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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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This happens in america now in many states. In mine, if you are a salary employee who does not to the main thing that earns the company profit, so any support roles like HR, Accounting, Management, etc., then you are exempt from the provision that requires you be paid overtime.
In my state its also legal for an employer to fire someone who refuses to work overtime. There is only a requirement that hourly employees are paid for overtime.
My company tries to trick people into salary positions because they think its a better deal, and most of them end up making less than the hourly workers when averaged per hour.