• Brkdncr@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    I don’t see a path forward that doesn’t start with the US government making the change first. They are one of the only employers that don’t have market competition.

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      7 months ago

      Some departments in the US government give you a paid time off day every week to use however you want. A lot of people would take every Friday off, or some would stash them for a longer vacation.

      It’s wild to me how internally the government offers the kind of benefits politicians should’ve pushed into law a long time ago. It really is “for Me, not for Thee”.

      Source: worked in one of those departments

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        7 months ago

        Giving a benefit to government workers only requires a president to write an executive order.

        Making a benefit into a law that affects all workers requires the House, Senate, President, and SCOTUS to all get on board.