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3. Brownsville, TX?

Fri Jul 5, 2013, 10:49 AM

Jul 2013

About the cheating on overtime: Does Texas not have a labor commission where violations like these can be reported? It should be fairly clear cut and easy to prove.

The working off-the clock, however is a more widespread problem and employers seem to get away with it.

But maybe the workers don't dare report it out of fear of losing their jobs.

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Making $7.75 an Hour, and Figuring There’s Little to Lose by Speaking Out [View all] n2doc Jul 2013 OP

This is sad how hard working SummerSnow Jul 2013 #1

Not so freely to other countries - Bannakaffalatta Jul 2013 #2

We don't give freely to other countries, truebluegreen Jul 2013 #4

And to the Israeli military. Jackpine Radical Jul 2013 #28

Brownsville, TX? Quantess Jul 2013 #3

I thought ctsnowman Jul 2013 #5

Maybe she ctsnowman Jul 2013 #6

Or she can do what poor struggling Ann and Mitt did in college -- sell some stock. Arugula Latte Jul 2013 #27

This message was self-deleted by its author guyton Jul 2013 #7

But remember kids... Hydra Jul 2013 #8

Yea, stop rocking the boat! durablend Jul 2013 #18

Ya, there are always elections to think about Hydra Jul 2013 #20

She needs to just pull herself up by her boot straps. NaturalHigh Jul 2013 #9

This shit-treatment of workers is building all over the U.S., yet Eleanors38 Jul 2013 #10

well, as this toon notes: n2doc Jul 2013 #11

^^^ And rebroadcast of Tattoo Island™! Eleanors38 Jul 2013 #23

This cartoon is bullshit mick063 Jul 2013 #33

The race issues surfaced by the Zimmerman trial are extremely important. AtheistCrusader Jul 2013 #15

I think the Z coverage is more cathartic for many, Eleanors38 Jul 2013 #24

Read this thread where the authoritarians are defending foreign-made uniforms for our military BrotherIvan Jul 2013 #21

I understand your fury and frustration but there is more than a 'sliver of HardTimes99 Jul 2013 #32

Good Lord mick063 Jul 2013 #38

I would argue that many 'centrists' on this very board are right in line with Reagan BrotherIvan Jul 2013 #42

You are correct. mick063 Jul 2013 #43

Thanks, at least there is some pushback here against that insanity BrotherIvan Jul 2013 #45

It is starting to get very close BrotherIvan Jul 2013 #41

We have been taught to hate the working class and blame workers for everything. Skeeter Barnes Jul 2013 #34

Meanwhile, fast food corporations everywhere are automating away every last job AtheistCrusader Jul 2013 #12

Yep. Eventually there will be one person n2doc Jul 2013 #14

It ought to give people nightmares. AtheistCrusader Jul 2013 #16

U.S. inc. n/t dotymed Jul 2013 #13

And the bosses go to church and claim to be Christian! JDPriestly Jul 2013 #17

They worship at the altar of Supply Side Jesus. Thav Jul 2013 #26

Excellent answer. JDPriestly Jul 2013 #31

K&R drm604 Jul 2013 #19

They will all lose their jobs for speaking out. mn9driver Jul 2013 #22

So, then they'll end up in the streets caseymoz Jul 2013 #25

There are two narratives of the American poor. mick063 Jul 2013 #29

It's actually 37 years old JustAnotherGen Jul 2013 #80

These practices are beyond shameful. emmadoggy Jul 2013 #30

Wage theft is a big problem and it can be risky to fight if you really need the job. Skeeter Barnes Jul 2013 #35

Excellent post Phlem Jul 2013 #36

But Wall Street is BOOMING, and the 1% are doing Better than EVER!!! bvar22 Jul 2013 #37

+10000 woo me with science Jul 2013 #44

Those are some blue links worth posting BrotherIvan Jul 2013 #47

... woo me with science Jul 2013 #48

My hats off to you, Sir BrotherIvan Jul 2013 #50

Yes, intolerably sad. woo me with science Jul 2013 #52

Thanks, woo. bvar22 Jul 2013 #51

The media surely can't believe that people on Mojorabbit Jul 2013 #53

MSM & GOP know impotence when they see it... Eleanors38 Jul 2013 #74

We really are at the point of woo me with science Jul 2013 #54

I can remember watching the movie Network when it was first released. winter is coming Jul 2013 #62

After the torpedo, the carrier for a time wallowed at a list... Eleanors38 Jul 2013 #75

People around me are LABORING at denial... Eleanors38 Jul 2013 #77

I'm bookmarking your links nenagh Jul 2013 #55

Please pass them on. woo me with science Jul 2013 #56

I'm in Ontario, which isn't much help.. nenagh Jul 2013 #58

Me, too. Is it an OP, woo? OneGrassRoot Jul 2013 #78

You and bvar22 cite some nice arguments. Enthusiast Jul 2013 #81

If people want cheap fast food, this is the consequence. These used to be jobs for teens. Honeycombe8 Jul 2013 #39

What do you consider 'basic office skills' these days? Demit Jul 2013 #57

Exactly. Honeycombe needs to look through the want ads and see what professionals are making. reformist2 Jul 2013 #60

So true! Many want advanced education plus experience... Phentex Jul 2013 #79

So do something else. How about a secretarial job? Basic office skills, I said. Honeycombe8 Jul 2013 #88

I was not talking about myself, only the ads Phentex Jul 2013 #89

In my area, many office jobs are hourly wage, no benes. nt raccoon Jul 2013 #90

That's more than McDonald's pays. And you get paid vacation & insurance & a retirement plan. Honeycombe8 Jul 2013 #86

start in an office job at $30,000 a year ???? I have a master's and started in my job with raccoon Jul 2013 #91

Oh, for shame! I dared to say that someone should study hard & get an education! Honeycombe8 Jul 2013 #85

How does one get this education when higher education has been priced out of most people's reach Arcanetrance Jul 2013 #92

You work your ass off while going to a local community college Honeycombe8 Jul 2013 #93

Learning a trade or a skill I tried that I worked my ass off for ten years in the culinary industry Arcanetrance Jul 2013 #94

Wow, I hate to hear that. But that's my point... Honeycombe8 Jul 2013 #97

Actually I chose the culinary field because it's the only thing I ever enjoyed I took one year away Arcanetrance Jul 2013 #99

I worked out of Dallas in NYC for a few times the last several years. Honeycombe8 Jul 2013 #95

She works in one of those major investment banks I'd prefer not to name Arcanetrance Jul 2013 #96

Oh, that explains it. Banks are notorious for paying badly. Honeycombe8 Jul 2013 #98

I understand your frustration. The shorthand situation: Eleanors38 Jul 2013 #76

Occupy is most definitely opposition RainDog Jul 2013 #82

Perhaps. I see them more as a barometer of what the power structure Eleanors38 Jul 2013 #83

As that great philosopher... RainDog Jul 2013 #84

The comfort of the rich require an abundant supply of the poor. - Voltaire Tierra_y_Libertad Jul 2013 #40

K&R Starry Messenger Jul 2013 #46

We have conditions for a revolution in place RainDog Jul 2013 #49

No revolution needed, just wealth redistribution. reformist2 Jul 2013 #59

the old saw is: evolution or revolution RainDog Jul 2013 #61

Here's the bottom line - the rich 1% are not deserving of 90% of the wealth, and 99% of us know it. reformist2 Jul 2013 #68

I would love to see a revolution in this country against the 1%. Apophis Jul 2013 #63

I'd prefer to see legislative change RainDog Jul 2013 #65

another interesting parallel to the French Revolution RainDog Jul 2013 #69

Another problem with revolutions is that after a lot of turmoil and bloodshed, winter is coming Jul 2013 #64

I agree RainDog Jul 2013 #67

If it was still pitchforks and ace-handles, we would have had one. nt Bonobo Jul 2013 #66

exactly... nebenaube Jul 2013 #70

care to elaborate? RainDog Jul 2013 #71

What? nebenaube Jul 2013 #72

you responded to me RainDog Jul 2013 #73

Kick, because this is actually important. n/t Agschmid Jul 2013 #87