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WhiskeyGrinder

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11. You are conflating "right to work" with "at-will employment." "Right to work" is a state rule that

Reply to zackymilly (Reply #2)

Wed Nov 11, 2020, 10:50 PM

Nov 2020

makes it possible for you to benefit from collective bargaining contracts without paying union dues. "At-will employment" is an understanding of federal employment law that means your employer can fire you for any reason other than being a member of a protected class, or unless you are covered by a contract.

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Is it time for a National Strike? [View all] AmBlue Nov 2020 OP

no. its all been posturing to this point. lots of crap-talk. lots of frivolous lawsuits. bullimiami Nov 2020 #1

Nah. I'm in a right to work state. Go on strike, lose my job. nt zackymilly Nov 2020 #2

You are conflating "right to work" with "at-will employment." "Right to work" is a state rule that WhiskeyGrinder Nov 2020 #11

No. What would we be striking about? Publicans bad marybourg Nov 2020 #3

Strike in protest of the destruction... AmBlue Nov 2020 #8

No. Nothing irreversible has happened yet. Cool it. marybourg Nov 2020 #10

No. Let them march. Do nothing. We have this. Non violence Edwcraig Nov 2020 #4

Not yet, wait for December 14, then January 6. Fiendish Thingy Nov 2020 #5

Not yet Dem2 Nov 2020 #6

WHAT DO WE WANT? VOTE COUNTS! WHEN DO WE WANT IT? WHEN THEY'RE FINISHED! brooklynite Nov 2020 #7

Exactly.... all THAT!! AmBlue Nov 2020 #9

Have you done any organizing around a national strike idea? WhiskeyGrinder Nov 2020 #12

Of course not; its always someone else's job to do the organizing work..... brooklynite Nov 2020 #13