Cymru Am BythFeb 11, 2023
Robert Reich

There are 193 member nations in the United Nations.

All but 11 guarantee some form of paid sick leave.

Guess what? The U.S. is one of those 11.

As a result, 33 million American workers have no paid sick leave from their employer.

This is deeply inhumane. Paid leave. Now.

Feb 6, 2023 at 11:33pmWeb
Show threadAnne CollierFeb 6, 2023
@rbreich Also inhumane is the fact that the US is the only #UnitedNations member (actually the only country on the planet) that hasn't ratified the UN Convention on the #Rights of the Child. #UNCRC #ChildrensRights
Show threadCarol WaradyFeb 7, 2023
@annecollier @rbreich why is that?
Show threadJessFeb 7, 2023

@carolw @annecollier @rbreich

I assume because the USA sees human life as cheap, abundant, and of little value.

Show threadAnne CollierFeb 7, 2023
@carolw @rbreich The Washington Post tried to answer that (quite ably) almost a decade ago, when my country was 1 of 3 that hadn't ratified the CRC, here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/wp/2014/11/21/why-wont-the-u-s-ratify-the-u-n-s-child-rights-treaty/ A year later, after Somalia and S.Sudan had ratified it, the ACLU weighed in on this question too: https://www.aclu.org/news/human-rights/theres-only-one-country-hasnt-ratified-convention-childrens Sadly, I think it would be even harder to make it happen now. Hope I'm wrong.
Why won’t the U.S. ratify the U.N.’s child rights treaty?

The non-ratification of the Convention on the Rights of the Child is hypocritical.

The Washington Post
Show threadCarol WaradyFeb 7, 2023
@annecollier @rbreich thanks
Show threadKingoftheWhackadoodlesFeb 7, 2023
@rbreich Paid Leave and Paternity Leave.
Show threadItwasntmeFeb 7, 2023
@rbreich Nice find. Thanks for sharing. Now? I’m sure they’re trembling at your demand. Tissue paper.
Show threadJustKathyFeb 7, 2023

@rbreich

The U.S. is one of the most inhumane countries in the world. We can't even have universal healthcare; why on earth do you think the oligarchs would allow us to have paid sick leave?

Show threadJustKathyFeb 7, 2023

@rbreich

Even if the middle class has access to healthcare, we are not allowed to use our healthcare as the fountain of youth. Imagine, someone needing a life-saving procedure is put on hold because some rich a-hole is tying up hospital resources in search of eternal life.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/02/06/american-health-care-disparity-rich/

As basic health care grows unaffordable, the rich seek eternal youth

A record number of Americans say they can't afford necessary health care, while the wealthy drop increasing sums on elaborate out-of-pocket measures.

The Washington Post
Show threadMorinFeb 7, 2023
@rbreich @KathyLK just discovering the US healthcare system (relocating from France): this is an insanely expensive shame.
Show threadSFborn1940Feb 7, 2023
@rbreich This is not surprising. We are infested with Republicans so we will always be a socially backward country.
Show threadBeeblebroxFeb 7, 2023
@rbreich going through this right now. My wife had surgery less than a week ago and needs to be cared for for 8 weeks. I was allowed 3 paid sick days or 8 weeks of unpaid leave. I was also informed if I took the leave my job is not fmla protected. Needless to say I used 24 hrs of my 500 hours of banked sick time, as that is all I was permitted.
Show threadMike SwitzerFeb 7, 2023
@rbreich our pro-union President couldn't even get sick days in a contact he forced on the railroad unions. They don't care about us.
Show threadbendaFeb 16, 2023
@KidOrnery @rbreich not he couldn't. he decided not to.
the same companies he was batting for have now created the worst environmental disaster since Chernobyl.
Show threadMamieFeb 7, 2023
@rbreich that's fucked
Show threadSallyFeb 7, 2023
@rbreich SSP here in the UK is £94.25 a week. Not great. I'm having to use holiday time as I can't afford to be sick
Show threadStacyFeb 7, 2023
@rbreich I worked for more than one company that had no sick or personal pay. I had to drag myself in with a 102-degree fever, strep throat, and bronchitis, and even came in when my father was in the hospital. I had no choice.