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#fairwages

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“But who will clean toilets if everyone gets UBI?

Maybe… the people who want to do it, at a fair wage? Maybe... the task will get automated?

Maybe the real question is: why do we accept that some jobs should be so miserable and underpaid that people only do them out of desperation?

#UBI forces us to value labor instead of exploiting it and it gives us the freedom to choose the jobs we take. ❤️

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@dramypsyd
Thanks for posting the link!

I got a page asking me to confirm I was human. Then it went to a generic page (I might have done something wrong?) and I had to search for the item before I could submit a comment.

So for those who need it here's the title of proposed rule:

"Employment of Workers With Disabilities Under Section 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act"

A search for "workers with disabilities" should find it

Teamsters union, representing UPS workers, seeks a new 5-year agreement for better wages, ending two-tier job classification, more full-time positions, safety measures, and protection against harassment. In Newport News, Teamsters Local 822 staged a practice picket, warning of a potential strike if no deal is reached by July 31. They demand fair compensation for all workers amid rising inflation. If demands for fair wages and improved work conditions aren't met, this will be the largest single-employer walkout in U.S. history.

wavy.com/news/local-news/ups-w

WAVY.comUPS workers warn of potential strike, perform practice picket in NNBy Lauryn Moss