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tulipsandroses's JournalDisney CEO makes 1424 more than the median Disney worker- Who decides who brings value?
A big problem in this country is income inequality
Stephanie Ruhle had an excellent piece this morning with Abigail Disney talking about this topic - Stephanie mentioned that the Disney CEO has brought a lot of value to the company. I thought about the article that someone posted a few days ago about a boy with autism that was having a melt down and the Disney worker laid on the floor with him. That made the trip so much better for that boy's parents. That was not the first time I heard of a Disney worker doing such a thing.
When these workers do this, these stories often go viral - That brings tremendous value to the company. How many other parents with children with autism on the fence about taking their children to Disney decided to go to Disney after reading that story? Yet they don't make the big bucks these CEOs make.
Seriously, it should be criminal that CEOs and people that sit in boardrooms make insane amounts of money and people that are doing the work on the ground can hardly make ends meet. These people had to fight to make $15 per hour. Insane!
Nurse Beaten by Patient Denied Request for Unpaid Time Off and Fired
This is what happens when we let money influence politicians. I don't blame the sick patient.
Nurse Beaten Unconscious in Iowa
State law limits unions ability to bargain safety; putting public employees at risk
[link:https://ucommblog.com/section/state-politics/nurse-beaten-unconscious-iowa|
Iowa’s decision to weaken collective bargaining for state employees is putting state employees at risk. This claim was made by the AFSCME Council 61 after a nurse was beaten unconscious at a state mental health facility.
The nurse, Tina Suckow who was attacked by the patient, was put in the hospital for weeks and required surgery. Although the attack happened in October, she is still recovering. After she was unable to come to work due to her injuries and the state denied her request for time off without pay, Suckow was fired.
According to AFSCME, a 2017 state law limits the ability of government employee unions to negotiate resolutions on issues other than salary, including safety matters. The law also resulted in changes in employee grievance procedures. The union believes that this change prevented them from being able to fairly represent Suckow.
“Any reasonable human being should have concern because if it’s OK for the state of Iowa to treat workers this way, then Casey’s can do it, Ruan can do it, any employer in the state of Iowa can do it,” said Danny Homan, president of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Iowa Council 61.
The union also has said that since the law took effect, terminations and forced resignations have tripled. They also warn that hospitals are becoming understaffed putting both workers and patients at risk.
The law, which was passed in 2017 with the help of big money groups backed by the Koch Brothers, was recently upheld in a 4-3 decision by the Iowa Supreme Court.
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