the walk back to the car.”