RE: https://thecanadian.social/@MostlyHarmless/116285239183264441
49 states have 'at will employment' meaning unless you have a union, which is ~not~ 90% of us, we can be fired just for saying we're sick. (yeah, it's wrongful firing - sure sue them. Tell me how rent gets paid while paying for a lawyer?)
The struggle isn't even to explain sick leave is a terrible racket, half (at least) of the US labor force doesn't even have sick leave or use it if we do!
The US (gov & corps) have never - in 250 years - given a flying fuck about labor rights or human rights unless it's been forced by a small minority on the majority. Even the Civil Rights Movement, Suffrage and our tepid union movements have only happened because of a threat of looming violence against the status quo and the then people in power wanted to maintain that status.
The real US patriotism is throwing bricks at bosses and political fucks until they are forced to be better.
Kalshann