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Omaha Steve's Labor Group

Runningdawg

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1. Welcome to the post-covid world

Reply to PoliticAverse (Original post)

Tue Jul 13, 2021, 02:14 PM

Jul 2021

Where employers will make overtime mandatory, rather than hire more workers. I would also like to point out medical workers routinely work (pre-covid) 12-16 hr shifts for days at a time. If you are on call, it's nothing to work 24-36 hours in a row, with barely a bathroom break, a couple tlmes a week. I'm retired now and didn't know anyone who died ON the job, but I know a few who commited suicide.

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Frito-Lay Workers Go on Strike with Some Claiming They Face 84-Hour Work Weeks [View all] PoliticAverse Jul 2021 OP

Welcome to the post-covid world Runningdawg Jul 2021 #1

"but I know a few who commited suicide." - that's really sad. PoliticAverse Jul 2021 #2

I was nearly one of them. I called the hotline. Your solution is easier said than done. Runningdawg Jul 2021 #3

The fact that nurses routinely work a 12 hour shift is something PoindexterOglethorpe Jul 2021 #4

I worked 12 hour shifts for many years. The Jungle 1 Jul 2021 #6

When I was an airline ticket agent, PoindexterOglethorpe Jul 2021 #7

Welcome to America LifeLongDemocratic Jul 2021 #5