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Suppression of employee complaints

dimanche 3 septembre 2017 à 02:00

Sports Direct invites staff to complain about working conditions, but only if they use fingerprints to identify themselves.

The plan, I presume, is that few will take the risk of being fired for complaining, and the company will have an excuse to claim that only a tiny group of workers have a complaint.

This won't fool anyone except those that want an excuse to believe that conclusion — that is, right-wingers.

Troll cancels pay increase for workers

dimanche 3 septembre 2017 à 02:00

The troll canceled a small planned pay increase for federal workers. The planned pay increase was too small to bring their pay back to the 2010 level.

This is to free up some funds for a tax cut for businesses.

This is one of the many forms that dooH niboR takes.

Strong opposition in Brazil

dimanche 3 septembre 2017 à 02:00

Strong opposition made Brazil's corrupt President Temer back down temporarily on allowing businesses to deforest a large region of Amazonia.

Mistreatment of low-paid workers

dimanche 3 septembre 2017 à 02:00

Low-paid workers in the UK face punishment if they miss work for any reason, even to bring a sick child to the hospital.

We know how to prevent this. It's called a labor union.

Civilian casualties in Afghanistan

dimanche 3 septembre 2017 à 02:00

Civilian casualties of US bombardment in Afghanistan are running at record pace.