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@zkat__ ("kat marchán") retweeted:
@KeriLeighMerrit ("keri leigh") wrote:
Labor historian here:
Papers not reporting but the US is in the midst of biggest general strike since 1863/4.service industry gutted. If it’s not yet in your city/town, it soon will be
Ppl’re not gonna work for $7/hr in a pandemic & still be in debt w no healthcare. Fuck that.
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@DanPriceSeattle ("Dan Price") wrote:
Saturday marks the first time America has ever gone 12 years without a minimum wage increase.
It was $7.25 on July 24, 2009.
But with inflation, it is now worth $5.76.
Stop asking if businesses can afford it and start asking why workers got an effective pay cut for 12 years.