Are you fed up with corporate behavior and government inaction? Well, I am. And it seems that I am not alone in this matter. A recent survey done by Change to Win has some interesting results.
The survey indicates workers see few opportunities for good jobs while they face the financial insecurity of rising health care costs, the elimination of pensions, the outsourcing of jobs, and wages falling behind living costs. But in addition to the concerns, it also showed that workers are remarkably united in their hopes, ideas, and solutions for the future on the critical issues of the workplace, a consensus that remains intact regardless of age, gender, geography, ethnicity, country of origin, and education
A few highlights of the survey are below:
Respondents said they are looking for a strong action agenda in which government plays a key role in economic solutions to help working families now struggling with rising costs, eroding benefits, and stagnant wages:
- Nearly 85 percent of workers, regardless of age, want government to protect and preserve Social Security, and ensure all workers have retirement benefits they can count on.
- Over 80 percent of workers want government to guarantee that every American has quality, affordable health care.
- Seventy-eight percent of workers want Congress to raise the federal minimum wage, and adjust future increases to the cost of living.
- Nearly 85 percent of workers, regardless of political party, want government to create a more progressive tax system that is fair to workers and makes the super rich pay their fair share.
Workers are also demanding a change in corporate behavior, and want government to hold Corporate America accountable so that workers can share in the profits they help generate for their companies:
- Nearly 80 percent want to hold multinational corporations accountable to pay their fair share for the problems they create in the world, like low wages and environmental pollution.
- Seventy-five percent want government to remove tax breaks for corporations who send jobs overseas
Over 80 percent want government to ensure employers keep their promises to workers, including protecting health care and retirement benefits.
I don’t expect the current administration to do much on most of these issues.
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