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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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Emergency is they key word here that will be abused by those that have an issue with this rule.
If I'm at work and receive a call that my partner/child/family member was in a car accident, that's an emergency. It is a rational and reasonable expectation that work understands I need a day or two (or more) to address this emergency.
Similarly if I'm at home and something with our widget affects a human life, that's an emergency. But it's also a one time emergency. If we produce widgets that result in emergencies then the next step is to hire/pay employees to cover widget emergencies.
As an invested employee I want the company to succeed. However if all I see is emergency after emergency. Failure to address emergencies. Or even false emergencies. Well then fuck off.
Employees have traditionally given a lot of slack in this area. Abuse by employers are what have caused these more official rulings.