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> salaries need to go up +1 The UK still seems to have such a classist attitude. Anything 'unskilled' in London is barely above minimum wage, and some people
by bencoder 8y ago
> salaries need to go up
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The UK still seems to have such a classist attitude. Anything 'unskilled' in London is barely above minimum wage, and some people would react in horror if they demanded any more than that.
See also: "How could train drivers strike when they earn 40k+. Nurses don't even earn that" - the problem is that nurses earn too little, not that the drivers earn too much. It sometimes feels like people here would rather pull everyone down to just above subsistence level, rather than supporting everyone doing better.