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- All workers must be paid a living wage for their labor.
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42 hours with family, friends.
Corporate media's sycophantic bias laid bare.
Sleeping. Preparing food that's not instant garbage. Etc.
Now that the unpaid time you dedicated to getting to and from your job opens up they suddenly wanna claim it like it was always theirs.
My take is i should get paid the second my alarmclock goes off on a time i would in my free time have preferred to keep sleeping. Either that, or i should not get paid at all, my hours become my choice and basic comfort becomes free to all.
It feels a bit radical but I feel the same way. Maybe not before I leave my home, because then they'd wanna tell me what I can do with that time, but commuting? Heck yeah.
It's like paying for shipping and handling. I wouldn't otherwise be expending resources to go do this thing, and I'm being compelled to do it by currency. Sounds like employees need to tack on a "transportation fee."