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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Missouri governor repeals paid sick leave law approved last year by voters (apnews.com)

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Eight months after voters approved it, Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe signed the repeal of a law Thursday that had guaranteed paid sick leave to workers and inflationary adjustments to the minimum wage.

The move marked a major victory for the state’s largest business group and a frustrating defeat for workers’ rights advocates, who had spent years — and millions of dollars — building support for the successful ballot measure. The repeal will take effect Aug. 28.

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[–] halcyoncmdr@lemmy.world 98 points 1 day ago (1 children)

What sort of ass-backwards State allows direct Voter-approved laws to be repealed by the politicians. The purpose of having that process is to deal with situations where the State can't get their shit together.

[–] ToastedRavioli@midwest.social 48 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

A state that is captured by the voting power of land over individuals. Missouri state government is completely beholden to the hoosiers in the boonies because there are more rural counties even though there are far less rural people. And then secondarily the rural people are propped up by dumbass McBee-wannabe suburbanites that vote conservative and wear cowboy boots recreationally.

Governor HeeHaw 2.0 is one such dumbass suburbanite who went to Chaminade in St. Louis, grew up rich, and now cosplays as the hoosier’s champion

Missouri at large is far more purple than the state government allows it to appear. It was purple for a long time and its still purple today, but a purple state that gives more voting power to land than people ultimately ends up red. Just look at our federal electoral system, its the same thing

[–] apfelwoiSchoppen@lemmy.world 21 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago) (2 children)

Hear hear!

For those who don't know: Hoosier is Missouri slang for trashy rural dipshits.

Sorry Indiana.

[–] SippyCup@feddit.nl 5 points 18 hours ago

Don't apologize to Indiana they know what they're about

[–] ToastedRavioli@midwest.social 15 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago) (1 children)

And for Missourians who dont know, we call trashy rural dipshits hoosiers because the original trashy rural dipshits in MO came from Indiana.

Sorry again Indiana. Although modern Indiana is much better now after offloading your trashy dipshits on us back in the day

[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 2 points 19 hours ago

My parents live in Indiana, and I mostly grew up in either Indiana or California. I'm not so sure the state is better off even after offloading some of the racist hillbillies from around those parts.