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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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The typical response is: "they should have picked a higher paying job!"
This bugs me. This should be what we value in a society and it seems we care more about administrators and execs and stuff that do nothing rather than the people that make it all happen.
Everyone can name a teacher they love or loathed. The ones that make such a difference in your life stick with you.
Remember that those rich guys don't send their kids with our kids. They'll make sure that their kids are taken care of.
It's the same as saying "no one should choose to be a teacher".