I posted this to r/workingmoms but a couple people suggested I post it here too
Well, my boss cut my hours yesterday in retaliation to me calling off work unexpectedly yesterday. (Pregnancy nausea is a bitch) She said she wanted to completely take me off the schedule, but since my workplace is unionized she wasn’t able to do so.
Honestly, I don’t know what I can do in terms of legal action because being in a union is such a slippery slope. I reached out the union rep and HR and haven’t heard back. Every labor lawyer I’ve called in my area won’t even give me a consultation because they don’t deal with unionized establishments.
I can’t start a new job because I won’t qualify for FMLA, but I can’t afford my bills off 26 hours a week. But I don’t want to sacrifice my mental health and keep showing up for a job that doesn’t give a shit about me. I feel like every odd is against me right now and I have no choice but suck it up and get a 2nd job.
P.S. Fuck the maternity laws in the U.S.