cyu
24th July 2008, 18:06
Nice quote about an IWW unionizing effort in Starbucks (from http://rhubarbarism.com/2008/07/from-coffee-factory-interview-with-iww.html )
"capitalism essentially requires that a majority of the people actually do the work for as little money as possible while a minority of people oversee them and profit off their labor. It isn't possible for everyone to have a well-paying job in the current system. Because of that, the standards are always rising. For instance, about a quarter of the employees in my store have college degrees and are generally overqualified for this job. The fact of the matter is that people have to pay the rent however they can."
"capitalism essentially requires that a majority of the people actually do the work for as little money as possible while a minority of people oversee them and profit off their labor. It isn't possible for everyone to have a well-paying job in the current system. Because of that, the standards are always rising. For instance, about a quarter of the employees in my store have college degrees and are generally overqualified for this job. The fact of the matter is that people have to pay the rent however they can."