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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Some disabled workers are making pennies per hour. Will that change under Trump? (19thnews.org)

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Conservative opinions on subminimum wage are mixed, but some advocates are optimistic that the new administration will continue working to phase it out.

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[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Or just give them basic income and don't reduce benefits. Consumers with money to spend is good for the economy, it's good for jobs, it's good for wages.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I mean...

Yeah?

We should also have peace on Earth and good will to all.

But that's outside the scope of the current discussion.

Which is that while on the surface getting rid of the exception is a good thing, if you know the situation it's the opposite. Which is why when I see it brought up I clarify.

If the topic was UBI, I'd be saying the same stuff you are.

Hell, I'm a disabled vet. I have free healthcare and my monthly payment is pretty much UBI, since it's military I can earn as much as I can from employment without worry. I know for a fact how little it takes to drastically improve standard of living and I want everyone to have what I do now.

That's just outside the scope of the current discussion