LOL! I'm a stay at home mom so let me know when the weekends come. And my husband owns his own business and he works M-Saturday. Sunday is the Lord's day. Everyone who works gets to make a choice. Last I knew 'evil corporations' weren't holding a gun to anyone's head to make them 'work'. If enough people said no to working on the weekends then the companies would be closed, but as long as someone is willing for whatever reason, then that is their choice. I'm grateful everyday for the work my husband gets and I'm not about to bite the hand that is providing our income. Your milage may vary.
“If enough people said no to working on the weekends then the companies would be closed, but as long as someone is willing for whatever reason, then that is their choice.”
You’re delusional; they’ve moved to Asia already, or imported Asians or Hispanics to do the work here. That is frightening that you think Americans have any leverage at all; I guess it is because you haven’t been in the workforce for a bit. My local bank decided to open on Sundays to compete with a large bank that offered Sunday hours; within a few months any workers that were granted religious exemptions from working Sundays were let go. As someone who works in the industry, my response to anyone praising these expanded branch hours is, “Think of the people that have to work them”. As a Christian I agree Sunday is the Lord’s Day; many workers now find themselves forced to work on Sundays against their consciences.
Corporations aren’t evil; they are legal constructs designed to maximize profits for shareholders while removing accountability from decision-makers (Sarbanes-Oxley has gone some way towards restoring accountability). Anyone familiar with American history knows what companies are willing to squeeze from workers historically; anyone not familiar with our history is getting a firsthand look at how Marxism came about, and the appeal it held for desperate people (hence the election of Obama).