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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What was the most illegal thing your workplace has done? (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/workreform

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[–] brap_gobbo 3 points 1 year ago

There was a lot, but one thing that comes to mind is that my boss tried to tell our new employee that she would work her for an "unpaid trial period" for a week. When the new worker went off on break I let boss know that she legally had to pay the new worker. When the worker came back in my boss told her that surprise, she could actually get paid the hours she would work. Lol. Other things that come to mind:

Some unscrupulous shipping practices
Being told that if I find someone in our building was having a medical emergency, I was to call building management first and not emergency services (fuck that)
Me insisting that yes, we did have to hang up the state and federal labor law posters in a visible place, and no we can't just make copies and put them in a file organizer
Me being told "don't worry about safety" after discovering half of our office was powered by surge protectors and extension cords being daisy-chained
Having to sign an email agreeing not to be paid owed overtime pay (this was during the pandemic, we were in crunch time and I was the only one that could fix the problems so I didn't really have a choice)

Other stuff too but I don't want to get too specific lol.