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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The Hunt for a Job Has Never Been Worse. These Applicants Are Fighting Back. (www.nytimes.com)

submitted 4 days ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to c/workreform@lemmy.world

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[–] baahb@lemmy.dbzer0.com 17 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Can anyone tell me how they are fighting back? Seems like the article is a hair and switch, but after reareadinf it, maybe I missed the entire content of the article as it pertai s to its title.

No shit the job search has never been worse...

[–] in_my_honest_opinion@piefed.social 22 points 4 days ago (1 children)

hair and switch

Do you mean bait and switch?

As far as "fighting back"

Ajunwa also thinks that the Fair Credit Reporting Act should apply to all A.I. companies that collect data on applicants and then give them a score. Applicants should be able to gain access to that score and “check it for inaccuracies, and also demand a correction from whoever holds that file,” she said. This is the argument behind a class-action lawsuit filed in January against Eightfold AI, a company that uses a data set that includes the profiles of more than 1 billion people. The plaintiffs want transparency into how they were scored and what information was used to assess them.

It's a class action lawsuit.

[–] soratoyuki@piefed.zip 16 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Hell yeah can't wait to get my $1.26 in three years.

[–] ApathyTree@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 4 days ago

Oooh so sorry, the payout is done by pre-paid card, and the minimum payout for the card is $5. So you only get paid if nobody else does!