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minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·8 hours agoCan you give an example of this “I give them money and expect their employees to quit unless they get paid better” strategy working in the past? Don’t you think people boycott for a reason?
minus-squareVictor@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·6 hours agoI can not. Can you give an example of boycotting a business causing that business to raise prices to pay their employees a living wage? If so, I guess let’s go with your thing.
minus-squareAngryCommieKender@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·5 hours agoNot Squid, but here’s one https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/workers-united-the-delano-grape-strike-and-boycott.htm
minus-squareVictor@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 hours agoCool, I guess that’s the only solution then. 🤷♂️
Can you give an example of this “I give them money and expect their employees to quit unless they get paid better” strategy working in the past?
Don’t you think people boycott for a reason?
I can not. Can you give an example of boycotting a business causing that business to raise prices to pay their employees a living wage? If so, I guess let’s go with your thing.
Not Squid, but here’s one
https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/workers-united-the-delano-grape-strike-and-boycott.htm
Cool, I guess that’s the only solution then. 🤷♂️