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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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Yeah the system works so that higher income people subsidize lower income ones and pensioneers. It's probably why there are not many people in Europe "making it" in American sense, but the flip side is that its one less thing to worry about if you suddenly become "downwardly" socially mobile at some point.
But back to your point. When I talked with my American coworkers their health insurance premiums didn't look expensive at all compared to health contributions from paycheck. Especially so if you consider pay difference.