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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[–] zarp86 10 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Because the idea was always that we need a living wage.

It seems to me to be equally plain that no business which depends for existence on paying less than living wages to its workers has any right to continue in this country. By "business" I mean the whole of commerce as well as the whole of industry; by workers I mean all workers, the white collar class as well as the men in overalls; and by living wages I mean more than a bare subsistence level-I mean the wages of decent living. -FDR

https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/9075220-it-seems-to-me-to-be-equally-plain-that-no

[–] [email protected] -3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

And you can't live in a single bedroom apartment?

I mean, I would understand if someone didn't have enough to eat or a roof over their head. A meme about it would be understandable. But why 2 bedrooms? Personally, one is enough for me and I earn a good living.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

And you can't live in a lay down cubicle?

I mean, I would understand if someone didn't have enough to eat or a roof over their head. A meme about it would be understandable. But why 1 bedroom? Personally, a rented cage in someone else's room is enough for me and I earn a good living.

[–] [email protected] -5 points 10 months ago

1 person requires 2 rooms now

also a fountain