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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.
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- Higher wages for underpaid workers.
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- Better and fewer working hours.
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And somehow these CEOs are still talking about pandemic money 3 years later.
They are. And it would be funny if it weren't such utter bullshit. As if the sizeable chunk of the population that lives paycheck to paycheck could actually afford to hold on to a couple thousand dollars in stimulus funds. When shit is waaayyyy more expensive than it was 3 years ago and wages haven't really climbed that much.
My employer got $600,000 in ERC. Meanwhile, I haven't had a pay increase in over 2 years. Been with the company for over 10 years.
The $800 stimi will never be forgotten.
The “pandemic money” is the $2,000 I was given 3 years ago? No, I still have that squared away in case of a rainy day.