• return2ozma@lemmy.worldOP
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    2 days ago

    Grocery and banking, sounds like the old company towns that drove the people to fight back and start unions in the first place.

  • kibiz0r@midwest.social
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    In the announcement, Amazon said it was investing more than $1.5 billion to increase pay for eligible core-operations workers.

    In 2025, Amazon reported $717 billion in revenue.

    How gracious of them to share 0.2% of the spoils.

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      you lol but table scraps are literally what keep the united states goes – that’s why president roosevelt’s new deal is still widely regarded despite it being progressive only by 100 year old standards.