Orwellian phrase – this “right to work” law (Tex. Labor Code Ann. § 101.001) puts all the power with the employer. It’s really the right to get canned for any reason or no reason, and check that union label at the door, you pinko.
Texas is one of the worst states in the country for workers, study finds
Texas is among the worst states in the country for workers, according to new research from a national nonprofit.
The Lone Star State ranked 48th on the “Best States to Work Index” from Oxfam America, a nonprofit focused on ending poverty.
“The three big themes of the index are wages, worker protections and the right to organize,” said Dr. Kaitlyn Henderson, a senior researcher with the organization. “Texas does not perform very strongly in any of those spaces.”
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A few real-world ins and outs of Tex. Labor Code Ann. § 101.001 here.
Let’s follow the sad story of Billy and Betty Bovine, victims of another capricious Texas corporation.
Billy Interviews with T-TIC – Texas Three Initial Corp
Billy was so excited the day he interviewed with T-TIC.
And he really aced the peer interview.
Billy Gets Hired!
Billy is excited, but a little nervous. His first day was hard….
But with the support of his very chill co-workers, Billy soon adjusted and became a contributing member of the team.
Billy was Especially Embraced by the IT Department
Good Aggs, those IT folks.
Hostile Management Chain
Unfortunately, the management chain was out of touch, opaque, and arrogant.
Battle With HR
One HR Middle Manager, Karen-Sue Carolina, had a particular bug up her butt about Billy.
The Incident
It is rumored that HR manager Karen-Sue Carolina had an unfortunate cow manure incident, that left her bitter toward Billy.
Accounts differ. Some say it was clumsy footing….
Others say that she slipped on a cow pie going to from the chuck wagon to the outhouse, not making it in time….
Billy Gets Fired
Without any Texas workplace protection, Billy gets canned.
His friends all come to say goodbye….
Things Escalate
Billy refuses to leave quietly, and soon security escorts him to the door.
Billy Heads Home – A Broken Bovine
Betty is Angry
Initially Betty is angry – angry at T-TIC, angry at the injustice, angry at Greg Abbott.
But Then Overcome with Saddness
How Do We Tell the Children?
Unemployment
Hopelessness: The Thug Life for Billy
