#and my state democrats got me mandated sick leave when my union wouldn't fight for it

[captainjonnitkessler]

Texas Republicans banned local governments from mandating water breaks for workers, Florida Republicans are trying to ban local governments from mandating heat protection for workers, and Kentucky Republicans are trying to repeal the state's mandated lunch and rest breaks for workers, and somehow Republicans are still getting away with presenting themselves as "the party of the working class"

#this is of course on top of the general republican attempt to destroy union and labor protections across the board #working in construction and listening to my coworkers wax rhapsodic about the republican party #is like watching someone slam their face into a brick wall repeatedly and then tell you that the wall is protecting them #from government overreach #and not to sound like a broken record but while democrats don't care that much about labor they aren't trying to actively dismantle rights #and my state democrats got me mandated sick leave when my union wouldn't fight for it #labor rights #us politics