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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.
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- All workers must be paid a living wage for their labor.
- Income inequality is the main cause of lower living standards.
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- Higher wages for underpaid workers.
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I think it's a combination of both.
There's no "it". The amount of businesses that can technically function using remote workers is a MINORITY of total businesses. Retail workers can't work remotely. Surgeons can't work remotely. Farmers can't work remotely. Restaurant staff can't work remotely. Students should NOT learn remotely. My company can't manufacture things remotely. AKA the jobs that make the world go 'round.
Yea, accountants, bankers, wall st, programmers, etc can work remote. But their bosses don't want them to, and now they are fighting. They are not the majority. The thing these people have in common is MONEY and a cushy lifestyle. That's being disturbed, so now you have to hear about it. The money controls the media.