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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.
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- Better and fewer working hours.
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We could probably make a lot of progress by educating people concerning their rights. Every instance of wage theft I read about is people being ignorant. Learned a lot working for a payroll company, think most would be surprised how the law actually works.
They would be. Let's keep educating on the deliberately abstract and obscure "laws". It's important to assist in correcting that ignorance.
Here's a good start: https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/flsa
Why did you choose to put "laws" in quotes?
Probably because while they might technically be laws they aren't about right and wrong.
Or don't apply equally between say a person and a company (which is also considered a "person")
But... That's just what laws are inherently. Technically written down but not necessarily about right and wrong.