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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Bernie Sanders Champions 32-Hour Work Week With No Loss in Pay (www.commondreams.org)

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As part of his Labor Day message to workers in the United States, Sen. Bernie Sanders on Monday re-upped his call for the establishment of a 20% cut to the workweek with no loss in pay—an idea he said is "not radical" given the enormous productivity gains over recent decades that have resulted in massive profits for corporations but scraps for employees and the working class.

"It's time for a 32-hour workweek with no loss in pay," Sanders wrote in a Guardian op-ed as he cited a 480% increase in worker productivity since the 40-hour workweek was first established in 1940.

"It's time," he continued, "that working families were able to take advantage of the increased productivity that new technologies provide so that they can enjoy more leisure time, family time, educational and cultural opportunities—and less stress."

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[–] Piye@lemmygrad.ml -2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This only works if your pay doesn't get reduced, which it always does. Obama cut full-time and suddenly everyone had to get two jobs to pay rent

[–] A7thStone@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Apparently you didn't even read the headline.

[–] Armen12@lemm.ee 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm old enough to know what the end goal of this is, corporations cutting peoples hours to "trim the fat" and getting away with it like always

Only a complete idiot actually believes this crap. Companies are not going to keep your wages if they can cut them, and they will. So a 32 hour work week will do absolutely nothing but reduce take home pay in the end

This is the same as Obama forcing workers to get 2 jobs just to make ends meet and this is all these policies wind up doing, giving less to the people and taking away more from them

[–] A7thStone@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That is why we need unions.

[–] unfreeradical@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

That's what people keep missing, astonishingly.