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So what you're saying is that if workers got thoroughly organized, and raised their awareness of this issue, then paycheck-earners could simply negotiate to dem

So what you're saying is that if workers got thoroughly organized, and raised their awareness of this issue, then paycheck-earners could simply negotiate to demand a chunk of that interest income, or even instant payment of wages worked on a daily basis? That actually sounds like a really good idea. I'm glad that American workers' awareness of how little negotiating power they have is rising.

lotsofpulp 5y ago
Yes. Although it may be impractical for employers who offer benefits since it’s not a simple hours worked*payrate calculation, and salaried exempt employees work varying amount of hours each day, but get the same amount periodically. Biweekly payments seem like a reasonable compromise to me given the logistics of payroll, and more frequent payments would seem like a poor use of negotiating power and time.