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Omaha Steve's Labor Group

Brickbat

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2. Instead of the CDC (or in the past few years, the administration itself) telling workers to stay

Reply to Teamster Jeff (Original post)

Sat Jan 12, 2013, 11:03 AM

Jan 2013

home, they should be telling employers to overhaul their leave policies so people can stay home and not get others sick.

But that might dial the profit-making machine down a notch for a month or two, and God knows we can't have that.

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Can't Miss Work Even if You Have the Flu? [View all] Teamster Jeff Jan 2013 OP

Another place where $$$$$$$$$ = Misery . orpupilofnature57 Jan 2013 #1

Instead of the CDC (or in the past few years, the administration itself) telling workers to stay Brickbat Jan 2013 #2

go back one step further pasto76 Jan 2013 #6

Even with paid sick leave, many workers come in sick. hay rick Jan 2013 #3

State provided child care would go a long way to making families more secure. CrispyQ Jan 2013 #8

Well, this is America, after all, not some first world country. Can't expect valerief Jan 2013 #4

Just finsihed Kitchen Confidential, a memoir by a chef. wildeyed Jan 2013 #5

this isnt corporate conspiracy; this is american tough guy bullshit pasto76 Jan 2013 #7

I had a doctor at a Walgreens wellness clinic tell me once intheflow Jan 2013 #9

There is some ignorance displayed in your story tavalon Jan 2013 #11

I also work with PTO. intheflow Jan 2013 #13

My office gets 4 weeks of personal-time-off each year and people STILL come to work sick prole_for_peace Jan 2013 #10

I'm not sure how much I get because when our census is down, tavalon Jan 2013 #12