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LittleTXBigAZ t1_ivffdyd wrote

Reply to comment by WirelessBCupSupport in U.S. rail union representing 4,900 workers narrowly approves contract by Banemorth

So how would you respond to your employer systemically denying you and your coworkers something as simple as no paid time off for illnesses? Please explain WITHOUT using the cop out answer of "get a better job".

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WET318 t1_ivgg7sj wrote

I don't understand how that's a cop out answer. If the company is able to hire people that will put up with what you're not willing to put up with, then you're shit out of luck. The market value dictates everything. Look at the current market for employees. It's crazy how expensive employees are right now. But, that's the current market value of basic labor.

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LittleTXBigAZ t1_ivgrbhv wrote

It's a cop out answer because there are multiple instances of rural communities across the country that might only have one or two employers they could go to at any given time, and usually also results in a pay cut. If you live in a town whose sole businesses are factory farming and gas stations, how easy do you think it would be to leave a job paying $12/hr at the farm to go work for $7.25 at the gas station? Not to mention a potential loss of benefits that could come along with that. Additionally, those wages are hardly sustainable for a family, leaving no room for savings to pack up and leave town for better employment opportunities. "Just get a better job" is ten times easier said than done.

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Edg4rAllanBro t1_iviumdh wrote

Plus them getting a better job means society fucking collapses. Not like you can't get a big mac from mcdonalds, stuff like "coal doesn't make it to power plants" and "food rots because no one's transporting them". A good amount of society is predicated on having these people basically take it on the chin for 3 years.

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