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Slavery was abolished, so the rich are now trying to make economic oppression the equivalent of slavery.
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this post was submitted on 05 Sep 2023
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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.
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- Better and fewer working hours.
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You guys don't have a 40 hour work week?
Is this an American thing or a certain industries thing?
There are some exemptions, mostly for salaried workers.
https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/fact-sheets/17a-overtime
Am I reading right that they can pay you half pay for overtime, or do they mean that overtime is minimum 150% regular pay?
The latter.
Some industries (like mine) have mandatory overtime, but workers are absolutely compensated for that overtime.
The UAW is one of the most powerful unions in the US, so I'm not sure exactly where this post is coming from (as in, what specifically they are chasing via union action in this post), but from the context of other news it sounds like they're wanting similar comp without mandatory overtime in their industry.
I was not aware that mandatory overtime was a thing.
Seems kind of shit. Means that there is potentially no limit for how many hours they could make you work, and it's obviously not healthy.
I've worked in a company that allowed overtime before but it was all optional. They would be like "is anyone willing to work this holiday?". Depending on how low demand was, you could be paid up to double as much on those days.
It was a manufacturing company so running the line is crucial to revenue.
It's a set amount of overtime. People work a minimum of 4 12s, with no maximum (their choice). All shifts are 12 hrs.
It's not easy, for sure. Pay is great tho for what it is. We do holiday pay and stuff too, yeah.