Tuesday, May 7, 2013

Now They Want to Take Away the 8-Hour Day and 40-Hour Week

Now They Want to Take Away the 8-Hour Day and 40-Hour Week
"Republicans are trying to pass an "alternative" to overtime pay. This is really about taking away the eight-hour workday and 40-hour workweek. Will weekends be next? What about an "alternative" to paying workers at all?
House Republicans are pushing a bill that takes away extra pay for overtime, substituting "comp" time instead."