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The median McDonald’s worker makes $7,473 per year. The company’s CEO makes that in an hour. Jeff Bezos makes 58X what the median Amazonian makes. I can’t find statistics that measure the difference between an outsourced call center worker, and the head of AT & T, but I’m sure it’s significant. Emily Guendelsberger worked for all three of these companies, and then wrote a book about it. I interviewed her here.
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Sharing, Solidarity & Sustainability
Walmart IT worker suggests company-wide strike until the stores stop selling firearms, and is immediately suspended.
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From Partners
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Organizing Theory
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