Workers Rights

As the next holiday shopping season begins, Amazon must stop denying the dangers and comply with the orders to fix hazards.

The company is coming under fire over protests that erupted at the iPhone assembly plant in China earlier this week.

On Monday, Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers' transportation division joined three other unions in voting against the Biden-backed agreement.

"Not enough flexibility to choose when to put in hours" was among the top reasons why people quit their jobs in 2021, a study found.

"It was just the worst day of my life, honestly," said Mandie Cantrell, a barista at the Starbucks in Portland, Maine.

"The idea that women (but not men) without children should be entitled to extra leave is laughable," wrote one angry Mumsnet user.

"They're lucky that you didn't call the police for child abandonment," said one Reddit user.

In the worst-case scenario, a railroad strike could hit the country's supply chain at the same time as a diesel shortage brings shipping to a slowdown.

"Contact the fire inspector. Ask them to make a surprise inspection. Also find another job," one person said.

In a 2021 survey, nearly 90 percent of workers said their "general well-being" and "workplace well-being" declined since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

"Immediately report to OSHA, and consider filing a whistleblower complaint," one user commented on Reddit.

"Customers were obviously upset and some were angry, and most of them took that out on us," said barista and union organizer Michelle Eisen.

"The pandemic laid bare that employers don't really care enough about workers' wellbeing," the deputy director of an American labor federation told Newsweek.

"I also am gonna ask you to not vote the union in," said a restaurant manager in the leaked recording.

Several users on Reddit condemned the "discrimination" and hostile work environment" described by an LGBT employee.

Mumsnet users were divided on whether rejecting the mom over a career gap was discrimination, despite the applicant's apparent "lack of professionalism."

The union representing the workers at the San Francisco Airport said they haven't seen a pay raise in three years.

"I kind of fear for the employees if this basic OSHA info is being suppressed," one commenter said on Reddit.

"Don't you love how these types of men think any form of sexual comment is a compliment?" asked a Reddit user.

One commenter suggested to the poster: "poke your head inside the HR office to let them know that you were a minute late so you're going back home."

"THANK YOU! There is no such thing as a time-off 'request' when dealing with PTO. You use it and management deals," one commenter wrote.

"You'll find something better," said one fellow Mumsnet user.

In a February survey, a quarter of U.S. workers who quit jobs in 2021 said "not enough flexibility to choose when to put in hours" was a reason for leaving.

"Call corporate and complain," suggested one commenter on the now-viral Reddit post.

On Labor Day, we are grateful for the hard-won progress of the last year and a half. And we are committed to building on it in the years to come.

To North Americans, it's about paying tribute to the struggle of workers, as well as marking the end of the summer and the beginning of fall.

"Bathroom breaks limited to 10 minutes?? Who exactly is holding the stopwatch while you poo??" one user said.

What kind of worker do you want monitoring hurricanes and ensuring communities receive the proper warnings and assistance when faced with impending natural disasters? Someone who risks being fired for contradicting the president or other leaders, or objective scientists who keep politics out of their decision-making?

"Unless you have an on-call provision in your contract, he can go jump," said one commenter on the viral Reddit post.

The employer told them: "You should be happy to get an offer willing to pay you anything. It's infinitely more than you're making now."