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this post was submitted on 30 Aug 2025
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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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Freshers? That's a new word.
In my experience, it usually originates from India, but it's catching on in the UK too.
It was at least common in (my part of) the UK when I was in university over a decade ago
Really? I thought it is a UK thing as well because we use the word here in Ireland.
it's been used very commonly in the UK since at least the mid-2000s.
Late 90s in Wales, from personal experience :)
How do you guys call em?
Is it refering to people in their first year of university? If so in the US they are referred to as freshmen.