It is official:
Wisconsin state budget signed by governor
includes:
SEVEN-DAY WORK WEEK
Copied:
—Factory and retail employees will be allowed to volunteer to work seven straight days, a change from current state law that says those workers must get at least 24 consecutive hours of rest for every seven-day stretch.
Quote:
“In the legislative text as it now exists, there is no protection for ensuring that such a choice is truly voluntary,” Gordon Lafer, Economic Policy Institute told
According to the Wisconsin Budget Project: employers could use the regulation to schedule “just-in-time” shifts (when employees have to make themselves available for all shifts with no guarantee they will be 8 hours per shift. So: 7-day work schedules could = the same number of hours as before —
Republican politicians in Wisconsin claim that companies will be able to boost their production with more workers willing to work overtime.
An example of what a potential President Walker could do if elected.
All's lost! Everything's going to shit!
That is capitalism at its worst. Screw the workers until you get 24/7 production at near minimum wage with little workers rights.
Do not let success go to your head and do not let failure get to your heart.
There are currently 1 users browsing this thread. (0 members and 1 guests)
Bookmarks