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Does the US have zero employee protection laws?? (lemmy.nz)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by luthis@lemmy.nz to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Just following on from this: https://lemmy.nz/post/1134134

Ex-Tesla employee reveals shocking details on worker conditions: 'You get fired on the spot.'

I'm curious about how far this goes.

You can't get fired on the spot in NZ, unless you like, shot someone or set the building on fire or something really bad.

But it seems that in the US, there's little to no protections for employees when their bosses are dickheads?

Also, any personal stories of getting fired on the spot?

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[–] AOCapitulator@hexbear.net 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

And a reminder that Biden, supported by the dems including “good” politicians like AOC (lol) smashed the rail strike just this year

It’s bad folks

[–] nickwitha_k@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 1 year ago

This exactly. Breaking that strike was pure betrayal and clearly showed that, while more left than others in the Democratic party, she's still going to go to bat for business over workers.

[–] Ho_Chi_Chungus@hexbear.net 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

She was doing what the unions wanted

Do you disagree?

[–] AOCapitulator@hexbear.net 4 points 1 year ago

what could you possibly be talking about

[–] nickwitha_k@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 1 year ago

“Preventing us from exerting our right to strike as union workers, Congress has imposed this contract which was voted down by most of the freight rail workers in the United States,” said freight conductor Nick Wurst

Looks like that's a "no".