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Can't just let a dying person go home and die in peace. Let's extract every bit of capitalist value we can from them first.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (2 children)

Much as it would be totally in character for Starmers Labour, that is not what's happening here.

Dying To Work charter aims to protect terminally ill people from dismissal and give them flexible work conditions. Civil Services signing up to it, boosting the total number of protected employees from 1.5 mln to 3.5 mln, is a very good thing.

Here's how it started: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEf21fpcDjI

The example charter: https://www.dyingtowork.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Example-Charter.pdf

This is a classic example of labour struggle, fighting for the working rights of vulnerable people. It's a Trade Union Congress initiative, all the UK unions support it and you should too.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I would sooner support proper and guaranteed benefits for dying people so they don't have to keep working until they drop dead.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

That's like going off against raising the minimum wage because you'd rather support workers owning their enterprises.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 days ago

No it's not.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

I found a YouTube link in your comment. Here are links to the same video on alternative frontends that protect your privacy: