Work Reform

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A place to discuss positive changes that can make work more equitable, and to vent about current practices. We are NOT against work; we just want the fruits of our labor to be recognized better.

Our Philosophies:

All workers must be paid a living wage for their labor.
Income inequality is the main cause of lower living standards.
Workers must join together and fight back for what is rightfully theirs.
We must not be divided and conquered. Workers gain the most when they focus on unifying issues.

Our Goals

Higher wages for underpaid workers.
Better worker representation, including but not limited to unions.
Better and fewer working hours.
Stimulating a massive wave of worker organizing in the United States and beyond.
Organizing and supporting political causes and campaigns that put workers first.

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Low-wage workers in the food service industry can’t afford to eat (prismreports.org)

submitted 5 days ago by Joker to c/[email protected]

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Food workers are about two and a half times more likely to be food insecure than workers in other sectors of the economy

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[+] [email protected] -8 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Despite the upvotes and the BS second sentence I am going to agree with "It’s supposed to be a low earning job for kids." Just like caddy at a golf course, and many others. The fact that our society is so broken people are forced to take these jobs and try to make a living underlines hundreds of other problems. I would rather see us fix all the others issues limiting the number of living wage jobs than worry about the pay of one sector. If that happened the fast food jobs would either be filled by "kids" or have to up wages to get any employees solving the fast food pay issue as well. just like @[email protected] says below things like "EMTs only get $15/hr" being fixed along with unemployment rates would go a long way.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

Here's the problem with "it's supposed to be a low wage job for kids", the vast majority of operating hours for fast food are either when kids are at school, or when they're sleeping / studying.

Fast food jobs were actual living wage jobs before chucklefucks tried to manipulate society into thinking it's only a shit wage, kids-only job.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago

Like, when was the last time you actually saw a kid working at McDonald's? Cause usually it's some college age guy or some older lady.