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liberal_at_heart

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7. workers should always be part of the conversation

Mon Nov 26, 2012, 05:48 PM

Nov 2012

You can sit a worker down and say hey look we're not doing so well right now, but if you hang in there with us and make some sacrifices with us when things turn around we can afford to give you a share of the profit or a bonus or a raise. Workers don't want to bankrupt mom and pop stores. They just want to feel vested. They want to feel important and respected. They want to feel they have a stake in the success of the business. I have noticed that workers perform better at employee owned stores than just about any other kind of store I have frequented.

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Living Wage [View all] ashling Nov 2012 OP

kick Liberal_in_LA Nov 2012 #1

San Jose just voted for a $10/hr. minimum wage KamaAina Nov 2012 #2

In California, it should be $20 to make it a living wage. Cleita Nov 2012 #3

Tell me about it. KamaAina Nov 2012 #8

a living wage is social justice rainin Nov 2012 #4

Should have exemption for subsistence mom and pop businesses. ErikJ Nov 2012 #5

workers should always be part of the conversation liberal_at_heart Nov 2012 #7

The small businesses might feel an actual sales glowing Nov 2012 #9

Kick Illinoischick Nov 2012 #6

We need a FDR. 99Forever Nov 2012 #10

I think LBJ got it and if he hadn't been bogged down with Cleita Nov 2012 #12

I don't completely.. 99Forever Nov 2012 #15

Wow times have changed. limpyhobbler Nov 2012 #11

This is what President Obama should say former-republican Nov 2012 #13

Times haven't changed , companies back then tried to take advantage of employees former-republican Nov 2012 #14

Yep,you'll never hear it from him kath Nov 2012 #18

When FDR was not grave-bound there were tens of thousands of people in the streets. jtuck004 Dec 2012 #19

kick PETRUS Nov 2012 #16

Living Wage? Never heard of that! sheshe2 Nov 2012 #17