Bird lover Your points are critical.  Loyalty and dedication are not always valued and individuals can be reduced to cogs in machines - dehumanization and lack of dignity thereby occurring.  We often talk about fair trade when we buy coffee, tea, or cocoa, and this is very essential but we do not always extend this to all products and all corporations.  The conscious consumer should be united with the worker and demand the equitable treatment of all workers.  I wholeheartedly agree that an individual's contribution in the workplace matters and should be met with the dignity that comes from fair wages and work environments that value individuals.  I also agree that this does not often occur.  I am under no illusions about work.  From robber barons to corporate moguls and with a huge income divide that profits the few at the expense of the many, there is no illusion.  I think the only way we - and I speak for myself and not for others who do not identify this way - the common people - have any power is in our unity.  We recognize that we do not have the great power of the political elites or the robber barons of today and we band together.  We know who we are.  I am always amazed at people who are devoted to the one percent when they are the ninety-nine percent.  The one percent depend on the ninety-nine percent to keep their power and privilege.  They have no intent of uplifting the ninety-nine percent.  Only in unity do the ninety-nine percent have any power.

Bird lover Your points are critical.  Loyalty and dedication are not always valued and individuals can be reduced to cogs in machines - dehumanization and lack of dignity thereby occurring.  We often talk about fair trade when we buy coffee, tea, or cocoa, and this is very essential but we do not always extend this to all products and all corporations.  The conscious consumer should be united with the worker and demand the equitable treatment of all workers.  I wholeheartedly agree that an individual's contribution in the workplace matters and should be met with the dignity that comes from fair wages and work environments that value individuals.  I also agree that this does not often occur.  I am under no illusions about work.  From robber barons to corporate moguls and with a huge income divide that profits the few at the expense of the many, there is no illusion.  I think the only way we - and I speak for myself and not for others who do not identify this way - the common people - have any power is in our unity.  We recognize that we do not have the great power of the political elites or the robber barons of today and we band together.  We know who we are.  I am always amazed at people who are devoted to the one percent when they are the ninety-nine percent.  The one percent depend on the ninety-nine percent to keep their power and privilege.  They have no intent of uplifting the ninety-nine percent.  Only in unity do the ninety-nine percent have any power.

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