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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submitted 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) by tooks@lemmy.world to c/workreform@lemmy.world

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I work in higher ed. Upon the last big promotion cycle, I was passed over for a Director position. This position was instead given to a less tenured person with only a high school education. No certs, just the best friend of the boss. Meanwhile, I'm sitting here with three degrees, enrolled in a PhD program at the higher ed institution I work at. 🧐 Higher education not valuing the higher education of their employees. Doomed.

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[–] jtrek@startrek.website 58 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Like the classic joke

A guy is heading into work when his boss pulls up in a new luxury sports car

"Wow! How'd you get that?" he asks the boss

The boss smiles and says, "I'll tell you what. If you work hard, hit all the targets, put in some overtime, I can buy another one next quarter"

[–] tooks@lemmy.world 19 points 3 days ago

Ha! Where I work, you can almost place an exact date on the promotion based on what they're driving. I bought my first new car in over 20 years back in 2024. People at work and in general immediately asking about my "raise."

When I tell them it was a necessary purchase after my 2008 Mazda with 257k miles decided to no longer be a car, they grin. When I continue telling them the investment was much more stomachable because I was able to use 3/4 of the $60k inheritance my parent's left me upon my mother's recent death (all they had to their name was our childhood house, which my brother and I sold, paid debts from, and split the remaining balance), the air leaves the Earth.