• rumba@lemmy.zip
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    4 hours ago

    paying a living wage is cheaper than trying to quell a labor uprising.

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      26 minutes ago

      Also cheaper than the loss of stock, rebuild costs, and loss of income while rebuilding a warehouse. Some of it will be insured, but not all.

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        Plus, their customers will go elsewhere while things rebuild.

        Getting those customers back is no small task.

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      Most American firms would rather pay lawyers to fuck their employees over, than pay their employees more. Recreational Equipment Incorporated Co-operative are closing a flagship store in Manhattan rather than deal with a union.
      America hates Americans.