• zerfuffle@lemmy.ml
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    Unionization is essential for maintaining and protecting workers’ rights.

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    I just want to say I’m sorry, on behalf of all Americans, for exporting Black Friday to the rest of the world.

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      Taking the blame for capitalists, huh. We didn’t export shit, it was the greedy companies chasing profit.

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        It’s just Americans being programmed to feel guilty online.

        I know the stereotype is Canadians saying sorry, but online Americans tend to feel the most guilty about almost everything.

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    should happen worldwide. Trickle down doesn’t work. It is in their nature to be greedy and we can’t depend on these rich greedy bastards to pay a fair wage.

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        Aside from Montana, the remaining 49 are “at will” employment states. You can be fired for any reason at any time, aside from if your employment is terminated for being part of a protected class, regardless of if you are a contractor or not. There are some jobs that have more protections, like union jobs (yay unions). There are also some employment agreements that are not at will if I believe too.

        You can also leave your job at any time for any reason in an at will state.

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            In some countries you must submit a letter of resignation a few weeks or months in advance, otherwise you don’t get resignation bonuses and your employer might even take you to court for lost productivity. Of course, this only applies to people who are simply quitting for personal reasons.

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              I was recently visiting the Scandinavian office of my American company, and there was a going away party for one of the employees. When he was talking he said something along the lines of “when I resigned X months ago I didn’t know I’d be here this long” and I was a bit confused at first.

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                1 month notice is in law in Hungary. 2 months in contracts are pretty standard at this point. Now I see more and more 3 months. (I personally have 2.)

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                  How is that enforced? Just financial incentives?

                  Somebody above mentioned resignation bonuses, which sounds like it’s just terms in your contract.

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    This is the best summary I could come up with:


    LONDON, Oct 10 (Reuters) - More than 1,000 workers at an Amazon (AMZN.O) warehouse in Britain will strike for four days next month, including on the typically busy Black Friday shopping day, the GMB trade union said on Tuesday.

    GMB said the workers would walk out of the site in Coventry, central England from Nov. 7-9, as well as on Nov. 24, Black Friday, in a long-running dispute over pay which has resulted in multiple walk-outs so far this year.

    In response to a request for comment, Amazon UK Country Manager John Boumphrey said the company offered competitive wages and benefits.


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    This is the best summary I could come up with:


    LONDON, Oct 10 (Reuters) - More than 1,000 workers at an Amazon (AMZN.O) warehouse in Britain will strike for four days next month, including on the typically busy Black Friday shopping day, the GMB trade union said on Tuesday.

    GMB said the workers would walk out of the site in Coventry, central England from Nov. 7-9, as well as on Nov. 24, Black Friday, in a long-running dispute over pay which has resulted in multiple walk-outs so far this year.

    In response to a request for comment, Amazon UK Country Manager John Boumphrey said the company offered competitive wages and benefits.


    The original article contains 101 words, the summary contains 101 words. Saved 0%. I’m a bot and I’m open source!