Alexander Crummel, Episcopal priest. comments on moral progress across Christian history. He says that a major marker of this progress is that Christian states, from principles of humanity, have condemned the slave trade.
A sect in Christianity, which is increasing in political influence, has bristled at teaching the history of slavery, even revered pro-slavery theologians.
How can you contribute to moral progress?
#christian #empaths #wagetheft #allofgrace #RespectGod
Upsetting to read about the scope of wage theft in the US. Be aware and don't stand for it! #workersrights #wagetheft #theft
https://ift.tt/rN3sFkm
"Initiatives like the Workplace Justice Fund are examples of co-enforcement programs: Labor standards enforcement agencies partner with community-based organizations that have existing ties with low-wage workers. This allows agencies to build on the progress that community partners have already made, ultimately expanding their reach and allowing them to more effectively recover unpaid wages." https://prospect.org/labor/2025-03-03-wage-theft-workers-unions/
#politics #USPol #wageTheft #unions
The Wages Theft Bill raises sharp opinions across New Zealand https://www.byteseu.com/782965/ #EMA #ERA #LabourParty #NewZealand #NZFirst #TheCrimes(TheftByEmployer)AmendmentBill #WageTheft
“Conservative Civilisation” aka Carry on #stolenwages ? (Abbott - Costello -Credlin-Deeming Murdoch ad nauseum)
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/feb/12/bridget-mckenzie-moira-deeming-and-key-news-corp-figures-to-attend-jordan-petersons-civilisation-conference
Wage theft
"Both of Street’s parents were never paid a wage for their labour in their lifetimes; Street was only paid for his work for the first time when he was in his 30s".
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https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2025/feb/12/stolen-wages-fremantle-arts-centre-exhibition-feature
#work #WageTheft #Australia #IR #pastoralism
TBF, sending them to prison for $60M #wagetheft would send a clearer message.
From the article: “$61.7 million was later reimbursed to drivers by the FTC following a settlement with Amazon, but by filing the 2022 lawsuit, former DC Attorney General Karl Racine sought to ‘hold Amazon to full account for its unlawful actions, and to send a clear message to employers not to divert tips for their own benefit.’”
Also, I don’t need to hear from Luigi Stans about this.
https://mastodon.social/@verge/113963473350811724
Plutes gunna Plute
(A #plutocrat is a plute)
“Tonight I am going to speak on the #classstruggle and I am going to make it so plain that even a lawyer can understand it."- Bill Haywood #IWW
Capitalists - capos - have dollars they didn't work for, because the exploited work for dollars they do not get.
Who are the bosses upset by Sydney Trains industrial action ?
#LaundyHotels is the family business of former Federal Liberal MP Craig Laundy;
#Merivale #wagetheft case where they agreed to a pay $19.25 million to former employees;
#Veolia Waste Services had to pay over half a million dollars in fines and shut down one of its waste management facilities after the EPA found #asbestos on roads and in soil stockpiles;
#LunaPark was fined in 2021 for #overcrowding
https://www.europesays.com/1762294/ SC peach grower used foreign employee wage deductions to pay for political donations, Department of Labor says #agriculture #DepartmentOfLabor #FARMING #ForeignWorkers #ImmigrantLabor #peaches #PoliticalDonations #Politics #SouthCarolina #titan #WageTheft #wages
"Some customers will happily accept a lettuce that's a little gross and liztruss if it means a discount." @pluralistic takedown of public choice theory and surveillance pricing on anything from lettuce to nurse's wages.
Also, liztruss lettuce, oh my...
https://pluralistic.net/2025/01/11/socialism-for-the-wealthy/#rugged-individualism-for-the-poor
#surveillance #surveillancecapitalism #advertising #wagetheft #
International Transport Workers' Federation recovered $30.7 million in #stolenwages for #seafarers last year.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-07/union-recovers-30-million-dollars-in-seafarer-wages/104789568
ProPublica and Documented identified 25 employers that, despite histories of wage theft, have received contracts worth more than a collective $500 million from city and state agencies since 2018.
(Published July 2024)
https://propub.li/40ep0sJ
Education - Organization - Emancipation from exploitation https://www.teenvogue.com/story/what-to-know-rights-worker
What’s outrageous ? Stolen Wages ! #WageTheft
https://www.teenvogue.com/story/what-to-do-wage-theft-explainer
#h1b visas are just methods for institutionalized white collar #wagetheft: consultancy taking 50% of the salary to ensure 'immigration status continuity'
These sorts of #wagetheft laws shouldn't even be needed (i.e., it should have always been seen as a criminal activity), but it's good to see them coming into play.
Starting January 1, wage theft in Australia becomes a criminal offence! Bosses who deliberately underpay workers could face 10 years in jail and fines up to $1.65 million.
This landmark law follows years of scandals involving major employers like #Woolworths, #Qantas, #7Eleven, and the ABC.
#WageTheft #FairPay #WorkersRights #Australia #EmploymentLaw #Auspol
Australian bosses on notice as 'deliberate' wage theft becomes a crime - ABC News https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-12-30/wage-theft-crime-jail-intentional-fair-work/104758608
