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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What the hell is this shit? Instead of pushing for the return to traditional pensions, capitalism is celebrating the idea that Millennials and Gen Z may simply never be able to stop working. (www.cnbc.com)

submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by ASK_ME_ABOUT_LOOM@sh.itjust.works to c/workreform@lemmy.world

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Traditionally, retiring entails leaving the workforce permanently. However, experts found that the very definition of retirement is also changing between generations.

About 41% of Gen Z and 44% of millennials — those who are currently between 27 and 42 years old — are significantly more likely to want to do some form of paid work during retirement.

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This increasing preference for a lifelong income, could perhaps make the act of “retiring” obsolete.

Although younger workers don’t intend to stop working, there is still an effort to beef up their retirement savings.

It's ok! Don't ever retire! Just work until you die, preferably not at work, where we'd have to deal with the removal of your corpse.

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[–] treefrog@lemm.ee 0 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

So much propaganda in this article.

Knowing you won't be able to retire, and making plans accordingly, is acceptance of the situation.

It's not a fucking preference.

[–] CCL@links.hackliberty.org 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

As a worker I don't like the idea of a pension. It's too easy for some future regime to just get rid of my retirement fund. As long as wage slavery exist I would rather own my own retirement plan.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

It's just as easy for a market crash to get rid of your private retirement fund.

[–] JasSmith@sh.itjust.works 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Diversify homie.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I'm not a financial wizard, "homie." It's not my area of expertise. I wouldn't try doing surgery on myself either.

[–] Kyrgizion@lemmy.world 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I'm 40 and I've always "known" that there would be no retirement for "us".

Consequentially, as the eternally wise Homer Simpson once stated; "my lifestyle is my retirement plan".

I genuinely hope never to reach age 70 or over. I've known lots of old people in my life and the ONLY TWO who were somewhat happy were my maternal grandparents. And even they will soon have to deal with losing one another since they're so old.

I don't intend to go through all that. I'll live what I can, as long as I can, and as soon as I can't anymore, it's exit left.

I doubt I'll be the only one.