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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Uber and Lyft now required to pay Massachusetts rideshare drivers $32 an hour (www.theverge.com)

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

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[–] petrol_sniff_king@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 points 4 months ago

They can do whatever they want at that point.

What else do you imagine they're doing, though?

I mean, Uber has constructed a model where "waiting for your next fare" and "going home to your partner" look the same in a spreadsheet, and that then becomes the justification for not paying them. It's sleight of hand.