I will say it again, the peon workers have never been protected!! So why is there such shock that now this is at the federal level. Government, you did not constrain this when you had the chance. So evil grew wings and are not taking down everything, not just federal workers. - ThreadSky

stripedtiger2.bsky.social • 30 days ago

I will say it again, the peon workers have never been protected!! So why is there such shock that now this is at the federal level. Government, you did not constrain this when you had the chance. So evil grew wings and are not taking down everything, not just federal workers.

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hawkeagleraven.bsky.social•30 days ago

Federal workers have different rights. I'd argue that all workers should have far more rights than they do, and far more than even federal workers do today, but the rights that federal workers have is a function of how the Constitution applies to

hawkeagleraven.bsky.social•30 days ago

them differently because their employer is the government (which is bound by the Constitution). So, we should yell very loudly when those federal worker protections are violated.

stripedtiger2.bsky.social•30 days ago

So are you saying that regular peon workers, like me, are not protected by the Constitution? That's the problem, right? When you don't protect the people, and you allow billionaires to run rampant destroying the rights of other citizens, this behavior rises to the top, now at the federal level.

hawkeagleraven.bsky.social•30 days ago

You have civil rights no matter where you work. Those rights dictate the relationship between you and your government. If your government is also your employer, then they apply at your workplace as well as outside your workplace. It's more nuanced, but that's the upshot.

stripedtiger2.bsky.social•30 days ago

I think this is part of the problem, the little people, like me, feeling like government is not working for them. It sounds like to me that you're saying that as citizens and workers, we are not protected by the Constitution. Is this what you're saying?

hawkeagleraven.bsky.social•30 days ago

Per law, all citizens are protected equally by the Constitution/Bill of Rights/Civil Rights, etc. Let's take the 1st Amendment. The government can't punish anyone for anti-govt speech. If you work for the govt, that includes not being able to fire you. If you work in the private sector,

stripedtiger2.bsky.social•30 days ago

@workandwages.bsky.social, regular workers or just citizens are supposed to be protected by the Constitution. Here are a few where workers like me have never been protected.

stripedtiger2.bsky.social•30 days ago

Amendment 8 of the Bill of Rights
Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel or unusual punishment.

Emphasis on nor cruel or unusual punishment. I wrote my story of what happened to me. My former employer was affecting my nervous system,

stripedtiger2.bsky.social•30 days ago

which I call physical torture. Is that not cruel or unusual punishment? But our elected representatives have not protected workers from this heinous behavior of people in corporations. You can only sue an organization if there was sexual harassment, racism, sexism, ageism, and a couple of others.

stripedtiger2.bsky.social•30 days ago

Why do regular workers not get this protection that is listed in the Constitution?

stripedtiger2.bsky.social•30 days ago

Section 1 of the 14th Amendment of the Bill of Rights

All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.

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