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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.

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All workers must be paid a living wage for their labor.
Income inequality is the main cause of lower living standards.
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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.
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Bill Maher postpones return to the air, the latest TV host to balk at working during writers strike (apnews.com)

submitted 2 years ago by eee@lemm.ee to c/workreform@lemmy.world

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Bill Maher has delayed returning to his HBO talk show during the ongoing strike by writers and actors, a decision that follows similar pauses over the weekend by “The Drew Barrymore Show,” “The Talk” and “The Jennifer Hudson Show.”

Maher last week said he would bring his show back into production, but on Monday said he’ll wait because talks are scheduled to begin between producers and writers on Wednesday.

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[–] Snapz@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Desperate old scab TERRIFIED of becoming irrelevant (too late).

[–] zoe 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

idk what people find interesting about TV. Most of it is just mind-numbing shows

[–] willya@lemmyf.uk 0 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I listen to his show as a podcast. I miss out on the imagery some of the bits require, but it’s still a great listen.

[–] Snapz@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago

It's really not

[–] zoe 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

glad that he produces interesting content

[–] Snapz@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

He doesn't, he used to. He's a joke now.

He realized that the crowds at the sad casinos he does his "comedy" at were aging rapidly. They increasingly wanted a "different" kind of "humor" and he's as desperate as they come. So he sold out any morals/decency he had as a person so he can stay in the "spotlight" - even if that spotlight is aimed wrong and is housed at the smaller, more rundown theater in the Central Oklahoma's third largest casino with a C from the health department that just had a big hepatitis outbreak.

[–] zoe 1 points 2 years ago

[–] frickineh@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago

He didn't balk. He was ready to go until people were mad about it. Fuck that guy, and fuck this headline for making it sound like he cared.

[–] KingThrillgore@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

It sounds like they're preparing to sack the BTL workers like last time so this is going to be a thing over the next few weeks.