Corporate profits are accounting for an increasing share of inflation. Our wages are being suppressed so rich shareholders can get richer. ( www.npr.org )
In the past, corporate profit growth accounted for maybe a third of inflation. But a report from the Kansas City Fed found that nearly 60% of inflation in 2021 was because of corporate profits.
Is this community going to be about organizing and taking action, or just memes and screenshots of tweets?
I’m all for reforming our current work system, but we need organized action. Can we make that happen here? Or is there a different community for that?
It doesn't work. Not anymore ( i.imgur.com )
And where did the share of profits go? ( lemmy.world )
This machine was a stroke of genius ( i.imgur.com )
Why not create a sustainable working environment? ( i.imgur.com )
If only we could tie minimum wage to average local rent. ( i.imgur.com )
UPS workers authorize strike, seen as leverage for pay talks ( www.reuters.com )
United Parcel Service (UPS) union employees have voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike should contract talks break down after the current agreement ends in two weeks, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters said on Friday.