Should manditory overtime be illegal?

[Shadow Wolf]

A noble cause and one that i agree with however, we are in the tiniest of minorities. If businesses and consumers were willing to pay more to then companies will just hire Americans

Americans won't do the work. A lot of food goes unhavested because there just are not enough workers.

 

[We Never Know]

A lot of them came here legally, paperwork and bureaucratic stuff holds things up, and through no fault of their own and despite their efforts their visa expires.

I agree. But when their visa expires, they become illegals and get exploited.

 

[Earthtank]

Americans won't do the work. A lot of food goes unhavested because there just are not enough workers.

work is not the problem. Getting paid below a living wage is

 

[Shadow Wolf]

work is not the problem. Getting paid below a living wage is

Yes, but not the case with ag.
https://www.latimes.com/projects/la...culture workers,according to a federal survey.

But the raises and new perks have not tempted native-born Americans to leave their day jobs for the fields. Nine in 10 agriculture workers in California are still foreign born, and more than half are undocumented, according to a federal survey.

 

[RestlessSoul]

Should manditory overtime be illegal?

Mandatory undertime is where the world is going some of the elite were telling

When I was a kid in the 60s I was told that in the future, the machines would do everything, and we the people would have limitless leisure time.

I was also promised a jet pack and a hover car.

 

[exchemist]

I think the thing is, not too many other people can do my position, so when overtime season comes I just do it. I work as a forklift operator/material handler in a small company.. Someone else could do it, but they'd do it poorly and suffer more. It would over-tax the press mechanics, one of whom is almost crippled anyway, or my boss, who has had surgery all over his body. Plus I make a lot of money if the overtime thing happens

It seems you are in the enviable position of being valued at work, for being able to do something no one else can do as well. When that is the case, I'm sure it makes putting in extra hours much more acceptable, especially in a small company where you feel you can really make a difference.