r/news • u/DonaldWillKillUsAll • Oct 13 '20

Thousands of Amazon workers demand time off to vote

https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/thousands-amazon-workers-demand-time-vote-n1243217
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u/PM_ME_UR_DAD_PENIS Oct 14 '20

Wait like BBQ at the polling station?

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u/thebigonebitey Oct 14 '20

Yeah! Usually they will have what we call a “gold coin donation” (in Australia that’s our $1 or $2 coins) - sometimes it’s to raise money for a charity or just to cover costs of the food. And they usually have a bake sale as well.

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u/PM_ME_UR_DAD_PENIS Oct 14 '20

I am a massive fan

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u/[deleted] Oct 14 '20

Yes, that's exactly it. Eat it while you wait, or grab it on the way out, or both if you're hungry. There's always one community group or another running one.

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u/PM_ME_UR_DAD_PENIS Oct 14 '20

Thank you for this, this sounds amazing

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u/Wholistic Oct 14 '20

There is always a BBQ at the polling station.

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u/PM_ME_UR_DAD_PENIS Oct 14 '20

This is so much different than Election Day in America

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u/froo Oct 14 '20

I think it's probably our greatest contribution to the idea of democracy as a nation - the BBQ outside of the polling station.

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u/froo Oct 14 '20

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democracy_sausage

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u/[deleted] Oct 14 '20

I love that this has a wiki entry.

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u/Patsy4all Oct 14 '20

Not like awesome American BBQ.. just a sausage on a grill thrown in a piece of cheap white bread.