No Paid Vacation? You Must Be An American
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Channel: Secular Talk · 2013 · News & Politics
According to a new review of international labor laws by the Center for Economic and Policy Research, nearly a quarter of all American workers lack paid vacation days or any paid holidays. The U.S. is the only advanced economy that does not guarantee workers paid time off, the report also notes. "The United States is the only advanced economy in the world that does not guarantee its workers paid vacation days and paid holidays," said John Schmitt, senior economist and co-author of the report said in a statement. "Relying on businesses to voluntarily provide paid leave just hasn't worked." Read More At: http://www.salon.com/2013/05/28/report_nearly_a_quarter_of_american_workers_have_no_paid_time_off/ Clip from the Tuesday, May 28th 2013 edition of The Kyle Kulinski Show, which airs live on Blog Talk Radio and Secular Talk Radio monday - friday 5-7pm Eastern. Check out our website - and become a member - at: http://www.SecularTalkRadio.com Listen to the Live Show or On Demand archive at: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/kylekulinski Follow on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/kylekulinski Like on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/SecularTalk AMAZON LINK: (Bookmark this link to support the show for free!!!) http://www.amazon.com/?tag=seculacom-20
