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How U.S. Workers Are Getting #%@*ed (The Short List)

8/17/2014

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It’s probably not news to you that workers in the United States are the most overworked and underpaid among developed nations.  Nor is it likely news that most U.S. households can no longer subsist on a single income. 

But it might surprise you to know that U.S. workers are working way more for much less despite record-setting productivity.  Since 1950 U.S. worker productivity has increased by 400%, and is the highest in the world.  But the benefits of increased worker productivity have distributed mostly upwards:

·      Most U.S. workers work more than 40 hours per week, and far more hours than              workers in other developed nations.  Unlike 134 other countries, the U.S. has no            
laws limiting the hours in a workweek.

·      Of all of the developed countries in the world, the U.S. is the only country that               
provides no paid parental leave.  

·      The U.S. does not mandate paid sick leave.

·      Unlike every other industrialized country, the U.S. does not require employers to           
provide paid vacation or annual leave.

Workers in the U.S. could wait interminably for laws improving their conditions of work.  And they should not expect employers to adopt significant reform by their own impetus.  As employers most typically act to increase profits, treating labor as an expense, better conditions of work require organized employee effort. 

Workers can form affinity groups around conditions in need of change.  Workers might form work-life balance, healthy-living, or parenting affinity groups to persuade their employers to adopt sound policies and practices.  But change will not come of its own accord.
  


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JoLynn Ackley
8/20/2014 09:59:25 pm

I know about these things, but what can we do about it? What is even worse is that when I was laid off at keybank, they offered me 800$ to sign away every civil right I had going back to the Kennedy era! When I refused to sign, they called me and harrassed me. When I complained to the government, they basically just told me not to sign.

I understand the need to complain about these issues, but even the unions are laying down for this crap.

Tell me what to do about it!!

Thanks,

Jo

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8/23/2014 01:44:51 am

Dear Jo,

Thank you for your message. I understand your frustration. I would suggest that you contact your local bar association and request to be referred to an employment attorney in your area. An attorney should review the facts surrounding your dismissal and tell you whether you have any remedy available.

Tod

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