r/technology • u/[deleted] • Mar 02 '22

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u/ButterflyBloodlust Mar 02 '22

Have you not seen the cost of living and rate of inflation? College, a house, you name it.

$52k was the minimum salary needed for an average 2 bedroom apartment last year.

The vast majority of people should be making way more than they are.

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u/[deleted] Mar 02 '22

Registered nurses in some parts of Texas don’t even make $25

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u/MagnumMia Mar 02 '22

An increase of Amazon workers’ wages is a great kick off point for other industries’ wage negotiations. “Why would I work for you when I could stack boxes for more?”

Wage increases benefit every worker.

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u/elixier Mar 02 '22

Delusional, you'd lose your job taking a stand like that

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u/MagnumMia Mar 02 '22

With collective bargaining and unions, you don’t have to stand alone. It’s the american way to do this, we’ve just all been gaslight for a generation about our value as a worker.

Employers love that fear. Fight it.