cyu@sh.itjust.works to unions@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agoAustralia Woolworths and Coles: "Workers are paid a few cents more than the minimum wage. They just want a living wage, they can't even afford the groceries they're selling."www.9news.com.auexternal-linkmessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up182arrow-down11
arrow-up181arrow-down1external-linkAustralia Woolworths and Coles: "Workers are paid a few cents more than the minimum wage. They just want a living wage, they can't even afford the groceries they're selling."www.9news.com.aucyu@sh.itjust.works to unions@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square4fedilink
minus-squarerobo@feddit.uklinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoHow does giving someone money get you more money? Best case scenario, where they spend 100% of what you just gave them on your product, you just get that money back- minus time and input costs. Higher wages is necessary, but I don’t buy this line of reasoning.
minus-squareNeuromancer@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·1 year agohttps://www.npr.org/2014/01/27/267145552/the-middle-class-took-off-100-years-ago-thanks-to-henry-ford#:~:text=It’s widely believed that Henry,Berkeley%2C labor economist Harley Shaiken.
How does giving someone money get you more money?
Best case scenario, where they spend 100% of what you just gave them on your product, you just get that money back- minus time and input costs.
Higher wages is necessary, but I don’t buy this line of reasoning.
https://www.npr.org/2014/01/27/267145552/the-middle-class-took-off-100-years-ago-thanks-to-henry-ford#:~:text=It’s widely believed that Henry,Berkeley%2C labor economist Harley Shaiken.