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[Naturegirl1999]

If only there were laws against union busting…oh wait, they’re just ignored by the enforcers

[Dunamisdeos]

I was wondering about the "TOT"....

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Look up Tot or TOT in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Maybe later
Tot, ToT or TOT may refer to:
Economics

• Total (Tot.), the summation of multiple values You'd think not
• Transient occupancy tax, charged in the US Vaguely possibly a bone of contention for nonlocal workforce..?
• Terms of trade, the relative price of imports in terms of exports That's just international business!

Organizations

• TOT (Thailand), a telecommunications company Prob. not, unless they were a problem in some unspecified way
• Total S.A., an oil company with NYSE ticker symbol TOT Can't see it, unless it's Bezos's background with Exxon that makes for controversy

People

• Tót, Hungarian surname and ethnonym Ah yes, that notorious Hungarian-(Danish and/or Cuban) family feud system!

Other uses

• Transfer of technology, the process of disseminating technology Unlikely, unless in the context of cyborg-implantation (and that's Musk's thang!)
• Tots, short for Tater tots, a brand of hash browns produced by Ore-Ida A bad allergy experience?
• Toddler or young child NO CRÈCHE!
• Rum ration, given daily to sailors on Royal Navy ships ♪♪Oh what shall we do with the drunken packer..?♪♪/♪♪Ear-lie in the morning!♪♪
• Theatre of Tragedy, a Norwegian band A falling out with their publisher/promoter?
• Time on Target, a military technique Extreme warehouse surveillance...
• Tip of the tongue, a memory processing phenomenon I'm sure there's a good reason for this one, but... No, it's gone.
• Totnes railway station, Devon, England; National Rail station code Obviously!!!11!!!
• Trail of Tears It's the dysentery?
• Trans-obturator vaginal tape, procedure for urinary incontinence Rather extreme approach to Personal Breaks...
• Treaty of Tordesillas (ToT), signed 1494 That ol' Spain/Portugal thing (but they haven't banned talking about the ToZ yet!)
• T.O.T.S., a 2019 computer-animated television series on Disney Junior Clearly
• Time in Tonga, a time zone with abbreviation TOT Those troublesome Tonganese and their timekeeping...

Ah, you see, TOT stands for "Time off Tasks" which is the policy that requires employees to clock out when they walk 15m to the bathroom. The one that causes people to pee in plastic bottles.

[Starver]

Ah, you see, TOT stands for "Time off Tasks" which is the policy that requires employees to clock out when they walk 15m to the bathroom. The one that causes people to pee in plastic bottles.

...or use the aforementioned trans-obturator vaginal tape?

[LordBaal]

Isn't Tiny Ones Transport Service?

[Lord Shonus]

If only there were laws against union busting…oh wait, they’re just ignored by the enforcers

They're not ignored. If you can provide evidence that you were fired for union activity it voids any "at will" employment clause and gives you grounds for a wrongful termination suit. The NLRB can also throw out any union election where they judge union-busting (or, for that matter, illegal tactics by the union) has occurred and force a new one. That happened in the recent Amazon efforts.

The issue is that this is the extent of the enforcement powers. Unlike other labor laws, there's no ability to issue fines. Labor-friendly lawmakers have been trying to add an enforcement mechanism for years and been stymied by lobbyists.

[bloop_bleep]

Dang, y'all got the Ukraine invasion thread locked it seems. Not sure if we should create a second one and insist people maybe try to be civil in it or... :/

On the other hand, I already handled the first thread and we reached the point where the war itself seems to be settling into a routine where the only new developments are yet more atrocities, so not sure what else there'd be to add nor who (if anyone) should revive it this time.

I would like to say that in my comments in that thread which I made in the midst of extreme anger, I made clear my distaste for what Russian society is and has been in strong words, and I called for the torture of the particular soldiers who carried out the raping, looting, torturing, and murdering, but I refrained from calling for any unilateral action or judgment against all Russians. I regret my harsher comments. I should've spoken out against the very concerning rhetoric which was developing in that thread but I was trying to not interact with that thread or any other news about Ukraine at the time for the sake of my blood pressure and a functioning mental state. I think it's important for all of us to remember that principles and moral beliefs are not for easy times where they are convenient to follow, but for hard times when things get complex.

[MaxTheFox]

Dang, y'all got the Ukraine invasion thread locked it seems. Not sure if we should create a second one and insist people maybe try to be civil in it or... :/

On the other hand, I already handled the first thread and we reached the point where the war itself seems to be settling into a routine where the only new developments are yet more atrocities, so not sure what else there'd be to add nor who (if anyone) should revive it this time.

I would like to say that in my comments in that thread which I made in the midst of extreme anger, I made clear my distaste for what Russian society is and has been in strong words, and I called for the torture of the particular soldiers who carried out the raping, looting, torturing, and murdering, but I refrained from calling for any unilateral action or judgment against all Russians. I regret my harsher comments. I should've spoken out against the very concerning rhetoric which was developing in that thread but I was trying to not interact with that thread or any other news about Ukraine at the time for the sake of my blood pressure and a functioning mental state. I think it's important for all of us to remember that principles and moral beliefs are not for easy times where they are convenient to follow, but for hard times when things get complex.

I forgive you, I lashed out too.

[The_Explorer]

yeah, like I said, I posted in a moment of anger and it was wrong. I should be better than that, not become like what I was angry about...or I become no different than them. In the future, will definitely come in with a cooler head. Really just needed to step outside all the news and my computer and take a breather outside. Really do apologize.

As for other things more on topic (sorta still global stuff but less to do with ukraine) and to move past to a new day. It seems there is a russia/china/saudi and probably looking to be india "alliance" going on. Russia/china is obvious, but saudi has reportedly (according to twitter) increased their oil trade to/with china. India has refused to condemn russia at all AND has increased relations/trade with them (and china which is weird to me because I thought india and china hated each other, and russia/china are for all intents and purposes in at very least a semi-alliance). Of course this all comes from multiple reports on twitter, so...take it all with a grain of salt as a fair warning. But I do know from more legit news (cnn, AU news, BBC) that india has been appearing "neutral". But according to reports, not so much.

Also hungary (BBC again...this time a link https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-60977917)

elected a pro-putin president.

[Starver]

yeah, like I said, I posted in a moment of anger and it was wrong. I should be better than that, not become like what I was angry about...or I become no different than them. In the future, will definitely come in with a cooler head. Really just needed to step outside all the news and my computer and take a breather outside. Really do apologize.

As for other things more on topic [...]
Also hungary (BBC again...this time a link https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-60977917)

elected a pro-putin president.

Well, the US did that, a few years ago, so definitely on topic.

(What with actual-Russia and belo-Russia, I must admit that Hungary tended to not be an obvious focus for many in the last month or two, despite Orban being notably part of the latest awkward move into illiberalism. But Hungary is one of those territories (ever changing!) that tends to invite so much political change. Pro-Kremlin(esque?) recently, joined EU beforehand, was Soviet, was Axis, was idon'tknowwhat, was Austro-Hungarian (natch!), was Hapsburg, was Ottoman, was... dumdedumdedum ..., was Roman, was... Whatever. It seems to be one of those places. I feel sorry for the Ukrainean refugees who might be feeling stressed out at this being their choice of 'safety', if this adds to their concern at all.)

[Svarte Troner]

Hot take incoming: torture is never justifiable.

[MaxTheFox]

Hot take incoming: torture is never justifiable.

If I was a rebel leader in a hypothetical scenario where Putin is overthrown, I'd torture him. I don't want to describe how exactly, in case it breaks forum rules. I just hate him so much.

[martinuzz]

Hot take incoming: torture is never justifiable.

Hypothetical: A psychopath has captured 10 children, and locked them up in a room with no water or food.
He is captured, and refuses to give up their location.

What are you going to do?

[Svarte Troner]

Torture as a tactic of interrogation is just going to lead to the person saying whatever will make the torture stop, whether it's true or a complete lie. And this is known from actual real situations, not hypothetical baby snatchers. Haven't we learned this already after two decades of the "war of on terror"?

[martinuzz]

Torture is not reliable, but could yield result. The other option in my hypothetical, not torturing, is certain to kill 10 children.

(There are truth drugs, but I consider those just one of the tools of torture)

[delphonso]

Torture is not reliable, but could yield result. The other option in my hypothetical, not torturing, is certain to kill 10 children.

(There are truth drugs, but I consider those just one of the tools of torture)

Yeah, this assumes that torture is the only method of information extraction (even though we know it isn't reliable). Would you be willing to give this guy 100,000 dollars to disclose that information, instead, for example.