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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The REI union is asking customers across the country to boycott the chain. The workers of REI Union have been trying to negotiate a first contract for 4 years. (video.twimg.com)

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They're tired of the stonewalling and union busting. Now they're escalating, and asking you to join them.

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[–] dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 37 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Done. I've been boycotting REI since... 2019, I think? When all this crap first came to light, or at least when I became aware of it. When their ex-Amazon management was trumpeting how their membership numbers were such a metric of success, I also managed to cancel my "lifetime" REI membership. This made their customer support people very confused. So confused that they actually gave my membership fee back, despite the fact that I'd paid for it like 15 years beforehand.

I had an REI credit card. I cancelled that, too.

I stood up for REI for a long time. I held my nose and bought my camping and climbing stuff from them for ages despite the fact that they were and are consistently the most expensive place on Earth to buy outdoors stuff. Because they were supposed to be a "co-op" they were "not corporate."

Yeah, so, about that.

Fuck 'em. If you're going to be dealing with corporate asshats anyway you may as well shop at the ones that have the decency to be cheaper.

[–] Zahille7@lemmy.world 5 points 6 days ago

I went into one with my uncle a couple months ago cause he needed a balaclava, just the one.

I think he ended up spending almost $30 on a piece of spandex cloth, then almost bought a $90 pair of hiking pants.