Bosses are always keen to “reduce the cost of labour” (hire cheapest wageslaves)
https://jacobin.com/2026/04/australia-junior-rates-workers-jobs
Fair Work Commission finally - 53 years late - abolished junior rates of pay in retail, fast food and pharmacies industries. Josh Cullinan from the Retail and Fast Food Workers Union #RAFFWU, on calling for the scrapping of the junior rate of pay, how the system continues to be rigged against young workers.
https://www.3cr.org.au/sticktogether/episode/junior-rates
Junior Wage (small) Change https://www.fairwork.gov.au/about-us/workplace-laws/award-changes/major-award-changes/junior-wage-changes-to-retail-fast-food-and-pharmacy-awards
#LivingWage
https://raffwu.org.au/campaigns/industry/living-wages/
@KimPerales It’s obscene. They wouldn’t forgive student loans, even for seniors. But when Trump wants to pretend he hasn’t destroyed the economy, there’s plenty of money for corporate welfare. This is not what I want my taxes spent on!!!
#corporatewelfare #economy #Trump #WorkingPoor #inflation #IranWar
Die #Arbeitnehmer: https://www.aurianneor.org/die-arbeitnehmer/
#aktionäre #Arbeiter #arbeitsbedingungen #Arbeitskraft #arm #automatisierung #Bergarbeiter #bio #Entwicklungsland #erbe #Fabrik #fair #Fotomontage #genossenschaften #Kampf #kette #kunst #Lohn #Luxus #Manufaktur #menschenwürdigeArbeit #politik #Qualität #reich #Ruf #sozial #stahlwerk #Uberisierung #Umwelt #UNO #Vergütung #workingpoor #beklagenswert #zahnlos #zerlumpte #zerstörung
The workers: https://www.aurianneor.org/the-workers/
#art #automation #blockades #chain #cooperatives #decentwork #deplorables #destruction #developingcountries #dictatorship #environment #factory #fairtrade #islandbuilding #Kaizen #labor #manufacturing #millions #miner #organic #Photomontage #politics #poor #quality #rags #remuneration #reputation #rich #shareholders #social #sovereignty #struggle #ThirdWorld #toothless #uberization #UN #wage #workers #workingconditions #workingpoor
Free Oakland Utopian Project
https://www.kqed.org/news/12078915/in-east-oakland-a-store-where-1-item-is-always-free
More on getting by https://www.kqed.org/affordability
#Art #eastoakland #free #minimumwage #mutualaid #workingpoor
Ho installato l'app di scambio di denaro un paio d'anni fa, per poi scoprire, iniziato il lavoro a Torino, che lì è ovunque.
Ogni tanto mi punzecchiava con il "porta un amico", ma sapendo che è una strategia di marketing per loro necessaria, ho aspettato offrissero di più.
A inizio settimana offrono 45 euro. Dico a Moglie: a 'sto giro ce li prendiamo. Non mi fanno impazzire le mancette virtuali, ma con quelli faccio 4 pranzi a Torino.
Moglie è d'accordo, le mando il link.
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10 years ago, 18-year old Josh Park-Fing died at his forced labour #WorkfortheDole site in #Toowoomba.
Despite a court finding that Josh's Work for the Dole site did not meet basic safety standards, neither the government nor his for-profit privately owned employment service provider #NEATO were held accountable.
Josh's family weren't even provided normal workers compensation as Josh was technically not an 'employee'.
Cost of Living Adjustment (CoLA)
https://www.iww.cy/articles/fighting-for-cola-north/
#COLA #Cyprus #IWW #LabourMovement #Organize #Solidarity
#workingpoor
In a recent article, we showcased how after years of negotiating and lukewarm general strikes, our social partners (state, employers, unions) in the south reached an agreement on the Cost of Living Adjustment (CoLA); a much-delayed compromise that leaves much to be desired, in an effort to restore a right that should have never been
Peter Riley
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