Cubedramirez said:
That's entirely without context. The increase in productivity is a result of streamlined business operations which have been studied over decades to reduce the waste of time and energy needed to complete the duties of each employee. The skillset required to accomplish their duties has been greatly reduced. The skillset of an entry level fast food worker from the 1950's compared to one in 2013 has actually decreased considerably as well. So, if your argument that because increased productivity should be justification of a wage increase whereas the work as a unit has less marketable skills than one 70 years ago and in fact all the productivity gains are from a business process stand point. I wholeheartedly disagree. |
If there's higher productivity, there is more wealth to be shared, and that wealth should be shared decently evenly. The insane gaps between an entry-level worker and company CEO's are unconscionable, and undefendable.
McDonald's themselves demonstrated that their wages are indefensible, as they do not provide a living wage.
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