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To End 'New Gilded Age,' House Progressives Unveil Bill to Raise Federal Minimum Wage to $25 Per Hour (www.commondreams.org)

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[–] AntiBullyRanger@ani.social 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Without improving hours, you will get the same salary. Wage slave.

[–] Squizzy@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

...so you work less for the same money? Thats a result.

How can I explain this any simpler. Sorry you got a result you didnt want, workers working less while maintaining their purchasing power is a result.

Stronger working conditions and contract protections are separate and important.