In a story in The Washington Post today we’re told Bush’s proposed policy is opposed by the AFL-CIO.
“I think the government ought to allow employers to say to an employee, if you want some time off, and work different hours, you’re allowed to do so,” Bush said in Columbus.
The idea is opposed by labor leaders, who contend it would help corporate interests more than it would employees. John J. Sweeney, president of the AFL-CIO, a federation of unions representing more than 13 million workers, said the idea is “really about giving America’s corporations the flexibility to cheat their workers out of overtime pay after 40 hours a week.” He portrayed the flextime proposal as a sequel to recent changes in federal labor law, supported by Bush, that critics say will render 6 million workers ineligible for overtime pay. “Now, he wants to weaken the rights of the remaining workers who will still be eligible for overtime,” Sweeney said.
How does the proposal “cheat the workers”? Why does it “weaken their rights”?
There may be a good explanation but in this story neither the proposal details nor the reasons for the objections are stated.