"Juan" earns less than $0.04 per pound of peaches. The rich land owner class want us to believe that he cannot be paid more or else we won't by peaches. But, how many pounds of peaches do you buy a year? If the cost of each pound peaches went up $0.10 to almost triple Juan's earnings, would you stop buying them?

#SkilledLabor
#PayTheWorkers
#EatTheRich

https://union.place/@ufwupdates/115021816159220468

Interesting documentary about European fast fashion brands (especially Inditex): https://youtu.be/TfrEK3R7CBE

#paytheworkers #fastfashionkills #humanrights #environmentalimpact

With three years of accumulated deficits heading toward $9-million, the Art Gallery of Ontario couldn’t really afford to pay the employees more, but it turns out they weren’t really looking for more. They were looking for recognition that their lowest paid – box-office staff, food-service workers, gift-shop assistants and art handlers – many of them part-timers, need job security and hours.

#Ontario #Canada #ArtsAndCulture #PayTheWorkers

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/art-and-architecture/article-strike-reveals-deep-class-divide-at-ago