For the sake of argument, let's say that COVID is over. Let's say that it has been eradicated. OK, awesome. I'm really struggling to wrap my head around the fact why that means we have to round up all of the office workers and force them to return to their little cubicles ASAP, when the past two years have been one of the greatest developments in the workers rights movement since the 40 hour work week.
It really just seems like the bourgeois (and PMC) want to strip away every bit of autonomy over our own lives we've gained since the beginning of this pandemic (and this is just for those of us who are privileged enough to work remotely)
My company literally just announced a plan to phase out hybrid work (two days in the office, three days remote) with the hopes of eventually returning to normal (five days a week in the office).
How is this shit sticking
Aside from child labor laws, genuinely curious what has provided more autonomy
Not having to be watched by a boss for 8+ hours a day isn't a win for workers rights in your eyes?
its a win for workers, but to claim that a temporary adoption of telecommuting among a fraction of a fraction of the working class as "one of the greatest developments since the 40 hour work week" is ridiculous
even in the hellhole that is america, since the 40 hour work week has started, workers have seen: OSHA, Civil Rights Act, Age Discrimination in Employment Act, Equal Pay Act, Social Security Act, OSHA, OSHA, and OSHA
even as toothless and worthless as OSHA can be at times, it is far greater of a development than WFH. i get that youre a white collar worker so it’s effects aren’t as apparent to you, but having spent my life mostly doing trades OSHA gives a fair amount of agency, previously unseen, to workers even if the org itself can be useless at times, and even if the super or foreman doesnt give a shit about regulations. And this agency even extends to you, it covers all workers. This shit would never have passed if they tried to implement it today.