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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'Leave them stranded': Rideshare drivers shut off apps at Atlanta airport, boycott for hours (www.fox5atlanta.com)

submitted 10 months ago by stopthatgirl7@kbin.social to c/workreform@lemmy.world

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If you have company flying into Atlanta for the holidays, they may have a hard time getting a ride to your place.

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[–] cmbabul@lemmy.world 18 points 10 months ago (2 children)

You ain’t wrong, it’s not hard and I’ve done it many times, but as a native to Atlanta I do have to call out that most folks are averse to MARTA because as a general rule it sucks.

[–] stopthatgirl7@kbin.social 4 points 10 months ago (2 children)

MARTA is so inconvenient. I’m lucky; my family only lives twenty minutes from the airport so I just have to call them when I get in. And even though they’re so close, there’s no public transportation option to even get close to where my family is.

And God help you if you want to take the bus; those MARTA buses come when the mood hits them.

[–] cmbabul@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

Many years ago comedian Lewis Black called MARTA “the subway to nowhere” and I’ve never heard a more apt description

[–] cmbabul@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

Revisiting and I thought I’d expound, having now lived in a city with somewhat reliable busses it’s insane how bad the bus system is in Atlanta

[–] Rinox@feddit.it 3 points 10 months ago

I've used the MARTA once when I had a long layover in Atlanta and decided to visit the city center. It was fine, really (the metro, not the city. The city was dead. Does anyone even live there?)