Robert ReichFeb 22, 2023
What I always hear: “We can’t afford to pay our workers $15 an hour.”

What I never hear: “We can’t afford to pay our CEO millions of dollars a year.”

Funny how that works, huh?
Show threadTransitBikerFeb 22, 2023
@rbreich should be $22.50 for those aged 18 & up. No tipped wages. Under 18 get the $15. 2 weeks paid sick leave, and 2 weeks paid time off.
Show threadchef 😎

@TransitBiker @rbreich
I am always shocked when I read about how few days employees get off work in the US.

Two weeks? Wow. That's outrageous. 😳

Anything less than twenty days isn't even a thing here.

And don't get me started on sick leave, health insurance and other social security stuff. 🙄

Feb 23, 2023 at 6:41amWeb
Show threadTransitBikerFeb 23, 2023
@ruedi @rbreich yep.
Show threadW. AkersFeb 23, 2023

@ruedi @TransitBiker

living that tragic reality of how few days we get for holiday here. Sick days? Oh, you mean shorted PTO. Why'd you throw it in our yank faces?!

Show threadStacyMar 5, 2023
@ruedi @TransitBiker @rbreich TWo weeks? I've worked for companies with no sick/personal or vacation days.
Show threadchef 😎Mar 5, 2023

@dancinyogi @TransitBiker @rbreich
Wow. That's not even legal in Germany.

As a fulltime employee you are entitled to at least twentyfour days off after your first six months on the job.

That's a federal law.

Show threadStacyMar 5, 2023
@ruedi @TransitBiker @rbreich I didn't stay long, for obvious reasons. But I spent eight months there without taking a single day off. Sadly, it's not illegal in the state I live in.
Show threadTransitBikerMar 5, 2023
@dancinyogi @ruedi @rbreich sounds like slavery.
Show threadchef 😎Mar 5, 2023
@TransitBiker @dancinyogi @rbreich
It does, doesn't it? 🤷