Omaha Steve's Labor Group

A major food chain my son worked for used to go out of their way to keep most of its workforce from getting benefits such as insurance and pensions. They did this by keeping the majority of their employees at part-time. In order to get as much work without paying benefits they would work their employees right up to the limit, 39 hours a week, just 1 hour under full-time. It was truly a capitalistic win-win for the company.

I know for a fact my son would still be working there if they had ever made him full-time. He spent 5 years of good service to them, even receiving several commendations, and they never made him part of the company (part-timers are not really considered "in" the company).

I noticed this company had a sign complaining about not being able to find workers. Well, I know first hand why they don't have my son working there. They didn't really want him. They wanted his work, but not him. A person in their early 20s needs to find a career that has a future.