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etherealtruth

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18. When I worked as a nurse ....

Wed Nov 27, 2013, 12:00 PM

Nov 2013

.. nurses were paid significantly more than minimum wage .... paid a holiday rate (1.5 to 2x normal hourly rate), given a "comp day" for working the holiday and had the knowledge that they were working for something other than increased profits. Nurses, cops, firefighters .... enter their professions understanding that their field is 24/7/365.

A typical retail worker earns minimum wage or slightly more, they may or may not receive a holiday rate of pay, there is no such thing as a "comp" day ... they know they are working for increased profits and little or nothing more

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Being open on Thanksgiving is not a crime against Labor [View all] cthulu2016 Nov 2013 OP

Being forced to work on Thanksgiving is un-American meow2u3 Nov 2013 #1

bull DrDan Nov 2013 #19

Let me clear this up meow2u3 Nov 2013 #21

thank you - that I agree with. DrDan Nov 2013 #22

Ah, but those people working for our entertainment need to go out and buy things, too. randome Nov 2013 #23

So let me get this straight NobodyHere Nov 2013 #40

I worked in a gas station on Thanksgiving and Christmas, eve and day. xmas74 Nov 2013 #25

I am a veteran - never once have I had Veteran's Day off as a holiday DrDan Nov 2013 #26

Unfortunately, that's how it goes. xmas74 Nov 2013 #34

I was in an "unaccompanied" status for large parts of my career, far from home and family. MADem Nov 2013 #38

maybe YankeyMCC Nov 2013 #2

There are jobs that are legitimately SheilaT Nov 2013 #3

^^^^^^^THIS! hedgehog Nov 2013 #42

i think all of it is a problem for labor. some are economic problems and others are work-family La Lioness Priyanka Nov 2013 #4

I never liked working on Thanksgiving. Screw the time-and-a-half. LuvNewcastle Nov 2013 #5

What time-and-a-half? Gormy Cuss Nov 2013 #12

The NFL should be up in arms... Whiskeytide Nov 2013 #6

And the NFL has players as well - TBF Nov 2013 #13

Very good points but the "open on Thanksgiving" brings attention to the other issues Voice for Peace Nov 2013 #7

It's to remind us that greed has no limits of decency. Cleita Nov 2013 #8

Being forced to work on Thanksgiving sucks. I've been there. ryan_cats Nov 2013 #9

"a crime against labor?" Maybe not, but it sucks and is another insult to labor. nt Lex Nov 2013 #10

Why aren't people outraged that nurses work on holidays? leftstreet Nov 2013 #11

Gee, I wonder why that is. Gormy Cuss Nov 2013 #16

Haha, I know, right? Lex Nov 2013 #28

So it's not really about family, it's about $$? leftstreet Nov 2013 #29

A lot of people are...... ForgoTheConsequence Nov 2013 #32

Where is the outrage over paramedics working Thxgiving? leftstreet Nov 2013 #35

You're right. ForgoTheConsequence Nov 2013 #36

Maybe, just maybe, people aren't outraged SheilaT Nov 2013 #45

When I worked as a nurse .... etherealtruth Nov 2013 #18

+1000 n/t Cleita Nov 2013 #37

It's a public relations problem for those stores now, though. Major Hogwash Nov 2013 #53

Not a crime--- it is an exploitation of labor etherealtruth Nov 2013 #14

I actually agree - TBF Nov 2013 #15

Stores should be closed on holidays. Period. Blaukraut Nov 2013 #17

There are plenty of people who don't celebrate Thanksgiving and other holidays. randome Nov 2013 #20

What's wrong with sitting at home and watching TV, or going for a walk? Blaukraut Nov 2013 #27

There are plenty of people who have no family, and no desire to travel kcr Nov 2013 #41

No one said anything about being forced to work more than 40 hours a week. randome Nov 2013 #43

But that's my point. The fact that not everyone cares about Thanksgiving doesn't matter. kcr Nov 2013 #44

"holidays" are only different because some people choose to make them so, not everyone nt msongs Nov 2013 #24

Anti-worker thread #125 ForgoTheConsequence Nov 2013 #30

What about the "choice" of workers BainsBane Nov 2013 #47

Do you always stalk people? ForgoTheConsequence Nov 2013 #50

There are a few restaurants that are always open on Thanksgiving... TeeYiYi Nov 2013 #31

I don't know where this Thanksgiving fundamentalism came from Dreamer Tatum Nov 2013 #33

What if they are forced to work to make their employers money? Cleita Nov 2013 #48

What if they get overtime and love it? Dreamer Tatum Nov 2013 #49

Thanksgiving used to be an option. ForgoTheConsequence Nov 2013 #51

No it isn't "mandatory" Dreamer Tatum Nov 2013 #55

What? ForgoTheConsequence Nov 2013 #56

Is it mandatory for everyone? No. Dreamer Tatum Nov 2013 #57

I'm talking about retail. ForgoTheConsequence Nov 2013 #58

You can't be serious. Kingofalldems Nov 2013 #60

It is exploitation. It is no better than any of the other things you list. kcr Nov 2013 #39

It May Not Be A "Crime" Against Labor, jayfish Nov 2013 #46

Good point and elleng Nov 2013 #52

In a year when corporations are posting record profits, it does seem like an extra jab in the ass. Starry Messenger Nov 2013 #54

With respect to tradition and nilesobek Nov 2013 #59