SCOTUS Delivers Blow To Workers' Rights

[IamThunderbolt]

In a case involving the rights of tens of millions of private-sector employees, the U.S. Supreme Court, by a 5-4 vote margin, delivered a major blow to workers, ruling for the first time that workers may not band together to challenge violations of federal labor laws.

https://www.npr.org/2018/05/21/605012795/supreme-court-decision-delivers-blow-to-workers-rights?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20180521

 

[WFFaithful]

Man of the people!

 

[RJKarl]

Thanks Hillary for running a horrible campaign!

Please live until February 2021 RBG and Kennedy.

 

[WakeandBake]

well of course. The GOP is a direct extension of the Owner class and this is part of the deal middle America signed with them. And to be fair, wealthy owner-class liberals are complicit.

Congratulations Middle American whites in Ohio and Pennsylvania, this is what you voted for you dumb fucks

 

[marquee moon]

Thanks Hillary for running a horrible campaign!

Please live until February 2021 RBG and Kennedy.

Please live into Trump’s second term?

 

[wakelaw13]

This is a really really shitty deal. What many don’t understand is an arbitration clause is the same thing as giving up all legal rights in many instances. Take a huge corporation that allegedly underpays 1,000 workers by $1,000 each. Normally, you’d look to a class action so that the issue can be effectively and efficiently litigated. And more importantly because no lawyer can afford to take a case where damages are $1,000. So even if you still have the right to arbitrate, you’re on your own - and that means it ain’t getting brought. This is a travesty. I’d say we need to look for a legislative fix but yeah fucking right.

 

[WFFaithful]

Republicans keep transferring wealth up.

 

[Deacfreak07]

Thanks Hillary for running a horrible campaign!

Please live until February 2021 RBG and Kennedy.

Presidents aren’t allowed to fill vacancies in the last year of a term. It’s a rule, remember. I’m sure a man of integrity like Mitch McConnell wouldn’t be blatantly partisan about something like that.

 

[dartsndeacs]

On the flip side paying lawyers to argue for $1,000 is a waste of time and dollars. If you're an employee who gets screwed out of such a small amount and it's a big deal for you, unemployment is at 3%. Go do something else.

 

[Deacon923]

On the flip side paying lawyers to argue for $1,000 is a waste of time and dollars. If you're an employee who gets screwed out of such a small amount and it's a big deal for you, unemployment is at 3%. Go do something else.

aren't you the guy who has been telling how awesome the Trump tax cut is because it'll net you like $100/month or something?

 

[dartsndeacs]

aren't you the guy who has been telling how awesome the Trump tax cut is because it'll net you like $100/month or something?

#fakenews. Trump tax cut is 3% of your salary for most people. Maybe amounts to a hundy for W&B.

 

[Colonel Angus]

#fakenews. Trump tax cut is 3% of your salary for most people. Maybe amounts to a hundy for W&B.

A hundy feels generous for W&B

 

[Deacfreak07]

#fakenews. Trump tax cut is 3% of your salary for most people. Maybe amounts to a hundy for W&B.

Don’t like half of all Americans make less than $30K? So that 3% tax cut is about $900 for those folks.

 

[ConnorEl]

I guess we’re getting what we deserve.

Quit voting for Republicans, dumbasses.

 

[PhDeac]

Trump voters are probably happy so when they own a big business one day they can stick it to the workers.

 

[ConnorEl]

Was there really nothing that could have been done to get the Garland nomination advanced?

 

[WakeandBake]

Trolling the psf is beneath you badass ballers. What’s gotten into you? Don’t you have a bunch of pussy to slay and poker to play and whatnot?

 

[wakelaw13]

On the flip side paying lawyers to argue for $1,000 is a waste of time and dollars. If you're an employee who gets screwed out of such a small amount and it's a big deal for you, unemployment is at 3%. Go do something else.

You’re not smart.

 

[ChrisL68]

#fakenews. Trump tax cut is 3% of your salary for most people. Maybe amounts to a hundy for W&B.

3% drop an effective tax rate? I'm calling BS on that #fakenews. Republicans were claiming that the average american savings was 2.2% but of course the bigger percentage savings are skewed towards the upper incomes so most Americans will receive a benefit of less than 2%

 

[cville deac]

Was there really nothing that could have been done to get the Garland nomination advanced?

Yes, nothing. And that's the 1 thing from 2016 that still makes me irate. I quickly got over Hillary being a bad candidate, running a bad campaign and losing. Obama did what history told him to do when a justice dies a year before you leave office and the other side controls the senate - nominate a centrist. What McConnell did was unprecedented.