In U.S. 28 Million Workers Have No Paid Vacation

[Omaha Steve]

http://www.laborradio.org/node/5936

In U.S. 28 Million Workers Have No Paid Vacation

By Doug Cunningham

The “no-vacation nation” – that’s the reputation the U.S. has in a world where nearly all rich industrialized countries guarantee workers paid vacation time. According to the Center for Economic and Policy Research, 28 million U.S. workers – or one in four – don’t get any paid vacation time. European workers get a legally mandated minimum of at least 20 paid vacation days a year. On top of the guaranteed vacation time, most rich countries provide between 5 and 13 paid official holidays by law for their workers. The U.S. is the only advanced economy that does not guarantee any paid vacations for workers.

[jtrockville]

1. At what point do we lose our "developed nation" status? nt

[BlueJazz]

2. My European Friends are appalled at the Bullshit that the American....

...People put up with.
The idea (to them) that someone works and does not get a Vacation is disgusting.

Some of the Europeans call American Workers, the derogatory term of "Ants"

[terisan]

3. Nation of Sheep? Pro-family ?nt

[madrchsod]

4. steve-- i have a good one for ya

my son has four months in this plant and was hired on full time after three months. this is what he has this year...

100% paid medical -90% for a partner

three weeks vacation

17 paid sick days

started at 10 is up to 14+

50% match on 401 k and several other plans

company store

clothing and shoes supplied

full time nurse with access to a doctor during working hours

cost of living raise

triple time on holidays

he`s in charge of the second shift 5s or what ever that crap is

second shift first responder

machine operators top out at 19+ and mechanics at 25+

he works for one of the largest-european- companies here in the usa....most of the employees have never worked anywhere else.

[Omaha Steve]

5. Where do I apply?

I'm sure the line would be miles long.

[primative1]

8. oohhh oohhh

where where
I once had a boss bring in turkey dinners when they made us work thnaksgiving ... that was cool

[Craftsman]

6. I technically have paid vacation but am not allowed to take it

We are understaffed. The only way I get to use any of it is if I am sick with a doctors note. They use it for sick leave.

[BluePatriot]

7. We get decent vacation...

...but we have a British ex-pat owner and work in international trade. I got two weeks paid after 90 days. Free insurance too. Some people that have been here a long time have worked up to five weeks paid vacation which I think is sort of nuts...