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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.

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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.

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Higher wages for underpaid workers.

Better worker representation, including but not limited to unions.

Better and fewer working hours.

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[–] severien@lemmy.world -2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I would just move temporarily, and after probation period move far away. Surely they can't fire me because my living situation changed and had to move...

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[–] randomname01@feddit.nl 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

In this hypothetical scenario this gets implemented it would certainly be standard to have a clause to protect employers against exactly that.

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[–] severien@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

Seems kinda shitty that you basically can't move without employer's approval.

Also poorer people living farther away would get discriminated.

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[–] randomname01@feddit.nl 1 point 2 years ago

It’d be fair to just keep paying the same compensation you received before moving; you could still move, but you’d have to pay the price.

And yeah, there are still a lot of problems with this approach as long as housing is left to market forces. But those problems are inherent to free markets, not to this possible solution to another problem.

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[–] Lazz45@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

They very much can, will, and do for much less. Welcome to an "at-will" employer. The only thing that's illegal is discrimination

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[–] jarfil@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago

What about "living distance discrimination"... /s

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