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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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I agree. And I got extreme with it. because when it comes to making sure all the money we earn goes to ourselves and to our own betterment, the biggest obstacle in the way is the egregious cost of housing. In order to get on top of that hurdle, we either have to become part of the real estate industry, or entirely opt out of it. Well I entirely opted out of it.
VanLife. Yup I've been doing van life for the last 3 years. Complete with Solar panels, plumbing, climate control, bedroom, kitchen, storage space. I am in my van right now in one of my membership gym's parking lot. Every dime I earn goes to me and to whatever I choose, NOT to the extortionate housing industry.
I've lost all trust in employers. From large corporations to non-profits to mom and pop to tech startups- I've been in it all and I learned businesses do 2 things to their employees:
I'm now freelance musician and teacher and I'm on track to make more than any employer paid me. I'm still in debt after having the rug pulled from under me from my last job, but I'm digging my way out on my own. I will never let one person be in control of my income ever again.
That's great! Is there some part of this that you think doesn't fit into free market capitalism? Seems like you're living the original american dream there.
This might be the most passive aggressive comment I've ever read.
The answer of course would be "not working for someone else."
No. There is a classy way to do it. I'm doing it the classy way.
Right. Which is why I found this photo: