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Fuuuck. There it is. I’d been wondering why the hell USAID garnered such ire, but I’d missed that. Now it makes sense. Thanks.

In addition to what everyone else has posted, FMLA also has the wonderful caveat of not coming into force until you’ve been at a job for one year. Yay…

If you work full time (~2080/yr), then $700 amounts to $0.33 (33¢) per hour, or about $27 per biweekly paycheck. Any union worth their salt will certainly get wages increased by more than that. Unfortunately, for a lot of people at or near poverty, that $27 makes a huge difference.

Same thing with fighting anti-union activity by your employer - yeah, it’s federally protected and you’ll likely win in court and get back pay, but few can afford to not get paid for the intervening months while it works its way through the system.

Appealing to self-centeredness is one way.

I’ve seen people have their cards cancelled for doing this. Rare, but not unheard of.