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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Waffle House Is Taking Heat For An 'Especially Alarming' Paycheck Policy (www.huffpost.com)

submitted 7 months ago by Stopthatgirl7@lemmy.world to c/workreform@lemmy.world

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A union that’s organizing Waffle Houseworkers filed a petition with the Labor Department on Monday, asking federal officials to investigate the iconic chain’s policy of deducting mandatory meal costs from workers’ paychecks.

Waffle House takes at least $3 for each on-shift meal out of workers’ pay, whether they end up eating it or not, according to the petition from the Union of Southern Service Workers. The USSW called it “especially alarming” since many workers are paid a tipped sub-minimum wage “as low as $2.90 per hour,” not including gratuities.

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[–] ghostrider2112@lemmy.world 7 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I’ve found most people are more talk than action. I am almost to the point of having to create my own supply chain as my boycott list continues to grow over the years lol

[–] SkyezOpen@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Ethical consumption is basically impossible, you gotta draw what lines you can.

Though I do need to refresh my memory of what nestle owns, because fuck them in particular.

[–] ghostrider2112@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Yes, it is virtually impossible in the U.S. anyways. I’m mostly joking, but I do have a very long list. lol

Good reminder for me too, thanks! I haven’t memorized the full list yet https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Nestlé_brands

[–] SkyezOpen@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Fuck me they own Purina, which is fantastic pet food. And stouffer's, which is terrible but delicious and fast human food.

Welp, I'll forego the frozens but my cats are more important than my morals.

[–] ghostrider2112@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

I agree on Stouffer’s, but I knew about that one as I live in the same region as the original US factory for them. However, I stick with whatever knock-off brand looks best these days. Yes, being intimately familiar with the finickiness of cats, that is the only option.