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NCTraveler

(30,481 posts)
9. This is happening every day.
Fri Aug 16, 2013, 02:23 PM
Aug 2013

People on this very board saw it coming from the beginning. I am not sure why there is any "shock" that many companies are doing this.

Wow....that is seriously messed up... truebrit71 Aug 2013 #1
I posted on my FB page and a RW 'friend' said 'Obamacare effects' I deleted her comment. CurtEastPoint Aug 2013 #2
You're surprised that large retailers would take this action Flatulo Aug 2013 #13
Greatest Page for this very important story. n/t CaliforniaPeggy Aug 2013 #3
"Employees believe the company is punishing them to retaliate against Obamacare." no_hypocrisy Aug 2013 #4
They blame it on Obama care and hope everyone will believe that. Posted to FB. nt kelliekat44 Aug 2013 #38
It so happens there is a Forever 21 overlooking the cable car turnaround in San Francisco KamaAina Aug 2013 #5
Matthew 6:5-6, please. WilliamPitt Aug 2013 #6
Peyton Got A Gift Card For Her 12th Birthday From "21" HangOnKids Aug 2013 #16
christian - fleece the flock in the name of mammon nt msongs Aug 2013 #10
Almost every "Christian" business I know is RW and anti-employeed. nt kelliekat44 Aug 2013 #39
LOL...I don't even know what kind of store it is, I've never seen one... ms liberty Aug 2013 #7
Ivy Tech Community College in Indiana did the same thing kiawah Aug 2013 #8
This is happening every day. NCTraveler Aug 2013 #9
We told them again and again. I posted personal examples. Still non-belief. Safetykitten Aug 2013 #19
K & R !!! WillyT Aug 2013 #11
Get used to it...(i.e. find a way to survive)... jtuck004 Aug 2013 #12
Thanks for posting both charts. I was about to call out on the dubious use of the second chart, but Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2013 #21
Yeah, I kinda had the same thoughts, but together they make more sense. jtuck004 Aug 2013 #24
We need to change our labor laws pronto. Initech Aug 2013 #14
Making examples put the fear of the market into the cold hearts of companies contemplating Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2013 #15
The only people who shop at Forever 21 are MineralMan Aug 2013 #17
it's so sad olddots Aug 2013 #22
Yah, we were, but there were lots more that age at that time who just MineralMan Aug 2013 #23
We knew this would happen. You can't boycott everyone doing it. You will have to grow... Safetykitten Aug 2013 #18
kick Liberal_in_LA Aug 2013 #20
And the bonus, they know that many will not be able to afford COBRA. What a deal! Safetykitten Aug 2013 #25
It's also likely that only a few at any location were even working more than 29.5 hrs SoCalDem Aug 2013 #27
Uh, really don't have a response right now for your post. Just wow. Safetykitten Aug 2013 #30
fixed an obvious typo & posted the ACA chart SoCalDem Aug 2013 #33
Sadly, this is a small wave, the big waves will be coming in the next year, as it will be a tidal Safetykitten Aug 2013 #26
In agreement with all of the above... TinkerTot55 Aug 2013 #28
I mostly buy my clothes at Costco. Warren DeMontague Aug 2013 #29
Never heard of it either. I usually buy clothes at Kohl's. RebelOne Aug 2013 #31
Next time you're in there, ask around for a full time employee. Egalitarian Thug Aug 2013 #44
Forever 21 is not your style, unless you are a cross-dresser. Quantess Aug 2013 #41
Another example of why health care should not depend on employment. MotherPetrie Aug 2013 #32
CORRECT Skittles Aug 2013 #34
Sure. Unless you want people at the complete mercy of their employer for their family's health care. Warren DeMontague Aug 2013 #35
This kind of bullshit could have been avoided with a public option. B Calm Aug 2013 #36
Don't you just love the presumptuous tone? Shankapotomus Aug 2013 #37
This is no longer unusual - lynne Aug 2013 #40
Boycott TomClash Aug 2013 #42
I'd never heard of the place before, but I'll kick this thread anyway. nt. MH1 Aug 2013 #43
Hey Will, there's a Forever 21 at the Arsenal Mall MannyGoldstein Aug 2013 #45
This post is full of BS oberliner Aug 2013 #46
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