At-will termination of employment should be illegal (please read)

In my state, North Carolina, it is legal to fire anyone at any moment and no reason has to be given. It's an at-will state. Many presume it's because big businesses could use it to cover up discrimination without being held accountable. There are many "at-will" states in the United States.

I personally think this tactic of employment and firing should be illegal. I feel employers should offer a reason for firing someone. Unless it was obvious illegal or dangerous activity that the employee was taking part in but, I dont agree that a company can fire 100 workers for no explanation, no pension, nothing. (Unless they want to file unemployment).

I have felt the damages of at-will employment and it sucks.. I worked for a commodity brokerage firm and was fantastic at it. I tracked train cars with grain all over the country. I spoke to production managers and I spoke to brokers. It was a lot of fun and I enjoyed it. It was a small firm owned by 3 men. I found out I was pregnant and at the 12 week mark I told my manager. It was a Friday and they all congratulated me. Monday after work I get a call from the secretary that I had been terminated. Now i never got written up, never got to work late, never left early until my work was done. But the work day after I tell them I was pregnant I was fired.. and it's all legal. I couldn't prove it's because i told them i was pregnant.. so going into my second trimester we were really hurting finally..

What are your thoughts..