this post was submitted on 11 Jun 2024
276 points (99.3% liked)

Work Reform

10003 readers
42 users here now

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:

Our Goals

founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
 

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/16427488

Waffle House raises worker pay after strikes and pressure from labor organizers

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] circuitfarmer@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 5 months ago

Yep. Fewer tips while retaining a living wage should be the goal. Tips remove the burden of the livable wage from the business and place it on the consumer, where it will never be guaranteed. Lots of businesses likely have completely untenable business models if they had to pay fair wages without tips.

Let's stop having the average person subsidize companies.