Work Reform

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A place to discuss positive changes that can make work more equitable, and to vent about current practices. We are NOT against work; we just want the fruits of our labor to be recognized better.

Our Philosophies:

All workers must be paid a living wage for their labor.
Income inequality is the main cause of lower living standards.
Workers must join together and fight back for what is rightfully theirs.
We must not be divided and conquered. Workers gain the most when they focus on unifying issues.

Our Goals

Higher wages for underpaid workers.
Better worker representation, including but not limited to unions.
Better and fewer working hours.
Stimulating a massive wave of worker organizing in the United States and beyond.
Organizing and supporting political causes and campaigns that put workers first.

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AI Is Changing Work—Our Unemployment Insurance System Must Change With It (www.commondreams.org)

submitted 4 days ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to c/workreform@lemmy.world

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[–] ShutUpWesley@piefed.zip 17 points 4 days ago (1 children)

The very fact that unemployment is an issue, is a clear indicator that our system is psychopathic.

Unemployment is quite literally the result of all work being done, in any rational civilization that would be a good thing.

[–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 3 points 4 days ago

Yeah. So much shit is not done because "people would loose their jobs". That's a separate issue that should be solved separately.

[–] stoy@lemmy.zip 12 points 4 days ago (1 children)

We are only five years into this general AI shit, right now managers are making stupid decisions due to false promises by AI CEOs.

General AI isn't used as a tool for workers, it is used as a replacement for workers.

After the inevitable AI crash, general AI will hopefully find the place it should occupy, namely a dynamic manual, not a slop generator.

[–] Jackinopolis@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 days ago

As a manual it's pretty nice.... Was experimenting with a new programming package that preloaded its documentation and examples into chatgpt. With that information at the top of the training, it synthesized nicely.

Only had two questions, but it's enough to not bother the developer directly.

[–] Lor@mander.xyz 9 points 4 days ago (1 children)

We need UBI…. Not just unemployment.

[–] cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca 4 points 4 days ago

And no taxes on income. Let the rich pay that. The wealth gap is so insanely large