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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TSA says officers must stand, chairs banned at airport checkpoints nationwide (abcnews.com)

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[–] cloudshouter@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 day ago (2 children)

The most effective check on airplane nonsense aside from the simple X-ray/metal detector for guns are the passengers. Back when hijackings were in fashion and again today it’s not the TSA strip searching kids and wiping down grandmas for bomb residue. It’s the agreement between a bunch of strangers that if someone acts a fool they get their teeth kicked in and duck taped to a chair.

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[–] ryathal@sh.itjust.works 1 point 19 hours ago

The reinforced door on airplanes is also probably the only thing really needed. It's now nearly impossible to actually hijack a plane without tools that are hard to smuggle on to a plane.

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[–] Steve@communick.news 4 points 1 day ago

I remember that. When hijackings were common, everyone knew to sit tight, follow directions, and it would be fine in the end. Then 9/11 changed that calculus. Now every passenger will immediately fight for/with their lives to stop it.

That, and the hardened cockpit door you can't even shoot your way into anymore.

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