• xantoxis@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    When you let “each company do what’s best for them” we get mining companies hiring pinkerton to murder miners. We get Triangle Shirtwaist. We get Bhopal.

    We need the force of law behind things like this, or we get fucked by greed, every single time. You do what’s best for you, but corporations need laws.

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        11 months ago

        OK. And what I’m telling you is that without a law, it won’t happen.

        How did I get from here to there? The 5-day work week literally saved lives. Saved peoples’ bodies. Extended lifespans. Gave children back their parents. I don’t think a single labor regulation has ever protected workers as much as the 5-day week.

        The 4-day week would take it further. It’s worth doing, and it will not happen if we let every corporation decide for themselves.

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          11 months ago

          Just playing devil’s advocate here, but doesn’t the article prove that it has happened?

          And now, being a bit more genuine, I think it’s tricky with places where people aren’t salaried. Like people who make most of their money through commissions and bonuses based on sales targets (car salespeople, etc). Also caregiving, where margins are slim because of shitty insurance reimbursements and caregivers get paid based on hourly work

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              11 months ago

              Well, the idea behind the law is that you keep your current pay. I just think it’s impractical in situations where pay is driven by commission or where margins are cutthroat

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                  11 months ago

                  Yeah, those are both valid points. Although I’d also say that bills like that do get introduced, probably with much greater odds of passing than this one.

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                  11 months ago

                  Sure, I work in healthcare and any clinician (nurse, doc, etc.) would be seriously impacted. It’s an industry where most companies are in the red, especially post-COVID. Cutting hours would be impossible.

                  But, there is also an argument to be made that we need to radically restructure things. CEO pay has ballooned relative to entry level jobs and this pushes for a rebalancing of that. Healthcare CEOs, at least in most non-profit/teaching health systems, aren’t paid anything like other CEOs.