Workers' Rights are Civil Rights

Joining together, hand-in-hand, to fight for what's right for our brothers and sisters: Justice. Safety. Fairness. Freedom from fear and access to the righteous promise of America. That was what the Civil Rights movement of yesteryear was about. And it's what a modern day civil rights battle is about, too.

The Employee Free Choice Act is not just a labor issue. It truly is a civil and human rights isssue. It's about the right to pursue happiness and the American dream, the ability to raise a family and leave a legacy by being able to bargain for a better life.

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[N33DL3R]

It would be nice if Americans actually had worker's rights. We lag behind two thirds of the world when it comes to that.

[grendel1013]

I hate to be the bearer of bad news, did you know that you, the tax payer, are subsidizing Wal-Mart? Thats right. you support Wal-Marts workers with your taxes. Save mioney at Wal-Mart? Not really. You pay less at the cash register, but pay more in taxes. That does not sound fair to me, and that sounds very, very, Un-American.

[grendel1013]

@oJKBo Agreed. We live in a time where low skilled jobs are disappearing, Middle class is going by by, mainly due to out sourcing. I have a Bachelors degree, and I had a great paying job. I lost my job and had to work at places like Wal-Mart. I went from making 60K a year to 18k a year. That is poverty level wages. It pissed me off when I would hear Wal-Mart made record breaking profits, when the back bone, the heart and soul of the company had to scrape just to make it month to month.

[grendel1013]

@oJKBo Those machines need people to work them. Places like Wal-Mart need people to work, machines can't do the jobs people can do. buying products from over seas, and screwing your American suppliers to the point that they have to close, resulting in more job losses IS very Un-American. Making Billion dollar profits at the expense of the tax payers IS very Un-American.

[grendel1013]

@oJKBo There is nothing wrong with increasing profits, as long as the burden of supporting your employees is not pushed onto taxpayers. Yes, when a multi billion dollar company can't pay its employees enough so they can afford the simple basic necessaries, and they have to go on Welfare, then that is just wrong. After all, every corporation does not get the simple fact, their employees are consumers too.

[oJKBo]

@grendel1013 yes because it's their company...when you agree to work for them you enter into a contract with them. If you don't like it, quit.

[oJKBo]

@grendel1013 if a company can decrease the cost of it's product significantly by replacing it's workers with machines that's definitely bad, right? people being able to buy goods at cheaper prices...bah dirty capitalist pigs. But i guess capitalism really is unamerican

[oJKBo]

@grendel1013 so let me get this straight--corporations should not try to maximize profits through providing a low cost good or service? Anti-american? lol the most american ideal is freedom. Walmart has no obligation to its workers, only its consumers. The purpose of corporations is not to give people jobs, it's to provide goods and services to its consumers.

[grendel1013]

@oJKBo Since when did any Wal-Mart, or retail establishment allow any of their employees to bargain for wages? If you want the job, you get paid what they want you to get paid. And, Wal-Mart can change you wages at any time for any reason with or without you consent by either cutting your hours, or fire/rehire loop holes. Unions would never allow any of that to happen,

[grendel1013]

@oJKBo Walmart does not want Unions because it would hurt their pockets, it's because Wal-Mart is an Anti-American company that would screw over all its employees to save a nickel. I worked for Wal-Mart for many years before I quit. I remember people getting fired for getting injured on the job, and they did not want to pay the medical costs. People hours getting cut for no reason. Horrible working conditions, bad health coverage ( If they even qualify for it)