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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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Looking for input/feedback on what work would look like in solarpunk settings (slrpnk.net)

submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) by JacobCoffinWrites@slrpnk.net to c/workreform@lemmy.world

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Hi, I'm working on a collection of resources to make writing solarpunk and other aspirational fiction easier. The idea is to put together premade chunks of writer-level research and collections of solarpunk ideas and links on different topics that might come up in worldbuilding.

If you want to see the other pages (which tend to be more link-heavy) you can find them here:

https://wiki.slrpnk.net/writing:start

Someone on Mastodon asked if we had a page on how work would change in solarpunk settings and it's a topic I have some thoughts on so I put a draft together.

The current draft of the page on work is here:

https://wiki.slrpnk.net/writing:solarpunk_work

Basically what I'd like to know is what does your ideal outcome look like? If we were able to start fixing things today and never stop, what does work in this future look like to you? I've written up my version but if I've missed something or gotten something wrong I'd very much like to know.

If there is anything you'd recommend I read or include, I'd love to check it out.

At the very least I can promise I'll try to show your ideas well in my own fiction, but hopefully this resource will spread them a little further into stories that inspire others.

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[–] Juniperus@infosec.pub 1 points 23 hours ago

Hello Jacob,

Great post, I think it's important for us to have discussions about actual solutions that we can begin implementing now for the future we want to see, which is why I'm working on a management structure for a new type of worker's co-op. I think it fits right into the solar punk ideal, or at least I hope it does. More importantly it answers your question.

In your wiki article you mention that hierarchies in the workplace are often abusive, and I wholeheartedly agree. The problem, as I see it, isn't the hierarchy itself, it's that the hierarchy was never elected to their positions, so they have no reason to act in the best interest of the workers. Normally a CEO or other officer gets their position through generational wealth or nepotism, or some other corrupt reason. I would like to correct that.

Most co-ops remove the hierarchy entirely, and while that does remove the abuse, it comes at the cost of lowered overall productivity and strategic direction. So instead of removing it, in my co-op the hierarchy component of management is still there, led by a CEO, but that person has to present a business plan to all the worker/owners and be elected in a popular election. I call this Hierarchy by Consent. They are then empowered by the group to enact their business plan.

I posted earlier today on this sub if you want a more detailed explanation, but if you like you can instead head straight for the draft Articles of Association. I also plan to create open-source management software to go with it, so that will be a big project.

Happy to talk more here but you're also welcome to PM if you want to see more of my project.

Cheers!