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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Trump just made It OK to continue paying disabled workers peanuts (www.motherjones.com)

submitted 2 weeks ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to c/workreform@lemmy.world

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[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

Technically true here as well. There are both federal and state incentives, so I might have fallen for their reasoning too: it makes sense to protect those job opportunities

However:

those government subsidies are tax incentives, so don’t help the charities that probably account for most jobs
state incentives are of course up to the state, meaning some are non-existent
it ever actually says how much

However some key points of the story are evidence that removing the subminimum wage does not reduce employment opportunities: reality trumps feelings. I know the highlighted stories were picked for outrage but it surely outrages me just how poorly some of these people are paid.

It’s all in the details and apparently our details are inhumane