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In my experience, when you bring up FMLA, then you're going to be fired.
Its a well-intentioned protection, but not enough legal teeth. Corporations have learned how to work around it.
This problem will continue to get worse until workers gain power in our society. Mass unionization or socialist revolution would solve the problem; both are very unlikely.
All that is left is violence; may a thousand Luigi's bloom.
this must be an american thing.
it really is wild how toothless american labor is
Land of the free (to be exploited by a rich white minority)
Yes we have no mandatory paid breaks. If you get a holiday you are lucky. We have no medical protection. Few states have mandatory accrual of some days off or sick day. It's horrible here.
My body is ready.
Supposedly theres a general mass strike planned for 2028. I'll be participating as a UAW member.
Over 2 years away? What will that even do?