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Apple Flagship Store in San Francisco Fills with Protestors

posted by janrinok on Friday August 29 2014, @11:24PM   
from the definitely-not-fanbois dept.

n1 writes:

CNET reports:

Apple's San Francisco flagship store temporarily became a scene of confusion and arrests on Thursday because of a sit-in held inside. A gathering of roughly 50 protestors were demonstrating against Apple for allegedly underpaying contract employees that work at its retail stores.

The protestors reportedly belong to the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) and said Apple routinely underpays contractors, such as security guards. The union also alleged that Apple hires contractors for part-time jobs to prevent paying employee benefits.

• Re:Hurrah for SEIU (Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday August 30 2014, @06:59AM

  by Anonymous Coward on Saturday August 30 2014, @06:59AM (#87488)

  eth, you will never convince a liberal of anything logical because they simply don't understand how the world really works.

  try telling them that minimum wage raises the cost of employing low skilled workers to the point where none might be hired at all... deaf ears

  try telling them that young kids don't need a 'living wage' to start their climb up the job ladder, and that minimum wage raises the bottom rung of the ladder making it impossible for many kids to reach... deaf ears

  try telling them that businesses need to make a profit to exist, and that most skilled workers are paid much more than minimum wage due to competition in the labor markets... deaf ears

  try telling them that government regulations are the reason why jobs are being chased offshore... deaf ears

  try telling them that profit becomes capital investment used to lend to businesses to grow and hire, and comes from not only the 'greedy fatcats' that they despise but also the superannuation funds of the working class... deaf ears

  try telling them that in almost all cases throughout history monopolies have been caused by government privilege, though tariffs, tax breaks, licensing, barriers of trade, etc... deaf ears

  try telling them that mainstream media is a bunch of lies and bullshit... and they can't answer cos they're too busy watching tv with the mc'ds that they wouldn't dare pay an extra dollar for even if that dollar went straight to the employee that served them

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