Category: Pay with Dignity

TheVoiceOfJoyce What do the jobs #’s really mean? Who is getting work and who isn’t. It’s clear young people in their 20’s & 30’s are not entering the job market. Information Technology is lagging and millions are still out of work. We need the Infrastructure and the American Families Act now to stimulate our economy and improve productivity and our way of life!

June 5, 2021

http://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/jun/05/us-economy-recovery-job-losses-pandemic-covid

TheVoiceOfJoyce The Employee is back in “the drivers seat”! Asking for and getting better wages, benefits and at IBM , apprenticeship in house training. Perhaps we’ll get back to “our” valued employees! It’s a start.

June 5, 2021

http://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/05/upshot/jobs-rising-wages.html

TheVoiceOfJoyce If you want to Unionize with ease, the NLRB Laws that were changed by Elaine Chow, Mitch McConnells wife, must be changed back to favor Unionization over Corporate Power. That’s why Bessemer didn’t succeed. Before, if you wanted a Union, you met in private off site, cast a secret ballot and no one could interfere in your Right to Organize. Union members set the rules of their employment, had a say in working conditions & followed Safety Standards. They were also given a chance to purchase voting stock and a say in Corporate relations. There’s a lot to be gained, ask for Fundamental Change! Ron Wydon of Oregon, is ready to help!

June 4, 2021

http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2021/jun/04/amazon-workers-staten-island-christian-smalls

TheVoiceOfJoyce Another Ransomware attack. This time crippling meat production & distribution. Stop relying on luck and large payoffs to criminal organizations. Critical Infrastructure as defined by Homeland Security should advocate and enforce the position of Professional IT staffing to ensure critical infrastructure is protected. It cheaper for our country and our Institutions. Everyone wins. No supply chain description.

June 2, 2021

http://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/01/business/meat-plant-cyberattack-jbs.html

TheVoiceOfJoyce No wonder today’s GOP doesn’t want History to reflect America’s racist past, in many Southern & TrumpsGOP controlled States, they are racist in their response to unemployment benefits. They look upon benefits as a deterrent to work. African Americans get much less than the white population and now they want to cut out benefits that should have extended through September. Raising wages helps everyone. Increased wages equals increased productivity & less inflation. Realistically, until the Jobs act and For the Families Act, child care and many unemployment benefits haven’t reached long term unemployed or workers in the Gig economy. There will be a lag in employment until people experience relief from economic pain and experience the benefits of child care allowances and resumption of schooling. What we’re-seeing is temporary. Be patient and work with your constituents.

June 1, 2021

http://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/31/opinion/montana-unemployment-republicans-racism.html

TheVoiceOfJoyce Just inTime inventory has left the World with shortages in many products and inflation. I came from manufacturing in the 70’s , we had just in time deliveries & we anticipated our needs. During the great proposed tire shortage, Ford stockpiled 5000 ties. Yes, you plan and just like you read a room, why was there a failure in thinking and planning for what happens as the Pandemic ends? We still need to stockpile PPE’s. There will be other Pandemics. If we’re to return to work, we need the Jobs Act and the For the Families Act to pass. Note: Inflation temporary, jobs at decent wages must await!

June 1, 2021

http://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/01/business/coronavirus-global-shortages.html

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TheVoiceOfJoyce: YouTube Tuesday Episode #83 Work? Listen, Comment & Subscribe!

June 1, 2021

What is Work like? For Front line workers, our kids and grandchildren, it’s difficult. They’re experiencing Culture Change that promotes Burnout, employee abuse and a lack of loyalty, along with decreased productivity. No one has time to form families and we say, “We “ revere families. If so, we need Fundamental Change, in our Labor … More TheVoiceOfJoyce: YouTube Tuesday Episode #83 Work? Listen, Comment & Subscribe!

TheVoiceOfJoyce Work with dignity. That’s how it was in the 70’s & until the Legislation was changed under George Bush, favoring Corporate Power over People Power. Fundamental Change in the laws of the Land must occur. The NLRB has to revert back to FDR , when workers were paid a minimum wage & had bargaining power.

May 28, 2021

http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/05/28/biden-promotes-radical-idea-everyone-deserves-dignity-work/

TheVoiceOfJoyce Amazon workers Gig workers all deserve the benefits of employee status. Only Fundamental Change at the NLRB will create the Legislation necessary to provide rights to organize, right to bargain collectively, rights to participate in the Supervision & layout of the workplace and rights to be on Corporate Boards. All these Rights existed prior to the Bush administration and the appointment of Elaine Chow, Mitch McConnell’s wife , to the Dept of Labor. She was responsible for gutting FDR’s rules and replacing them with Laws favoring Corporate Power and greed. Now is the time to offer a Clean Slate for Workers . Corporations talk about ESG’s. Sounds nice, but they’re not implemented. Labor needs an increase in wages, a minimum wage & benefits. If they get a raise, productivity will increase and prices will go down. It’s a win win for the Economy!

May 27, 2021

http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/may/27/gig-workers-unionized-but-impotent-new-york-bill

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TheVoiceOfJoyce YouTube Tuesday’s, Epi #82 ” Nuremberg

May 25, 2021

History/Hitler’s Rise to Power in the 1920’s I can’t help noticing the similarities between Trumps rise to power and Hitler’s. Hitler , too , was discounted as a leader. Jail for him was a blessing. He was treated like royalty in prison & wrote Mein Kamph, his autobiographical manifesto, outlining his ideological plans for Germany. … More TheVoiceOfJoyce YouTube Tuesday’s, Epi #82 ” Nuremberg