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amazon can afford to treat its workers with dignity
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this post was submitted on 05 May 2026
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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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Yeah, you're right. We should start with the easy wins, like making soaps, baked goods, hand tools, etc.
We can work our way up to more complex fabs and maybe some day we can have a worker's collective to manufacture semiconductors, but we shouldn't let the immensity of the task get in the way of starting on the simpler aspects.
I'm glad to read those words from you. My wife and I are trying to envision and do our part as well. Small steps, humble as they may be, are always the start to anything great that's ever been done, no? :)
I suppose so. I've recently been toying with 3D printing basic mechanical components, saving project files with various chains, sockets, joints, clamps, gears, etc., and learning how to adapt and remix objects on OrcaSlicer to design new things.
It isn't much, and I don't intend to monetize it, but for instance I'll never need to buy a C-clamp again cause I can print them with about 10 grams of polyethylene. Now I just need to learn how to extrude my own filament and start collecting water bottles...
If society goes down, it'll give me something to barter with. "Need something printed? What a coincidence, because I happen to need some oats."