One of the foundational principles of capitalism is that it’s perfectly acceptable to pay wages that people can’t survive on. The company’s profits are more important than the livelihood of the workers. This is obfuscated by the term “starter jobs”
this post was submitted on 02 Sep 2024
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One of the foundational principles of a union is that it’s perfectly acceptable to do work that the company can’t survive on. The employee’s livelihood is more important than the livelihood of the employer’s. This is clarified by the term “Fuck you, Imma get mine”.
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