• xigoi@lemmy.sdf.org
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    1 year ago

    They can afford to give the employees a bigger wage, they just don’t want to because the employees are willing to work for the current wage.

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      1 year ago

      That and even small raises over a large group add up significantly. It’s literally cheaper for them to spend millions fighting it.

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      1 year ago

      Willing takes out all the nuance. Forced to do so because of market forces, available jobs, location, skills, other responsibilities…