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Seems confusing to substitute a non-standard definition of "work" into that movement. The standard definitions of "work" in any dictionary don't seem to carry an implicit meaning of indentured obligation, at least how I read them.
If anything, the word "labor" often carries those negative connotations as much, if not more, than the word "work." For example, someone who says "I labored for 3 years at that company" versus "I worked for 3 years at that company" seems to be giving additional, negative value judgment about that job and what it was like.
And I recognize that the movement itself has tried to narrow its focus on this particular definition of work versus labor, but I don't think it accurately describes the broader societal understanding of either term.