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get paid more at a competitor is one classic protest technique
by jjtheblunt 4y ago
get paid more at a competitor is one classic protest technique
- mschuster91 4y agoFor a lot of regions, employees are up against the only large employer in their area - be it Tesla, Walmart or Amazon. The latter actually is famous for setting up shop in devastated areas because labor there is cheap and forced by circumstances to accept whatever conditions they are given.
- johngladtj 4y agoThe good thing about people is that they have feet to walk away from those areas with.
- throwanem 4y agoAnd cake to eat, no doubt.
- MrBuddyCasino 4y agoPeople living in poor areas will be devastated to know that a big employer is opening up shop near them.
- mschuster91 4y agoThe problem is the leverage these big employers have - they are free to deal with their workers as they want, including underpaying, breaking laws like anti-union busting regulations...
- bdcravens 4y agoUnfortunately many employers use non-competes to prevent this.
- MrBuddyCasino 4y agoNon-competes are evil and should not exist. They used to be unconstitutional until additional legislation was introduced (the details elude me right now).