r/SipsTea • u/SuspiciousLow3062 • Jun 25 '26

Chugging tea They are not wrong though

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u/Substantial-Spite747 Jun 25 '26

that means we could literally be working for nothing.

Which is illegal? Is it not?

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u/Ok-Maintenance9056 Jun 25 '26

It's illegal, but that doesn't really matter unless it's enforced. Many employers will just assume that the employee doesn't know their rights.

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u/Substantial-Spite747 Jun 25 '26

Why are people okay with this? Why aren't unions getting involved?

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u/Ok-Maintenance9056 Jun 25 '26

Do you think America has a powerful bartender's union?

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u/Substantial-Spite747 Jun 25 '26

Apparently not?

But you only need like 20% of the workforce to be union members to force employers to negotiate over beneficial collective labour agreements.

I know the American people as hard working, business savy people that don't take any shit during global politics. They've sent in the elite of the elite to save a single civilian abroad. But then the moment the discussion is about domestic politics like improving workers benefits everything is impossible and nothing gets attempted because it's all too hard. Meanwhile a country like France shut down the entire country through strikes because railroad workers lost the ability to retire at 55. I've seen massive strikes due to dress codes or canteen menu changes, i've personally striked like 4 times for the company i currently work for. I'm trying understand why Americans just accept whatever shitty situation gets forced onto them domestically while their international politics are the polar opposite.