pdxfed@lemmy.world to Work Reform@lemmy.world · edit-22 years agoEmployees threatened with loss of healthcare if they strike. Their employer is a hospital and they're nurses.www.oregonlive.comexternal-linkmessage-square31linkfedilinkarrow-up1663arrow-down19file-text
arrow-up1654arrow-down1external-linkEmployees threatened with loss of healthcare if they strike. Their employer is a hospital and they're nurses.www.oregonlive.compdxfed@lemmy.world to Work Reform@lemmy.world · edit-22 years agomessage-square31linkfedilinkfile-text
One of the main reasons employers want to keep healthcare private; enormous leverage against labor, organized or not…
minus-squarebobs_monkey@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up117arrow-down1·2 years agoIsn’t it illegal for an employer to retaliate against striking unionized employees?
minus-squareunfreeradical@lemmy.worldBannedlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up83arrow-down1·2 years agoLaws protect business, not workers.
minus-squareMisterD@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up50·2 years agoyes but the law has no teeth. The punishment is a strongly worded letter from a judge and a fine that is cheaper than paying an employee. a General Strike is needed
Isn’t it illegal for an employer to retaliate against striking unionized employees?
Laws protect business, not workers.
yes but the law has no teeth. The punishment is a strongly worded letter from a judge and a fine that is cheaper than paying an employee.
a General Strike is needed