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arblegobblebrbl
2899 days ago
Its the law that you must be given time away from your job to vote.
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knuththetruth
2899 days ago
Laws designed to protect workers are pretty rarely enforced, or only through costly legal proceedings that most working class people can’t afford.
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yardie
2899 days ago
Labor disputes are handled through state and federal labor relations boards. You file a complaint, an investigation is started, and eventually a ruling is made. Lawyers are not a requirement but the employer will probably send one anyway.
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knuththetruth
2899 days ago
>Labor disputes are handled through state and federal labor relations boards.
...which are toothless, especially in Republican-controlled states.
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rhcom2
2899 days ago
Not in every state.
https://aflcio.org/2016/11/5/know-your-rights-state-laws-emp...
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s73v3r_
2899 days ago
And good luck proving that you were let go from your job because you went to vote.
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