No they cut wages because the pandemic provided the excuse that permitted them to do so. They'd be terrible capitalists if they are paying people more then the

No they cut wages because the pandemic provided the excuse that permitted them to do so. They'd be terrible capitalists if they are paying people more then they had to. The wage difference is a function of power asymmetry, it's not the employer trying to do some kind of syndicalist wealth redistribution Many companies profits went up, yet they still slashed compensation. Well some of that profit was because they slashed.