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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.
- 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.
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- Higher wages for underpaid workers.
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- Better and fewer working hours.
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Well, I certainly don't give what "class" I am any thought day to day. Only on rare occasions like this, do I even give it any consideration at all.
I'm part of the workforce, I do my job, I collect a paycheck, I go home and spend time with my family. I'm not complicated, I don't subscribe to "hustle" culture, and I don't have any need to be wealthy, influential or otherwise noteworthy to anyone outside of my friends, family and coworkers. I'm just not that person. Even inside of those circles, I don't see any one person being in charge, except for my direct manager and whatnot in a work context; everything is cooperative.
That works for me, maybe I'm strange in that respect, but I'm okay with it. I couldn't care less if someone thinks I'm one class or another. I work to live, not the other way around.