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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.

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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.

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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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Panera Bread exempt from following California’s new $20 minimum wage law due to relationship with Gov. Newsom: reports (www.yahoo.com)

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Panera Bread is exempt from following one of California’s newest laws, according to multiple reports. The new law will raise fast-food workers’ minimum wage to $20 per hour and will take effect beginning April 1.

The new law doesn’t recognize places that operate “a bakery that produces for sale on the establishment’s premises bread” as fast food, according to the law’s text.

Why the line was drawn at bread remains unclear.

However, Newsom pushed for the exemption, people familiar with the matter told Bloomberg. One of the primary beneficiaries of the exemption is Greg Flynn, a billionaire and longtime Newsom donor who has two dozen Panera Bread locations in California.

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[–] [email protected] 35 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Lol they'll lose their employees faster than it takes to bake bread if every other business is paying more.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Until every other company figures out how to make and sell bread. "Would you like a McLoaf with your order?"

[–] [email protected] -3 points 9 months ago

This is the problem with crappy laws. McDonalds bakes rolls which are bread.

I thought the bakery exemption was weird.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

still a tricky debacle because there's no guarantee McDonald's will hire a former Panera employee, if McDonald's is not hiring because other positions are already full, including all customer orders taken from a robot kiosk.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago

McDonald's and Carl's Jr have been trying to replace employees with robots for orders for a very long time. They've never had much success because old people suck at using these kiosks and don't even bother trying