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this post was submitted on 01 Feb 2024
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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.
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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.
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I know you guys are talking about the US and some things work differently over there, but why should a minimum wage cover more than... the minimum? Want more, do more.
The problem is these are full time jobs. Its not like you are putting in minimum effort.
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
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.
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.
1 person requires 2 rooms now
also a fountain
Why is one roommate the minimum? Why not 10, or 20, or 50?
Define minimum…
You ever worked minimum wage jobs? Loads of them suck and many have to work harder than the better paid jobs.
What would you like the minimum standard of living to be?
Minimum amount that can be paid to support a decent quality of living.
Single parents with children.
Ability to have both a bedroom and an office space, for remote work that requires dedicated space. (Not even anything fancy, some call center or support line jobs.)
Like, I understand the thought of "why should minimum wage afford luxuries!?", but that isn't what is being implied here, and yes, minimum wage should afford some luxuries anyway.