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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A billionaire wrote this letter to Google a year ago. How likely is that Google's layoffs and actions since then are at least partly because of this? (lemmy.world)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 28 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I'm not against it in it's entirety partly because of the point you made, it is their company after all.

What I am against is the intent behind cutting employees.

First, it's just irresponsible to grow a company outside of what it can sustain. But in the end, the company survives and profits while the employee is now unemployed. The worker suffers because the top fucked up.

Second, corporate greed. It's fucking up people's lives for profit it technically doesn't need to continue to exist and be successful.

It's a human sacrifice to an entity that doesn't even exist.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 10 months ago

His suggestions are to maximize share values, namely his.