Frito-Lay ruins employee's life.

[Diarcesia]

Tarring everyone with the same brush is almost never constructive.

Might I ask what you're referring to as an example of that, then?

Not you. It's the idiots who tarnished progressivism's credibility by presuming these market-worshippers not to care about the poor, even though some of them are poor. And usually that's with a side dish of "I know better than you, so do as I say."

[Major-Tom]

This is one of a series of endless examples that point to our need to strengthen collective bargaining power and our labor laws. Curtailing exploitative employees is a must for any developed country.

But what to do as an employee? The lawsuit sounds like the standard option, but in an ideal world, employees would organize when one of them becomes victimized. Collective action beats individual action 99 out of 100 times.

[The Two Jerseys]

Sounds like a workmans comp, disability claim by the employee


And yes making sure the guy is as injured as they claim is fairly typical

I was thinking the same thing, he's not the first guy that an employer kept an eye on to make sure he wasn't faking an injury.

[GuessTheAltAccount]

This is one of a series of endless examples that point to our need to strengthen collective bargaining power and our labor laws. Curtailing exploitative employees is a must for any developed country.

But what to do as an employee? The lawsuit sounds like the standard option, but in an ideal world, employees would organize when one of them becomes victimized. Collective action beats individual action 99 out of 100 times.

Imagine, then, how much more effective collective action would be if co-ordinated on the scale of, let's say, the hundreds of millions of Americans who are eligible to vote.

(Not all of whom would necessarily benefit from away from policies benefitting the 1%... but most of whom would, at the very least.)

[Major-Tom]

This is one of a series of endless examples that point to our need to strengthen collective bargaining power and our labor laws. Curtailing exploitative employees is a must for any developed country.

But what to do as an employee? The lawsuit sounds like the standard option, but in an ideal world, employees would organize when one of them becomes victimized. Collective action beats individual action 99 out of 100 times.

Imagine, then, how much more effective collective action would be if co-ordinated on the scale of, let's say, the hundreds of millions of Americans who are eligible to vote.

(Not all of whom would necessarily benefit from away from policies benefitting the 1%... but most of whom would, at the very least.)

I can. It's been tried, but so far no candidate with that appeal has won. Doesn't mean we stop trying.

[Thermodolia]

No update to labor laws could possibly suffice. Sabotage and expropriation carried out by workers are, in my opinion, a morally justifiable response.

But also universal basic income and nationalize health care.

Ya sure? I mean we could just require that every time an employee gets their life ruined that a CEO has to forfeit everything

[Sungoldy-China]

Free!
The company can freely arrange employees’ working hours,
Employees can also choose their jobs freely

Companies do their best to personalize, independent, and atomize each person so that companies can conduct transactions and negotiations with independent individuals

[Northern Socialist Council Republics]

Free!
The company can freely arrange employees’ working hours,
Employees can also choose their jobs freely

Companies do their best to personalize, independent, and atomize each person so that companies can conduct transactions and negotiations with independent individuals

This is essentially the heart of the issue. A person facing fewer constraints in their actions does not necessarily help them satisfy their expressed preferences.

People should be forbidden from working more than a designated number of hours per week.

[Ayytaly]

Wise is better

[-ngxh]

No update to labor laws could possibly suffice. Sabotage and expropriation carried out by workers are, in my opinion, a morally justifiable response.

But also universal basic income and nationalize health care.

^ This...