Sacrificing Workers In The Name Of Money

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Already done in my state. State constitution also allows them to vote. Reports say not many do vote, though.

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Update:

Media attention worked

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I wonder if they’re told about it? It would shock me not at all to learn that someone saying “Oh, yeah, you’re eligible to vote again now” just doesn’t happen.

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Et tu, REI?

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I couldn’t tell from the thumbnail, but as soon as the page loaded I knew exactly which warehouse that is. That damn ugly thing destroyed some lovely farmland near Kenosha. It honestly doesn’t surprise me at all how badly they treat temp workers there, not that they treat the permanent workers particularly great. They definitely have a reputation in the area and prey on desperate workers of all types.

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Putting this here, because sacrificing workers seems to be a major goal for Elno and Felon47. Stacey Abrams interviews Liz Shuler, president of the AFL-CIO, and both provide some great ideas for fighting back:

From now on, I plan to follow the example set earlier this month by Wired editor Leah Feiger and pronounce DOGE like “dodge.” Not only will that annoy the folks running and supporting it, but that also reflects what they are attempting to do - dodge taxes, dodge regulations, and dodge responsibility for their actions. I’ll also be checking out these options mentioned during the video:

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And feel free to spell it DOdGE.

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they are some dodgy characters.

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Ok then! I think I’ll pronounce DOGE as “Dodgy” from now on.

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Linking here, because some employers support sub-minimum wage and steal tips from workers:

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How the economy and corporations benefit from prison labor (and why it’s still legal to offer workers little to no pay):

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