and i agree there is a problem with the wealth inequality

No, it wouldn't have. She was treated especially harshly due to her immigrant status. I even heard him use a racial slur behind her back. The guy was a racist piece of horseshit.

the conditions of work are dangerous people have been seriously injured by EPJS, forklifts, and falling stacks. One dude from the Philippines has had his leg crushed by a stack that collapsed on him now his suffers from nerve pain and is lame they keep him on part time light duty to keep him from filing

alright so how do you propose we fix this mess

i dont think the solution is to generalize all employers as being racist greedy pigs

because that is clearly not the answer

I of course called him out on his shit, and even attempted to organize my coworkers, but was ultimately fired. I wasn't as knowledgeable then as I am now and didn't approach the organization process properly.

I am not sure what to do I think my coworkers are happy enough with the situation because it is much better than the work they get back home

you see the idea behind capitalism is that people would just move to a different employer, or go on strike

if you and your workers are being treated like this it's YOUR responsibility to stand up to your boss

he will give you what you want

without you, he's nothing

Did I succeed in raising morale and bringing my fellow workers to my side? Definitely. I did a good thing and even though I went in half-cocked, I'm still proud of myself for taking that stand.

like many of the people there are happy to work there because they get payed way more than they get payed back home but the laws are in favor of the farm owners and not the farm workers because the workers are poor immigrants with little political power and the owners are comically wealthy

you have control, not your boss

If I were to try that again now, I would
definitely turn my former-managers world upside down.

if your boss is shit, leave or strike

but there are so many poor people willing to replace us, the turnover rate at my work is very high but still there is more people in need of work than jobs

the solution for unemployment is lower taxes and less regulations on businesses

more jobs = less unemployed = economic stimulation

I would love to have night differential and have others get hazard pay and have the same rights as non agricultural workers but if I lose my job I will lose my apartment I don't have any savings I live check to check really

I really kick myself for never going to proper college

Unfortunately that isn't true. In the age of Monopoly Capitalism, multinational corporations will always cut-corners any way they can in order to maximize profits. Outsourcing would still be a thing even with deregulation because these same companies are unwilling to pay people a living wage.

I am not sure how to improve my and my fellow workers situation without jeopardizing my income

then give companies incentives to not outsource

keep the jobs here

I am just lucky because I never had a kid or never got locked up

I think companies will always look at the bottom line no matter who they hurt

cheaper labor from poorer people or machines will always win out against the interests of the current workers imo

they will

I just wonder how society will cope as more and more work becomes automated leaving many without jobs

which is why actual necessary regulation is necessary

to prevent that

That's very true. It is always the more profitable option. We are long overdue for a UBI.

you must not regulate businesses in many respects because it stimulates growth and helps the owner, consumer and humble worker

you see economic competition is the driving force behind the economy

my main beef with UBI is that work imo is not just a way to get money to live and support yourself, people work to make goods and provide services to enrich the lives of other humans

this day in age however, government regulation has strangled small businesses

and thus, monopolies have formed everywhere

government is not the solution, government is the problem

every time government tried to "help" the consumer it's fucked them over