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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'Leave them stranded': Rideshare drivers shut off apps at Atlanta airport, boycott for hours (www.fox5atlanta.com)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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If you have company flying into Atlanta for the holidays, they may have a hard time getting a ride to your place.

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 10 months ago

The drivers choose when and where to work

Within parameters set by the company with strict penalties if you don't obey them. So no, they don't really choose.

provide their own resources

Like with school teachers, who are also employees, that's exploitation, not independence.

complete the jobs they choose to accept.

Again, while fulfilling mandatory quotas, meaning that there's a high risk of having to accept fares they would prefer not to, as per the rules of their EMPLOYER Uber/Lyft.