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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CEO pay soared in 2025, 20 times faster than workers’ pay (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 4 months ago by throws_lemy@lemmy.nz to c/workreform@lemmy.world

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[–] frongt@lemmy.zip 10 points 4 months ago (1 child)

A genuinely free market would be even worse. We do have various protections in the US. If we had zero, companies would be dumping waste and giving everyone super-cancer. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swill_milk_scandal

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[–] jtrek@startrek.website 5 points 4 months ago

I had a conversation with a coworker a while ago where he was like, "Well I just wouldn't buy the swill milk."

I was like, "How would you know??

The utter hubris of that kind of person thinking they're going to like spin up a whole chemistry lab to check the quality of everything they buy. The insanity of thinking that's a good world to envision.

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