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Once a day I see a comment somewhere on the internet and go "Yes, perfect, this is the dumbest thing I'll read today. Great, that's out of the way". This is the one today!
Amazon refused to give pregnant workers bathroom breaks
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#33It amuses me when adults need permission to perform basic human needs because a small group will always take advantage of common courtesy and ruin it for everyone else. When I was in grade school I pissed my pants in the library because the librarian wouldn't let me go to the bathroom. We both learned a lesson that day. I learned to seek forgiveness over permission, and she learned that sometimes kids aren't bullshit…
I believe you have it reversed sir, we are at the mercy of the top 0.5% I doubt the librarian learned anything.
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#34This is the company that literally hired the Pinkertons and has been repeatedly fined millions for labor related violations, up to and including union busting. Consider me not even an iota of surprised.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Securitas_AB
I've gotta take the wind out of your sails a little bit on the "Pinkerton" name.
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#35I skimmed the lawsuit. As far as I can tell, the complaint is about getting 4 x 15 minute extra breaks during the day and lighter work. Amazon did grant them, but the complaint is that they didn't do it fast enough. There's also something of a disagreement where she expected to be paid for the extra hour of break time every day, but Amazon was counting it as unpaid. She was reassigned to lighter work at her request,…
>"Reporting" - well that art is being lost and click-baits are how "reporters" get their money
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#36Adults need permission to use a restroom?!
*slaves do. Amazon big shots must be laughing at these people who have no choice but to accept these work conditions to make ends meet, so hard. They must talk about these people like they are garbage, peasants, when Amazon yuppies are among themselves...
That's what shocked me the most when I was doing odd jobs, the contempt, the disdain.
Re: Amazon refused to give pregnant workers bathroom breaks
#37This is the company that literally hired the Pinkertons and has been repeatedly fined millions for labor related violations, up to and including union busting. Consider me not even an iota of surprised.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Securitas_AB I've gotta take the wind out of your sails a little bit on the "Pinkerton" name.
They still exist under the Pinkerton name, they’re just a subsidiary of Securitas AB:
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Re: Amazon refused to give pregnant workers bathroom breaks
#39I skimmed the lawsuit. As far as I can tell, the complaint is about getting 4 x 15 minute extra breaks during the day and lighter work. Amazon did grant them, but the complaint is that they didn't do it fast enough. There's also something of a disagreement where she expected to be paid for the extra hour of break time every day, but Amazon was counting it as unpaid. She was reassigned to lighter work at her request,…
headline is factual: Lawsuit: Amazon refused to give pregnant workers bathroom breaks and chairs
all the info you point out is in the first few paragraphs, much more context also provided as well as responses from amazon and context from the women
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#40Meanwhile St. Bezos loudly complains that people are unfairly presenting billionaires as villains :)
...while looking like a discount Lex Luthor.