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Anti discrimination laws apply to all protected classes. It is illegal to discriminate against pregnant women, or mothers, for example. To give another exampl

by stale2002 8y ago

Anti discrimination laws apply to all protected classes. It is illegal to discriminate against pregnant women, or mothers, for example. To give another example, religion is another category where companies are required to give reasonable accommodations.

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chrisseaton 8y ago
I mean you can look for yourself and see that almost no state considers parenthood to be protected. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Employment_discrimination_law_in_the_United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Employment_discrimination_law_... You don't need daycare based on religion or pregnancy, do you? I'm not sure this stuff applies as you think it does, to be honest. Otherwise companies would be compelled to have daycare and... they don't do they? And where did you get 'all workers have the right to demand' from? I'm pretty sure at-will means you can fire someone for demanding something that they don't have a legal right to.
- stale2002 8y ago
  > And where did you get 'all workers have the right to demand' from? The National Labor Relations act of 1935, of course. Workers have the full legal right to discuss their working conditions, and to engage in organizing activities, and have had this right for almost a century. And this is with or without a union. The NLRA specifically states "and to engage in other protected concerted activities with or without a union.". Discussing working conditions with others is a legal right.
  - chrisseaton 8y ago
    You've downgraded 'demand' to 'discuss' there, haven't you? 'Discuss' can just be met with a 'thanks no'.
    - stale2002 8y ago
      > can just be met with a 'thanks no'. I never stated otherwise. I was responding to the idea that it is ridiculous for workers to talk about their working conditions, and that they should just get a new job or something. The person who I had originally responded to, basically thought that you should just quit your job. Instead, I am saying that it is within our full legal right to attempt to change working conditions. IE, write articles like this one, or discuss/organize/demand better working conditions.

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chrisseaton 8y ago

I mean you can look for yourself and see that almost no state considers parenthood to be protected. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Employment_discrimination_law_in_the_United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Employment_discrimination_law_... You don't need daycare based on religion or pregnancy, do you? I'm not sure this stuff applies as you think it does, to be honest. Otherwise companies would be compelled to have daycare and... they don't do they? And where did you get 'all workers have the right to demand' from? I'm pretty sure at-will means you can fire someone for demanding something that they don't have a legal right to.

stale2002 8y ago
> And where did you get 'all workers have the right to demand' from? The National Labor Relations act of 1935, of course. Workers have the full legal right to discuss their working conditions, and to engage in organizing activities, and have had this right for almost a century. And this is with or without a union. The NLRA specifically states "and to engage in other protected concerted activities with or without a union.". Discussing working conditions with others is a legal right.
- chrisseaton 8y ago
  You've downgraded 'demand' to 'discuss' there, haven't you? 'Discuss' can just be met with a 'thanks no'.
  - stale2002 8y ago
    > can just be met with a 'thanks no'. I never stated otherwise. I was responding to the idea that it is ridiculous for workers to talk about their working conditions, and that they should just get a new job or something. The person who I had originally responded to, basically thought that you should just quit your job. Instead, I am saying that it is within our full legal right to attempt to change working conditions. IE, write articles like this one, or discuss/organize/demand better working conditions.