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MissConstrue @MissConstrue@mefi.social
· 1mo ago
Boosted by @trending@homestead.social
Hey, let's talk about some dangerous numbers. The federal unemployment rate, reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, counts people who do not have jobs, are available for work and actively seeking employment. The #BLS reported a 4.1% #unemployment rate for July 2026. The Ludwig Institute for Shared Economic Prosperity, or #LISEP, measures people without jobs, workers who want full-time work but are employed part time involuntarily, and workers earning less than $26,000 a year before taxes. LISEP reported a functional unemployment rate of 24.9% in July, six times higher than the federal figure. If a quarter of your working age population cannot find labor that allows them shelter, food and necessities, then you are sitting on a powder keg. https://www.lisep.org/ #US #economy #workingpoor #lateStageCapitalism #Cassandra
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Peter Riley @peterjriley2024@mastodon.social
· 2mo ago

But it’s legal to rip-off a million or two That comes from the labour that other folk do; To plunder the many on behalf of the few Is a thing that is perfectly legal.

  • Ewan MacColl & Peggy Seeger (1977) *

(Bosses are always keen to “reduce the cost of labour.” )

https://theconversation.com/australian-companies-to-face-fines-and-criminal-action-if-they-fail-to-prevent-modern-slavery-287667

#Capitalism #exploitation #minimumwage #slavery #workingpoor

Australian companies to face fines and criminal action if they fail to prevent modern slavery
The Conversation

Australian companies to face fines and criminal action if they fail to prevent modern slavery

The changes come just weeks after the US threatened new tariffs of up to 12.5% on 60 countries – including Australia – for inaction on slave labour.

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Etaski @etaski@mastodon.online
· 2mo ago
PLEASE BOOST An urgent GoFundMe link, aiming to avoid eviction by July 18 https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-a-hardworking-aide-facing-eviction An artist I've known since COVID shutdown (she made my stickers), reached out to me today on behalf of her friend, asking if anything can be spared. "I've never seen her beg like this and her safety matters to me." I wanted to pass it on for any consideration. Thank you. 🙏 #MutualAid #MutualAidRequest @mutualaid@a.gup.pe #Donation #CrowdFund #EmergencyCrowdFund #Rent #Eviction #Michigan #WorkingPoor
gofundme.com

Fundraiser by Leeann Livingston : Support a Hard-Working Aide Facing Eviction

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Peter Riley @peterjriley2024@mastodon.social
· 6mo ago
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53+ years of #wagetheft Unfair “Junior pay rates" applied to people below the age of 21, meaning 18-year-olds were paid 70 per cent of the award rate, 80 per cent for 19-year-olds and 90 per cent for 20-year-olds. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-31/fair-work-comission-junior-pay-rates-retail-fast-food/106514948 (Notes: 1973, Australia’s voting age was lowered from 21 to 18 by the Labor Government. 1 July 2025, National Minimum Wage $24.95 per hour or $948 per week.) Context: https://www.fairwork.gov.au/pay-and-wages/minimum-wages/junior-pay-rates #Capitalism #juniorpay #minimumwage #wages #workingpoor
abc.net.au

Fair Work Commission abolishes junior pay rates for young adults

The Fair Work Commission has issued its decision to abolish junior pay rates for young adult employees in the retail, fast food, and pharmacy sectors while maintaining them for minors.

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Peter Riley @peterjriley2024@mastodon.social
· 5mo ago
Boosted by @kkarhan@jorts.horse
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Fair Work Commission finally - 53 years late - abolished junior rates of pay in retail, fast food and pharmacies industries. Josh Cullinan from the Retail and Fast Food Workers Union #RAFFWU, on calling for the scrapping of the junior rate of pay, how the system continues to be rigged against young workers. https://www.3cr.org.au/sticktogether/episode/junior-rates Junior Wage (small) Change https://www.fairwork.gov.au/about-us/workplace-laws/award-changes/major-award-changes/junior-wage-changes-to-retail-fast-food-and-pharmacy-awards #LivingWagehttps://raffwu.org.au/campaigns/industry/living-wages/ #3CR #CommunityRadio. #JuniorPay #minimumwage #workingpoor
Junior Rates
3CR Community Radio

Junior Rates

Like me you might have been blown away by the announcement that the Fair Work Commission was abolishing junior rates of pay in the retail, fast food and pharmacies industries. It was plastered on headlines across legacy media, ACTU and Labor Party sources. But of course the headline isn't the whole story. We spoke to Josh Cullinan from the Retail and Fast Food Workers Union RAFFWU, the only voice at the Commission calling for the scrapping of the junior rate of pay about how the system cont

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