The "experienced workers", at Ossur (make prosthetic knees, ankles, in Albion, MI), who trained me (most of which were women), were paid less than I was when I started out, despite being there longer. Women working there were paid much less than the men doing the same job.
At the Ford plant in Sharonville, OH, the "decent ventilation", consisted of air ducts that cooled the machine tools with air that was not contaminated with oil...The workers, however, had to breath the air heavy with oil.
There is not "40-hour work week" mandated by law. What the law does mandate is time and one-half for hours over 40 in a week. Workers have no choice but to work the over-time, or be fired.
The only "benefit" mandated by law, is workmen's compensation for workers hurt on the job and a morning and afternoon break when one is expected to go to the bathroom.
