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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.

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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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[–] Steve@communick.news 2 points 5 hours ago* (4 children)

The story exists because of the numbers.
And if they're not important to the story, there's no reason for them not to be accurate.

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[–] glitchdx@lemmy.world 7 points 5 hours ago (3 children)

The story exists because of an employer taking advantage of an employee. The numbers can be whatever makes sense.

Look up sec filings for the company you work for (or whatever company you feel like getting mad at), and compare revanue and profits to employee counts, and how those numbers have changed in the past 15 years. If we define "productivity" as profits divided by employee count, then for my job "productivity" has increased 30x in 15 years while my wages have increased approximately 2.5x. If you define "productivity" as revanue divided by employee count, then it's even worse.

The exploitation is the point, and the story works for anyone who's worked too hard for too little, regardless of the specific numbers.

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