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   Radical_EgoCom (radical_egocom@kolektiva.social)'s status on Saturday, 10-Jun-2023 02:35:54 JST Radical_EgoCom

   Forced birth for profit (no time off)

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     fu (fu@libranet.de)'s status on Saturday, 10-Jun-2023 02:35:51 JST fu

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     • Betsy Bee
     @BetsyBeeee @Radical_EgoCom I only indicated that 6 weeks is different than 0. I just think it's important for us to be accurate so that our arguments aren't just dismissed by our neighbors as uninformed.
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     Betsy Bee (betsybeeee@toot.community)'s status on Saturday, 10-Jun-2023 02:35:52 JST Betsy Bee

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     @fu @Radical_EgoCom Are 6 week old infants able to take care of themselves or is childcare free over there? What am I missing?

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     Betsy Bee (betsybeeee@toot.community)'s status on Saturday, 10-Jun-2023 02:35:53 JST Betsy Bee

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     @fu @Radical_EgoCom Wow six whole weeks?

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     fu (fu@libranet.de)'s status on Saturday, 10-Jun-2023 02:35:54 JST fu

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     @Radical_EgoCom I'm fairly certain your employer has to save your job for at least six weeks after you give birth.
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     fu (fu@libranet.de)'s status on Thursday, 15-Jun-2023 06:23:47 JST fu

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     • Betsy Bee

     @BetsyBeeee @Radical_EgoCom many workplaces have better, whether achieved by unions through collective bargaining, or by workplaces competing for workers by trying to have better benefits than their competitors.

     I know it's uncommon in the UK these days, but a woman can give birth twice in a 12 month period, does the law ensure their 12 month starts over after the second or what?

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     Betsy Bee (betsybeeee@toot.community)'s status on Thursday, 15-Jun-2023 06:23:48 JST Betsy Bee

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     @fu @Radical_EgoCom It's 6 weeks unpaid medical leave, isn't it? I guess it's more than 0 but viewed from the UK I find it jaw dropping and cruel. Compared to the 12 months maternity leave I had, it does feel like no time off.

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     fu (fu@libranet.de)'s status on Thursday, 15-Jun-2023 06:23:49 JST fu

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     • BlahBlah
     @BlahBlah @Radical_EgoCom as long as money exists it will be paid for.
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     BlahBlah (blahblah@theblower.au)'s status on Thursday, 15-Jun-2023 06:23:50 JST BlahBlah

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     @Radical_EgoCom You honestly have to pay for antenatal care and delivery...?! WTAF!?

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     fu (fu@libranet.de)'s status on Thursday, 15-Jun-2023 06:28:18 JST fu

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     • Betsy Bee
     @BetsyBeeee @Radical_EgoCom which is why unionizing is so important, cumulative power of workers is more powerful than any boss or their government.
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     Betsy Bee (betsybeeee@toot.community)'s status on Thursday, 15-Jun-2023 06:28:19 JST Betsy Bee

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     • fu

     @fu @Radical_EgoCom Isn't the point that those with the least power end up with the worst deal? The idea of going back to work 6 weeks after giving birth is shocking. In the UK, the minimal allowance by law enables mothers to take up to 12 months per baby, 9 months of which is paid. Many workplaces have better arrangements for mothers but those are not of interest here.