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OutOfExile_IDR § Écriture™️

The war in Washington over federally approved wage exploitation of the disabled is heating up. Proponents on both sides are taking their positions on the battlefield. Have you contacted Department of Labor Secretary Su or your congressman yet? It's time for you to get in position, get out and fight to change this injustice against the disabled community. What are you waiting for?

“The Regulatory Equivalent of Abolition” for Federally Sanctioned Exploitation of Disabled Workers: “Massive Legal and Political Battle” Looms in DC: outofexileidr.vivaldi.net/2024

Update! New Information – Article by Politico: OCTOBER SURPRISE?: The Department of Labor is coming up on a year since acting Secretary Julie Su initiated a review of the 14(c) certificate program, which allows qualified employers to pay disabled workers a fraction of the standard minimum wage.
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#DisabilityEconomicJustice #LaborDay #disability #wages #Election2024 #SocialJustice
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OutOfExile_IDR™ Invisible Disability Rights · “The Regulatory Equivalent of Abolition” for Federally Sanctioned Exploitation of Disabled Workers: “Massive Legal and Political Battle” Looms in DC:A US law that has been exploiting workers with disabilities for nearly 100 years, is about to trigger a battle in Washington.
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Anne Deschaine

Reminder to Portland, Oregon-area folks! Fred Meyer workers are on strike from yesterday (August 28) until September 3, unless a deal is reached sooner.

Please show solidarity, respect the workers and their rights, and try not to cross the picket line! ✊

News article: opb.org/article/2024/08/27/fre

Strike info: ufcw555.org/shop-here/

(Saying this as a community member, not involved. If you have participant and/or better information to share, please do!)

OPB · Workers at Portland-area Fred Meyer stores to go on strike starting Wednesday morningBy Kyra Buckley
#solidarity#labor#unions
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Brian Hall

While many use to celebrate those who fought for 8-hour workdays, 40-hour work weeks, and living wages, Wilberforce is just biding his time until he is big enough to drive through picket lines and bust some unions. And some skulls.

tauycreek.com/2023/09/working-

www.tauycreek.comWorking for the Days OffTauy Creek | Since 2008. Reviews and commentary on the comic strip The Born Loser and other comic-related stuff. Visit @tauycreek everywhere.
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OtterForce

I took care of a few quick work-related things (one of which gets handled every Monday), but now it's time to take a rare early day spend some time with the family.

If you're celebrating, hope your is good, full of family and friends, and maybe without life-threatening temperatures or smoke-obscured horizons.

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Hughes

It’s Labor Day Monday in the US, and I’ve been reading about the history of its origin in the labor movement and unionizing, which led to an 8-hour—in the factory—work day, down from a 10-16-hour work day.

I spent a lot of time this weekend thinking about how to take care of what must be done today in order to land in the tomorrow I’m wanting, for the remainder of the semester, while keeping within reasonable limits that support sustained effort. 2/

Swan on Water
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Christian Wilkie

Relax on your .

I'm a pretty experienced and skilled copyeditor, yet I'm only making minimum wage, if minimum wage had kept apace with cost of living and inflation since 1960.

Another thought: all labor is selling your body. When people condemn sex work but not construction, they reveal that their arbitrary and hypocritical morality is guided by capitalist exploitation.

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Anne Deschaine

No Labor Day at Powell's!

Though administration opted to close the stores, we are striking at all three locations! Stop by your local store and lend support to !

Please don't shop on the website today!

Please do consider donating to our strike fund! ilwulocal5.com/support

Please do sign our petition! change.org/p/tell-powell-s-boo

Tell Powell's you want them to bargain in good faith! If you're in swing by a and lend your support and during our !

www.ilwulocal5.comILWU Local 5 - SupportDonate directly to our Strike Fund! Click the button below to make a donation to the ILWU Local 5 Strike Fund with PayPal or a debit/credit card.
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