walmart regime workers go on strike in seattle
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if everyone got paid good wtf is the point of getting an education. I mean i hear ya, the pay is low, but why not do something for yourself to change it, make yourself a better candidate for work. Walmart doesnt force u to work there, there are other options, if you dont want to take the time to make yourself a better candidate for other jobs thats on you.
Not to mention, if everyone got paid "good" then "good" would no longer be "good" it would be "bad" hahaha.
Economics is much more complicated than "let's just pay everyone more money and then get together on a grassy knoll and sing kumbaya"
Paying people more money can make the cost of goods and service go up, increase inflation, weaken the dollar, and erode retirement savings just to name a few things.
I assume you are against this practice. If so, I agree that the status quo is deeply flawed. IMO, Taxpayers and/or government should not prop up big biz nor individuals. Businesses should be allowed to fail and people allowed to starve. Government intervention only makes them all dependent at our expense.
Where did he say anything about treating people bad? If people voluntarily choose to do the work for an agreed upon fee, there's no wrongdoing there. Set your personal values however you please.
Real dialect. I've worked in healthcare for almost 10 years and can tell you with certainty that there is no such thing as being in the business of caring for people. Doctors, hospitals, clinics, ambulances, social workers, etc. It's all about selling a product or service. Some get paid by individuals and some get it from taxpayers but they all have to break even or go under.
Where did he say anything about treating people bad? If people voluntarily choose to do the work for an agreed upon fee, there's no wrongdoing there. Set your personal values however you please.
Real dialect. I've worked in healthcare for almost 10 years and can tell you with certainty that there is no such thing as being in the business of caring for people. Doctors, hospitals, clinics, ambulances, social workers, etc. It's all about selling a product or service. Some get paid by individuals and some get it from taxpayers but they all have to break even or go under.
Walmart has maintained very consistent revenue growth of 6.5% on average per year for the past seven years, which is strong revenue growth for a company of its size. You may not be comprehending how enormous a $15.7 billion profit is in that sector, needless to say it continues to grow. Its not the governments role to step in? The governments, both local and federal, play a big role in employment. Freedom for the people and the need for government regulations against corporations are two different subjects. The problem is that corporations and their lobbyists have tricked the people of the United States, into allowing the government to view corporations as a person without the same repercussions a real person faces when they violate the law.
By the way my employer (different sector) profits are $50+ billion / yr and they pay all of us the best wages and benefits in the industry and they have been ~flat for a couple years now but they still do it.
By the way my employer (different sector) profits are $50+ billion / yr and they pay all of us the best wages and benefits in the industry and they have been ~flat for a couple years now but they still do it.
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I believe that if people knew how they'd be treated and done dirty they wouldn't work there. They have my zone manager who's not salaried climbing ladders and doing Shit it would take a decently strength man to do.and she's almost 7.months pregnant. She's worked for.the company for 11.years and says it gets worse every year
And a l o fucking l to them doing their veterans hiring. It's a huge pile of bullshit
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They are manipulating the labor as they are in control of the wages benefits and hours they provide to employees. especially a non-unionized labor force. All of the companies in my specific industry are in control of the wages benefits and hours they provide to their employees, my employer prefers to have the best talent in the industry by providing us 2-3 times greater than the competition. The only thing an employer is not in control of is federally and state mandated requirements, everything else is up to the employer, its board, and or its stakeholders.
Have you ever heard of profit sharing, stock purchase plans, etc.? The execs get these types of benefits, so the revenue is not completely irrelevant. I receive these from my employer in my industry as well as other great benefits.
While, I do not disagree with your statement about the contracted agreement of wage accepted, that does not mean workers do not deserve cost of living and merit increases as well as have the right to strike or create a union for workers rights and a living wage. Without unions, no one in this country would have the worker rights they do have (that corporate lobbyists are always trying to remove), they were all fought for by unions. If you think employers just felt like taking care of their workers out of the kindness of their hearts you are sadly mistaken and I suggest you educate yourself on the matter.
Thank Unions:
Weekends, All Breaks at Work, Paid Vacation, FMLA, Sick Leave, Social Security, Minimum Wage, Civil Rights Act/Title VII, Pensions, 8-Hour Work Day, Overtime Pay, Child Labor Laws, Occupational Safety & Health Act (OSHA), 40 Hour Work Week, Worker's Compensation, Unemployment Insurance, Workplace Safety Standards and Regulations, Employer Health Care Insurance, Collective Bargaining Rights, Wrongful Termination Law, Age Discrimination in Employment Act 1967, Whistleblower Protection Law, Employee Polygraph Protect Act, Veteran's Employment and Training Services (VETS), Compensation increases and Evaluations, Sexual Harassment Law, ADA, Holiday Pay, Employer Dental, Life, and Vision Insurance, Privacy Rights, Pregnancy/Parental Leave, Military Leave, Right to Strike, Public Education for Children, Equal Pay Acts of 1963 & 2011, Laws Ending Sweatshops in the United States
Thank Employers:
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While, I do not disagree with your statement about the contracted agreement of wage accepted, that does not mean workers do not deserve cost of living and merit increases as well as have the right to strike or create a union for workers rights and a living wage. Without unions, no one in this country would have the worker rights they do have (that corporate lobbyists are always trying to remove), they were all fought for by unions. If you think employers just felt like taking care of their workers out of the kindness of their hearts you are sadly mistaken and I suggest you educate yourself on the matter.
Thank Unions:
Weekends, All Breaks at Work, Paid Vacation, FMLA, Sick Leave, Social Security, Minimum Wage, Civil Rights Act/Title VII, Pensions, 8-Hour Work Day, Overtime Pay, Child Labor Laws, Occupational Safety & Health Act (OSHA), 40 Hour Work Week, Worker's Compensation, Unemployment Insurance, Workplace Safety Standards and Regulations, Employer Health Care Insurance, Collective Bargaining Rights, Wrongful Termination Law, Age Discrimination in Employment Act 1967, Whistleblower Protection Law, Employee Polygraph Protect Act, Veteran's Employment and Training Services (VETS), Compensation increases and Evaluations, Sexual Harassment Law, ADA, Holiday Pay, Employer Dental, Life, and Vision Insurance, Privacy Rights, Pregnancy/Parental Leave, Military Leave, Right to Strike, Public Education for Children, Equal Pay Acts of 1963 & 2011, Laws Ending Sweatshops in the United States
Thank Employers:
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first post from you i ever really was able to read & cant even tell if you are being sarcastic or not lol....
if you really do think they are busting ass, I have to question which industry you work in where in comparison walmart workers are 'busting ass' lol
if you really do think they are busting ass, I have to question which industry you work in where in comparison walmart workers are 'busting ass' lol
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