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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Gen Z is actually taking sick days, unlike their older coworkers. It’s redefining the workplace (fortune.com)

submitted 2 months ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to c/workreform@lemmy.world

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[–] where_am_i@sh.itjust.works 31 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Damn you people in the default country are insane.

I only know the world where everyone takes paid sick days. And usually it's more like a week.

Maybe you should rename the community into "Work Reform USA"?

[–] nhhvhy@lemmy.world 12 points 2 months ago (1 children)

“Default Country” is my new favorite way to describe the US.

[–] where_am_i@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

It definitely applies to reddit/lemmy. But also often to YouTube content etc.

[–] return2ozma@lemmy.world 10 points 2 months ago (1 children)

If we're lucky enough to get vacation days, many of us are encouraged to only take 2 adjacent days to the weekend off. Month long vacations like Europe? Never. 4 days off in a row, normal.

[–] where_am_i@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

So, should you fight for a work reform, or should you figure out why even your more left leaning party when in power does jack shit about it, and whether it's really a democracy problem, or a national culture problem, or if maybe your solution is to move to a different democracy where the majority is aligned more with your core beliefs.

Or maybe I should daily start posting about working conditions in lithium mines in Africa and call for a work reform? Ah, that won't get upvotes.