Work Reform

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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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'We have no rights.' Frustrated with California wage laws, Moonstone Bistro in Redding cuts lunch service (krcrtv.com)

submitted 10 months ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to c/workreform@lemmy.world

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[–] partial_accumen@lemmy.world 120 points 10 months ago (4 children)

"Employers are unprotected. We have no rights. We don't get overtime or breaks. The only thing we get is what's left over after everyone else takes their cut. At some point, the risk outweighs the reward."

Right, that's what Entrepreneurship is. You take the big risks for the potential for big rewards. If you're not earning enough after paying all the bills, maybe your business model isn't viable.

[–] NewNewAccount@lemmy.world 47 points 10 months ago

They sound so entitled. Too bad they’re not profitable enough to hire a PR consultant because his statement was horrible.

[–] Garbanzo@lemmy.world 26 points 10 months ago

Imagine being such a dumbass that you can't figure out how to make your business look superficially good and sell it to some schmuck or load it up with debt and bail. Employers have the game completely rigged in their favor, they just have to know how to play the game. It's shocking that someone who decided living in Redding was a good idea would be so stupid.

[–] tburkhol@lemmy.world 25 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

If he's not getting paid enough working for himself, he should go work for someone who pays better and offers all those breaks and overtime.

[–] echo64@lemmy.world 10 points 10 months ago

They don't even take big risks. The company does. If they fund the company themselves rather than get an investment or a loan, they are just bad at the job. If the company fails, then the worst thing that happens to an entrepreneur is that they have to find a real job like the rest of us.