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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Spirit 2.0 — The Airline Owned by the People, for the People (letsbuyspiritair.com)

submitted 2 weeks ago by Gust@piefed.social to c/workreform@lemmy.world

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The concept is explained much better in the link, but TLDR: People are trying to organize and crowdfund the purchase of spirit airlines assets with the goal of running it as a worker owned business similar to winco or rei. Seems at least tangentially relevant to this community

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[–] crystalmerchant@lemmy.world 45 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

This is not your point but unfortunately REI is no longer run that way. New leadership a couple years ago who quietly turned it (are turning it?) into your run of the mill corporate enterprise like any other.

[–] ghost_towels@sh.itjust.works 10 points 2 weeks ago

Just like they did with MEC in Canada.

[–] HailSeitan@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago

REI was never worker owned or operated; it was a member coop (meaning anyone who bought a membership got one vote on the board), not a worker coop.

[–] Nemo@slrpnk.net 5 points 2 weeks ago

Yeah, isn't the union protesting right now?

[–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 weeks ago

That fucking sucks, I used to love REI...