I had no idea that there were so many people in New York who have no sick days allowed on

[malaise]

their jobs.
I'm beginning to wonder about the much touted American freedoms!

sp.

[xchrom]

1. du rec. nt

[oldhippie]

2. Could you give us a little clue ....

... as to what you are talking about?

[MH1]

7. Discussion on Up with Chris Hayes this morning. nt.

[Bluenorthwest]

3. And at home, you live with the following while criticizing NY. Good for you!

"Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) persons in Jamaica face unique legal and social issues not experienced by non-LGBT people. Sexual acts between men are punishable with up to ten years jail. Sexual acts between women are legal. Jamaica has been described by human-rights groups as the most homophobic place on earth due to the hate speech and bias motivated crimes often directed at LGBT people."

Do your nations gay people, when imprisoned for existing, get 'sick days' while serving years and years in your nation's prisons?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_Jamaica

[raccoon]

4. There are lots in SC, I can tell you. nt

[Brigid]

5. Agree with Xchrom.

I think I get the idea, though. Welcome to 19th--er--21st--century America.

[onehandle]

6. Not just NY. Millions of real jobs have been converted to contractors. No sick days, no vacations...

...no decent benefits whatsoever.

You get sick... you take time off... you pay for it.

All part of 'compassionate conservatism.'

[malaise]

8. It's been part of the neo=liberal agenda here

but I had no idea it was true for 'progressive' New York

[99Forever]

9. It's everywhere Malaise.

And that's for those fortunate to have any job at all.

America has no conscience. We are dying and our daunted "leaders" play gamesmanship with our lives.

[nashville_brook]

10. We've been pitching a sick time battle here in Florida -- you wouldn't believe the lengths

the Chamber, Disney and Darden (among others) have gone to stop it. Illegally.

[malaise]

12. Same here - most of the foreign companies don't want unions

healthcare, sick leave, or even vacation days.
The Chinafication aka neo-liberal fascist model is taking shape but it won't belong that people will react. The end of that model is nigh!

[Nevernose]

11. I didn't have a job that gave sick days until I

Was in my thirties.

(Nevada)

[malaise]

14. Wow!

Maybe the fact that most political parties had union links helped us back in the day

[liberal_at_heart]

13. the freedom they always talk about is the freedom of the 1% to do whatever they want to their

employees. When they talk of freedom, that's what they are speaking of.

[devilgrrl]

15. Sick time. I bet they don't get vacation time either.

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