Jim Crow?! “Inhumane?! These two obviously never worked a blue collar job.

As someone that has worked in both fast food & retail, not being able to sit on the job is normal. Not sure why this is such an issue.

Great letter! Glad that AAUP is taking a stand on this.

I think stewie has said all that needs to be said. These two professors need to step down from the ivory tower, spend a week or two in the service industry, and stop insulting the Civil Rights Movement.

In dept bldngs, housekeepers have already cut down their work load by emptying office trash only once again & we just got notice that they are going to stop cleaning classrooms everyday. Other than the bathrooms, I’m not sure what they do for 8 hours … definitely not the floors.

Perhaps they sit bc there is no work to do?

Just so you know, there is not a law in NC that requires employers to give breaks. So actually, getting any breaks should be considered ‘reasonable and humane’ because they could certainly have it a lot worse. They should just be happy that get to take any breaks at all. And you’re upset that they are required to ask for a break? How many people have jobs where they can just go sit down whenever they want without their supervisor saying that it’s okay.

I’d hate to see how you would do working a middle or lower class job. To you, the demands would be absurd. But guess what – refuse to abide by them and you’re out of a job. That is the real world. Try to consider what it’s like to actually live in it.