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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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Solar panels for surveillance but none for affordable power (lemmy.today)

submitted 2 days ago by sanitation@lemmy.today to c/workreform@lemmy.world

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[–] gandalf_der_13te@feddit.org 0 points 1 day ago (2 children)

We already have vast plots of land being taken up by parking lots and buildings. There is a hospital in my area that put solar panels over the parking lot. It is really nice. Your car interior stays cooler. Many buildings have their AC cooling fans on the roof. Solar panels would also shade those and help make them more efficient. All of these areas already have a hookup to the grid. Substation may need to be modified but it isn’t as dramatic as you make it sound.

yeah but check the economics. climbing on roofs to install 3 m² of solar panels is just not worth it. the total cost of the system is not just the cost of solar panels + land area, but rather solar panels + land area + installation workers cost. and installation work costs significantly more on a roof than on a flat plain area, which is why the plain land is cheaper overall.

[–] NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

People seem to underestimate the scale of utility level solar installations and the space they need, and the economies of scale you get with it.

Like absolutely when it makes sense cover a parking lot, put it on roofs etc, but if you can access a field with the right conditions it'll be more cost effective.

You also left off things like permitting. You can permit 1 big field, or dozens / hundreds of parking lots. One field will be easier.

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Also, that field can benefit from the shade if the solar is built right

[–] Kangae_Hishiryo@scribe.disroot.org 0 points 1 day ago

Yes, but the thing is that any usable space should be used, it is the principle of minimum waste; precisely because just a few m² of solar panels aren't going to produce as much energy as required, is because we need it wherever possible; also, haven't you though about the fact that edge energy production is everyday more necessary? It's totally worth it, by far.