Pizza employees ordered to work in the cold (Cratchitt, no more coal)

[Omaha Steve]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28475420/

By JESSE JONES / KING 5 News
KING5
updated 3:50 p.m. CT, Sat., Jan. 3, 2009

LACEY, Wash. – Employees of a pizza delivery shop say the owners has cut off the heat in the store. And they say if the workers don’t like it, they can leave.

Dan Baxter, who works at the Pizza Time in Lacey, says he expects to be fired for talking to KING 5 News about this.

“When it’s really, really cold, like when it’s 19 (degrees) outside, it will be 25 in the store,” said Baxter.

So what about using the ovens to heat the place?

“The ovens create a little bit of heat, but the exhaust fans pull it all out,” said Baxter.

Baxter says the employees were once allowed to keep the heat around 55 degrees, but one night, they forgot to shut the furnace off after work.

FULL story at link.

Passing EFCA would give these workers a condition clause (heat) in the workplace.

[Muttocracy]

1. on top of the worker treatment, how is the owner keeping his pipes from freezing?! nt

[underpants]

3. He clearly doesn't think things out that far

this is absurd

[sasquatch]

2. The last hurrah of the neo-con worker policies

[Muttocracy]

4. are there any OSHA regulations that apply, or are those just voluntary or controlled by states? nt

[MrsBrady]

6. i think if the number of employees is under a certain amount, then

most federal regulations (osha) do not apply.

but I don't know the specifics number....like 12 or less?

[Muttocracy]

8. thanks. nt

[stray cat]

5. Hopefully the workers can all find better jobs and leave the owner in the cold

[Muttocracy]

7. I hope after they all find other jobs everyone in town quits ordering the pizza! nt