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Labor leader and socialist Eugene Debs once said, ”The class which has the power to rob upon a large scale has also the power to control the government and legalize their robbery.”

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Boss wants to fire/terminate me over Zoom/FaceTime, and I have a question.

Which mask should I wear when I answer? Horse head, Scream mask, or scary Santa?

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r/antiwork gives me hope that another world is possible

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Well, today I learned how it feels when your company “thanks you” for being a great employee…

Today my boss got a nice bonus… Just 10% of her paycheck (bout 5k). What the hell did I get for putting in all the time and effort as night shift, personally doing my best to make sure that we don't have stuff expire and put up for flash foods so it looks good on her record? I got a whole 10 dollars off groceries at my store…that I never shop at and a 20 cent candy bar… I fucken hate everything. I was on the edge about this subreddit because I was raised with the mentally of “and job worth your time is worth doing well”…but this just feels like a kick in the teeth…guess it's apart of growing up…. Anywho sorry for the rant, just wanted to vent a bit. Thanks for your time and for listening to my bullshit…have a good day guys. Edit: Grammer

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Can a company make you pay back the cost of training?

So I’ve recently found out that my company is trying to get me to sign a document that states if I leave the company within 2 years that they will make me pay back all of the expenses(Airfare,hotel, car rental, cost of the class) related to training. They say that training for my job is no different than if I was to go back to college and earn a degree while they are footing the bill. Is this even legal?

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LEAKED: NEW AMAZON WORKER CHAT APP WOULD BAN WORDS LIKE “UNION,” “RESTROOMS,” “PAY RAISE,” AND “PLANTATION”

https://theintercept.com/2022/04/04/aAmazon-union-living-wage-restrooms-chat-app Wouldn't it be more cost effective for Jeff Bezos to buy the Internet and control what is posted? Or perhaps to pay the legislators Bezos owns in the U.S Congress and in various states to invalidate the 13th and 14th Amendments to the U.S. Constitution so he could buy his workers (and their families, and their descendants) outright? /snarkasm

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Working off the clock

So the company I work for just rolled out a policy that will force my employees to work off the clock and not be paid for it. I live in Ohio and thought “oh Christ that can’t be right. Better call the depart of labor to make sure my people are being paid.” Contacted the department of labor and was told basically these people aren’t gonna get paid for that time. If the unpaid time would take their actual wages down to less than minimum wage THEN the depart of labor can help, otherwise this is a lawful practice. As an example, employee is paid 13/hr, they work 20 hours on the clock and 2 hours off. Their check is 260. So if we spread that out across 22 hours, which is what they actually worked, they make 11.81, which is more than minimum so they will be unpaid for…

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Bosses May Soon Become Obsolete: Automated companies, so-called DAOs, will change how we work.

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I noticed allot of my health problems improv or completely go away after a year of not working.

I worked in stupid bitch ass Amazon for 5 years and then dumb ass Penske for a year and a half. Both these jobs sucked major ass. Just never ending increased workload from both. It’s never enough. I would get sick every 3 months or less from something. My skin looked like shit. My face looked more aged. Hair falling out. My immune system always seemed low. Now I rarely get sick, my skin looks better. My hair doesn’t fall out as much. I am looking around for jobs, but I don’t want to keep going threw this, but it seems inevitable. I guess at the first sign of bull shit, I can just quit. I’ve had many jobs and can see when it’s just going to keep going down hill. Maybe take a different approach to things. I used to work hard and now I guess I’ll be like…

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Greece National General Strike of April 6 – Massive and militant Response of the Workers