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Shablagoo
01/28/22 5:14:56 AM
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Poorly paid bus drivers in a rural Mississippi school district went on strike last Friday morning and by the end of the day, they had won an hourly pay raise of at least $5, lifting their wages to $20 an hour.

The strike happened after the Jefferson Davis County school board authorized paying $25 per hour to drivers hired on an emergency basis, Magnolia State Live first reported Wednesday.

The emergency pay proposalmeant to incentivize retired teachers, coaches, and bus drivers to help alleviate an ongoing labor shortagepassed 4-1. However, the pay bump didn't apply to existing drivers, some of whom were making as little as $12 an hourless than half the newly established emergency rate.

"I have zero problem with having anyone that is willing to drive our busses," said Bobby Wilson, the lone District 2 school board member to vote against the measure. "I do have a problem with $25 an hour. I would like to know why we are doubling the salary for certified personnel to drive versus the $12-$15 for our regular drivers."

On Friday morning, the bus drivers went on strike. After one hour, district superintendent Ike Haynes "met with the bus drivers at the bus shop over their pay concerns," according to Magnolia State Live.

During a special board meeting called that evening, Haynes said that "we are here tonight to make sure that our bus drivers in this district, many of which have worked here over 11 years, feel respected and compensated."

Haynes recommended that the board increase current bus drivers' hourly pay rate to $20. The motion passed unanimously.

https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/01/27/one-day-strike-nets-5-hourly-raise-mississippi-bus-drivers

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KStateKing17
01/28/22 5:17:36 AM
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Sweet

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Questionmarktarius
01/28/22 5:24:23 AM
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I would like to know why we are doubling the salary for certified personnel to drive versus the $12-$15 for our regular drivers.
That's the "contractor" rate, without insurance or pension or whatever.
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g980
01/28/22 5:38:13 AM
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Awesome example of labor negotiating successfully in a capitalist system. Shab did you switch sides?

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g980
01/28/22 5:39:21 AM
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Shablagoo posted...
The strike happened after the Jefferson Davis County


wait seriously

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Questionmarktarius
01/28/22 5:39:44 AM
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g980 posted...
wait seriously
Dude. Mississippi.
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Doe
01/28/22 5:40:01 AM
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Shablagoo posted...
Jefferson Davis County


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Crazyman93
01/28/22 5:53:13 AM
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Or a system where you are sent to a work camp for complaining about your working conditions. Or anything else.

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LeoRavus
01/28/22 5:57:16 AM
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It really is a fucking shame that screwing your employer is the only for some people to get ahead in this country. I'm going through something similar at my job currently. Been getting the runaround for months.

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Shablagoo
01/28/22 9:24:11 AM
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Bump. A family member of mine and their union were planning on striking but apparently the reps just reached a settlement yesterday with the employer and itsreally bad. Like they got really screwed. I think my fam member might just leave and go to a different county where theyll make $20+ more per hour doing the same job.

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g980
01/28/22 9:28:18 AM
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Godnorgosh posted...


Shit, better not try to change anything ever then!


feels like youre ignoring the ocean of possible improvements that can happen in a well regulated capitalist country without having to abandon capitalism.

see: nordic countries

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Shablagoo
01/28/22 9:49:14 AM
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g980 posted...
feels like youre ignoring the ocean of possible improvements that can happen in a well regulated capitalist country without having to abandon capitalism.

see: nordic countries

https://www.telesurenglish.net/analysis/Scandinavias-Covert-Role-in-Western-Imperialism-20170320-0022.html

No thanks. We do have to abandon capitalism.

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g980
01/28/22 10:49:54 AM
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Godnorgosh posted...


And how are Nordic countries handling the global climate and sweatshop labor used for products that they import, you think?

It's almost like we need to think internationally and not just about how capitalism is working within a select few countries as if they exist in a vacuum


you mean the sweatshop labor from communist china?

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Nasty_Nitro
01/28/22 10:51:02 AM
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LeoRavus posted...
It really is a fucking shame that screwing your employer is the only for some people to get ahead in this country. I'm going through something similar at my job currently. Been getting the runaround for months.

its only a shame when the employer gets screwed but its just good business to screw your employees


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Shablagoo
01/28/22 11:41:38 AM
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lol I will later but I need a break after such an asinine post

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Machete
01/28/22 11:41:45 AM
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Good for them

misssissippppi is still a fucking trash state though unfortunately.

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Sackgurl
01/28/22 11:48:32 AM
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Questionmarktarius posted...
That's the "contractor" rate, without insurance or pension or whatever.
the sum value of those benefits is less than 10% of compensation at this level

a $5/h delta to the 'contractor' rate is understandable

12/h, not

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