That evil, evil man!

chequita guevara · May 7, 2003, 16:51

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The Bush overtime reform proposal:

Excludes previously protected workers by reclassifying them as managers, administrative or professional employees who are not eligible for overtime pay;
Fails to automatically include large numbers of low-income workers;
For the first time, excludes certain middle-income workers from overtime protections by adding an income test;
Removes from overtime protection large numbers of workers in the aerospace, defense, health care, high tech and various other industries;
Makes schedules less predictable for some working moms and dads;
Proposes confusing standards for low-income supervisors.

As if times weren't hard enough, that Son-of-a-Bush wants to end the eight hour day/fourty hour week and take away our OT!

IMPEACH HIM!!!!!!

Boris Godunov · May 7, 2003, 16:52

Source?

Spiffor · May 7, 2003, 16:54

I have finally understood Bush is an extreme leftist who wants to realize the conditions for a revolution. Let's thank him

SlowwHand · May 7, 2003, 16:55

Commie Times of Havana.

DinoDoc · May 7, 2003, 16:55

Is there a source on this besides a labor union?

DinoDoc · May 7, 2003, 16:56

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Originally posted by Boris Godunov
Source?

The only place that came up in my search was the AFL-CIO.

chequita guevara · May 7, 2003, 16:57

DD's got the source.

laurentius · May 7, 2003, 16:57

Well, what kind of source do you need? CNN? Fox News?

DinoDoc · May 7, 2003, 17:00

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Originally posted by laurentius
Well, what kind of source do you need?

AP, Reuters, CNN, ABC News, etc. Either one of those would be nice.

PLATO · May 7, 2003, 17:06

Down with overtime! Work the masses!

(Can you tell I'm enjoying my 60 hr/wk management job?

)

DinoDoc · May 7, 2003, 17:08

che, How goes the job hunt?

Sava · May 7, 2003, 17:09

Is anyone surprised really? When will people learn that the Republican Party is the party of corporate executives?

Plato... Nice sig!

PLATO · May 7, 2003, 17:11

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Originally posted by Sava

Plato... Nice sig!

Thanks! One of my favorite OT quotes. Rock on Sava.

Giancarlo · May 7, 2003, 17:11

Chegitz, still angry about the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991?

You provide no source. You PROVIDE NOTHING! And yet you want to destroy capitalism.. you criminal...

Spiffor · May 7, 2003, 17:12

I somehow feel tonight will be interesting

DinoDoc · May 7, 2003, 17:12

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Originally posted by Fez
You provide no source.

I gave the source. I'd just like a better source of info.

Sava · May 7, 2003, 17:16

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Originally posted by Fez
Chegitz, still angry about the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991?

You provide no source. You PROVIDE NOTHING! And yet you want to destroy capitalism.. you criminal...

Once again, this is America; not fascist Spain; not Nazi Germany; not the Soviet Union. Che has every right to express his views. He is not a criminal for doing so.

PLATO · May 7, 2003, 17:16

Okay. Here is a scenario. I have several loan officers working for me. They are paid a nice base salary, but the majority of their income comes from commission. My campany has classified them as non-exempt (elgible for overtime). The company has also set a no overtime policy. How do I explain to my loan officers that they cannot stay late and sell more (which would give them greater commissions)??

Harovan · May 7, 2003, 17:22

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Originally posted by Spiffor
I somehow feel tonight will be interesting

I feel the same. Too bad I ran out of American tortilla chips. Embargo, you know...

Al B. Sure! · May 7, 2003, 17:23

The AFL-CIO got an agenda so they'll twist facts. i'm surprised that you'd use them, Chegitz... well maybe i'm not.

Bosh · May 7, 2003, 17:25

dave far far far too brunk from spring fling
but does not like bush anyway!

rah · May 7, 2003, 17:38

Some things do need to be tweeked.

Many many years ago when I was managing an auto restoration shop, we had two body men that were hourly. After hours they wanted to hang around and do special projects, (like rebuiding rusted out old classics) It was afterhours so they drank a few beers and really took their time. They didn't feel that they should get time and a half for putzing around. So we made them "quasi managers" and paid their extra time as a bonus calculated on a % of what those special projects for eventually sold for. The Illinois Dept of Labor came in and said that we couldn't do it, since these guys weren't really managers. SO we stopped that practice. Which made us stop the special project thing and both guys lost out on a lot of money. THe department watched us like hawks after that to make sure we didn't bend the rules. (like giving them access to the shop for free after hours to work on their own personal projects

)
All it did was hurt people. They didn't want that type of protection.

So while I may dissagree with some of the things being proposed (once it's verified of course

) There are a few changes that could be beneficial to the blue collar worker.

RAH

Az · May 7, 2003, 17:38

Cheers, Boshko!

SlowwHand · May 7, 2003, 17:40

The AFL-CIO are just a group of cut-throats and thieves.

Giancarlo · May 7, 2003, 17:47

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Originally posted by Sava

Once again, this is America; not fascist Spain; not Nazi Germany; not the Soviet Union. Che has every right to express his views. He is not a criminal for doing so.

I'd prefer to live under Franco than live around pigs who think they know what is better, and trying to force so called revolution on others.

I prefer to live under a capitalist state, not a communist or socialist one.

Sava · May 7, 2003, 17:49

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Originally posted by Fez

I'd prefer to live under Franco than live around pigs who think they know what is better, and trying to force revolution on others.

i.e. Fascism > Democracy...

David Floyd · May 7, 2003, 17:49

Taking away legally mandated work weeks and overtime requirements. Hmmm. Actually, I'm in favor of this. Strongly in favor.

Unionize all you want, but don't try and get special protections for your unions.

Boris Godunov · May 7, 2003, 17:50

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Originally posted by Fez

I'd prefer to live under Franco than live around pigs who think they know what is better, and trying to force so called revolution on others.

I prefer to live under a capitalist state, not a communist or socialist one.

I'm sorry, you've called che a criminal and a pig in the space of two posts. Are you utterly incapable of disagreeing with someone without attacking them and flinging insults?

You are so rude it's incredible.

Sava · May 7, 2003, 17:50

That's right! We need to protect Corporation's rights to pay 10 cents a week to 8 year old workers who work 80 hours a week!

Floyd

David Floyd · May 7, 2003, 17:52

Sure, why not? As to employing kids, that sounds like a parenting problem, not a government problem, and certainly not my problem.

As to lower wages, people should get paid what they are worth in terms of labor. What they are worth is simply what the corporation is willing to pay them and what they will accept. There's no coercion.