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this post was submitted on 03 Aug 2026
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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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Labor is often the biggest expense, but it's far and away not the only one. Any business might pay extractive rent, property upkeep costs, property taxes, business tax, administrative costs like bookkeeping and legal advisory, and insurance. (Any business involving the safety and well-being of more than a couple kids has to have unbelievable premiums just for liability.)
I wouldn't be so quick to point fingers at the people running a fucking daycare ffs. If they run a tight ship, the owners are making at best a very basic, decent salary. they're not fleecing parents. Even if they wanted to, they literally can't.
Look instead at all those auxiliary industries which are required for legal compliance - especially the "consultant class" - legal, tax/accounting, and insurance. They have leeches attached all the way up the chain, starting with individual workers.