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malaise

(297,687 posts) Sun Mar 24, 2013, 08:57 AM Mar 2013

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I had no idea that there were so many people in New York who have no sick days allowed on [View all]

their jobs.
I'm beginning to wonder about the much touted American freedoms!

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I had no idea that there were so many people in New York who have no sick days allowed on [View all] malaise Mar 2013 OP

du rec. nt xchrom Mar 2013 #1

Could you give us a little clue .... oldhippie Mar 2013 #2

Discussion on Up with Chris Hayes this morning. nt. MH1 Mar 2013 #7

And at home, you live with the following while criticizing NY. Good for you! Bluenorthwest Mar 2013 #3

There are lots in SC, I can tell you. nt raccoon Mar 2013 #4

Agree with Xchrom. Brigid Mar 2013 #5

Not just NY. Millions of real jobs have been converted to contractors. No sick days, no vacations... onehandle Mar 2013 #6

It's been part of the neo=liberal agenda here malaise Mar 2013 #8

It's everywhere Malaise. 99Forever Mar 2013 #9

We've been pitching a sick time battle here in Florida -- you wouldn't believe the lengths nashville_brook Mar 2013 #10

Same here - most of the foreign companies don't want unions malaise Mar 2013 #12

I didn't have a job that gave sick days until I Nevernose Mar 2013 #11

Wow! malaise Mar 2013 #14

the freedom they always talk about is the freedom of the 1% to do whatever they want to their liberal_at_heart Mar 2013 #13

Sick time. I bet they don't get vacation time either. devilgrrl Mar 2013 #15

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