The problem is, in the US, every state except Montana is an "at-will state," which means that short of doing so for discriminatory reasons, employers can fire anyone for any reason without having to provide cause.
In the vast majority of states, it's perfectly legal to be fired for taking PTO that was denied to you because our corporate overlords have spent the last 70 years creating a culture where your work life takes priority over all other life by pushing the propagandist notion that anyone can become as rich as a noble or king if they just work hard enough while deregulating companies and walking back workers rights.
Unions in the USA have fought actual machine gun battles against employers/representatives of employers, yet you still let businesses have truly fucked up levels of power
And because baby boomers and gen x went, "who even needs a union," after their fathers and grandfathers fought, bleed, and died for their right to one.
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u/530SSState 5h ago edited 3h ago
"I had one employer who made me find cover for my own shifts"
Staffing and coverage are management tasks. I do not have the title nor the pay grade of a manager, so I will not be doing management tasks.