sanitation@lemmy.today to politics @lemmy.world · 3 days agoDemocrats and Republicans Want Higher SNAP Benefits as Grocery Bills Risewww.newsweek.comexternal-linkmessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up160arrow-down11
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minus-squaretmyakal@infosec.publinkfedilinkarrow-up7·3 days agoI remember when I started at UPS back in 2015, starting wage was $11/hr, hours were capped at 25/week, and as part of the onboarding HR would show you how to sign up for SNAP.
minus-squareCharlesDarwin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·3 days agoWasn’t there a big to-do over Walmart pointing all of their employees at government assistance, too?
minus-squareVitoRobles@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·3 days agoYep! Its a shame too, because workers treat it like “Yeah that’s just how it is.” It’s so sad and frustrating trying to explain unions and a reality that actually can take care of them.
I remember when I started at UPS back in 2015, starting wage was $11/hr, hours were capped at 25/week, and as part of the onboarding HR would show you how to sign up for SNAP.
Wasn’t there a big to-do over Walmart pointing all of their employees at government assistance, too?
Yep! Its a shame too, because workers treat it like “Yeah that’s just how it is.”
It’s so sad and frustrating trying to explain unions and a reality that actually can take care of them.