You also give up your pension and ability to work for the government again. Thinking of ATC specifically, where you won’t ever be able to work in your field again in the US (and it’s very rare to be able to continue working in ATC in another country)
That’s a tough ask when economic conditions are so unstable
It is a tough ask, especially now, which is why I’m not asking. I do think it’s unreasonable to ask
But I’d like to remind the people in that position that it is an option. People tend to dismiss options they should seriously think through…It’s not an easy option, but it might be worse than the alternative
“It’s not legal to retaliate”? Motherfucker when has this administration cared about what’s legal, they’re talking about making people work and then not giving them back pay.
Even before the trump administration’s it’s not as if the labour market was fair lol.
Why are you going to bat for people trying to enslave workers exactly?
No it’s not. It’s wage theft, plain and simple
It’s wage theft except the part where they’re forcing them to work.
They could just quit. For some positions, you can’t strike, which is bullshit enough, but you can just say fuck you I quit
No one will put you in chains and lock you to your desk, it’s not legal to retaliate
You also give up your pension and ability to work for the government again. Thinking of ATC specifically, where you won’t ever be able to work in your field again in the US (and it’s very rare to be able to continue working in ATC in another country)
That’s a tough ask when economic conditions are so unstable
It is a tough ask, especially now, which is why I’m not asking. I do think it’s unreasonable to ask
But I’d like to remind the people in that position that it is an option. People tend to dismiss options they should seriously think through…It’s not an easy option, but it might be worse than the alternative
Yeah sure, everybody CAN just quit.
“It’s not legal to retaliate”? Motherfucker when has this administration cared about what’s legal, they’re talking about making people work and then not giving them back pay.
Even before the trump administration’s it’s not as if the labour market was fair lol.
Why are you going to bat for people trying to enslave workers exactly?
Because, motherfucker, I want them to quit. They are not slaves to the state, and when things break because of their absence that’s great politically
And we have a name for this already - wage theft. I hope every employee, furloughed or still working, puts forward a lawsuit
I’m not about to pressure people to quit because the job market is hell right now, but I’m sure as hell going to remind them it’s an option