Alba is right. Paid sick leave is a big deal! Being able to take time off for emergencies without sacrificing paychecks is crucial.
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"companies can pay whatever they want"
Workers that don't make enough to survive get Medicaid and food stamps.
Taxpayers spend $107 billion a year on benefits for workers.
Stop asking if companies can afford better wages and start asking why you're already paying for it.
Millennials have less wealth than any generation at this age.
And Mark Zuckerberg single-handedly has 2.3% of all Millennial wealth.
We were told to "work hard and get an education" and this is how it turned out.
I can’t tell you all how many times I’ve researched jobs that don’t pay living wages who do tout “social responsibility” as a core value on their website.
If you don’t pay all of your employees a living wage, you don’t care about social responsibility.
Good morning! Young people who still live with their parents also deserve a living wage. Don’t let employers use age discrimination as a reason to exploit workers.
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69% of voters want the rich and corporations to pay more of their fair share in taxes.
If we #RewardWorkNotWealth, we can invest in jobs, care, and families!
Tell your Senator to put people first 📬 https://t.co/T7mjMjafja
Child care. Paid leave. Home- and community-based care. Families need support—and we can deliver that support by getting billionaires and giant corporations to pay their fair share.
In 27 states like Missouri, it’s ILLEGAL for municipalities to raise wages higher than the state minimum. Progress must come from Congress raising the federal minimum wage.
Let them know: 888-639-5155. #RAISETHEWAGE NOW!
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“Pay commensurate with skills and experience” is not an excuse to pay less than a living wage. All work is valuable, all time is valuable, and you deserve a living wage.
"Twelve years without a raise in the minimum wage is way too long. I'm going on strike because I can't afford to wait any longer for $15/hr"
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Bosses don't know what it's like to be on your second or third shift of the day just to try and make ends meet. One job should be all that it takes to survive.
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"[People] are tired of making a $7.25 minimum wage that they can’t even live off of."
- Keenan Harton, former fast food worker.
It's time we raise wages for ALL, not just the ones at the top. #FightFor15 https://t.co/D9kf9dHXt7
If people have to fill out an application before finding out how much a job pays, they are being manipulated into taking less than they deserve. Companies hope that after you jump through all the hoops, you’ll just take what you can get.
You deserve better.