• grue@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    75
    arrow-down
    1
    ·
    edit-2
    2 days ago

    Reminder: the traditional “9 to 5” workday that is considered “full time” includes lunch. If you’re not getting paid for it or are working 8 to 5 or whatever, you’re getting swindled.

    You might say it’s “normal” now, but it only becomes normalized because workers fail to hold the line.

    • parricc@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      2
      ·
      11 hours ago

      It keeps eroding away. I’ve had skilled jobs where the expectation was 8-5 without any breaks at all. “If you need to eat, you can do it at your desk while you’re working.”

    • Whats_your_reasoning@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      13
      ·
      2 days ago

      but it only becomes normalized because workers fail to hold the line. the rich business owners in charge have been busting unions and brainwashing people with anti-union propaganda for decades.

      Unions have been attempted more times than they’ve succeeded, not because of workers failing, but because powerful people have power and will do whatever dirty tactics they can to keep it.

      • grue@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        1
        ·
        15 hours ago

        Unions have been attempted more times than they’ve succeeded

        I get what you mean, but I can’t resist the urge to point out that that’s basically a truism. The number of successes must be greater or equal than the number of attempts by definition, since a success without an attempt is not possible.

      • JamesTBagg@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        13
        arrow-down
        1
        ·
        1 day ago

        Because unions stopped shooting back and bombing. Because when cops and Pinkertons shoot strikers the state turns a blind eye.

    • hodgepodgin@lemmy.zip
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      8
      ·
      2 days ago

      My full time job is considered part-time because of this. Plus I just found out we don’t receive jury duty compensation because we’re seasonal workers that’ll just get fired at the end of the season anyways.