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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Why companies say you're 'family' while underpaying you (therealnews.com)

submitted 3 years ago by LollerCorleone@kbin.social to c/workreform@lemmy.world

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Felix Allen, a recently fired New Orleans-based organizer at Lowe's, recounts the measures taken by his employer to prevent his store from unionizing.

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[–] xuxebiko@kbin.social 6 points 3 years ago (1 child)

Calling them 'family', doesn't make them family.

They'll call employees 'yer lordship' if it'd save them 2 cents.

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[–] Arotrios@kbin.social 7 points 3 years ago*

This is 100% true. At my last position, they hired a head winemaker at a cheaper than market rate. He had accepted because they let him choose his own title... Wine Overlord.

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