College-educated workers are taking over the American factory floor

Re:College-educated workers are taking over the American fac... by zepto on Monday December 09, 2019 @08:32PM (#21748772)

Why are people choosing to accept salaries that are too low?

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Re:College-educated workers are taking over the American fac... by ip26 on Monday December 09, 2019 @09:38PM (#21749111)

(Proven) collusion between employers to keep wages down would be one reason.

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Re:College-educated workers are taking over the American fac... by zepto on Monday December 09, 2019 @10:56PM (#21749464)

Proven?

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Re:College-educated workers are taking over the American fac... by ip26 on Tuesday December 10, 2019 @12:19PM (#21754453)

Alright, technically it was only settled, but I'm referring to:

Four Silicon Valley companies -- including Apple and Google -- have agreed to pay $415 million to settle an antitrust lawsuit that accused the companies of conspiring not to hire away each other's employees.

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Re:College-educated workers are taking over the American fac... by zepto on Tuesday December 10, 2019 @04:16PM (#21756946)

Ok, but that isn’t going on now.

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Re:College-educated workers are taking over the American fac... by ryanmercer on Tuesday December 10, 2019 @06:27AM (#21751517)

Given companies have a legal responsibility to make a profit for shareholders...

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Re:College-educated workers are taking over the American fac... by zepto on Tuesday December 10, 2019 @09:26AM (#21752680)

Nobody has to work for them if they aren’t paying enough

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Re:College-educated workers are taking over the American fac... by swish_bob on Tuesday December 10, 2019 @08:20AM (#21752153)

Your choice is a salary that's too low or no salary. Which do you choose?

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