It’s been a stereotype for at least the last 50 years. Why has this never changed? Why has organized labor not had a substantial effect for such an essential part of the workforce?

  • TubularTittyFrog@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    No, in many Euro countires it’s a good-paying middle-class job with reasonable hours. in rich places in the USA, it’s also a good paying job, but the vast majority of the USA isn’t wealthy, it’s poor.

    The underpaid people at uni are all the non-tenture track faculty. tenure track faculty are paid well, usually more than double non-tenure faculty.