Re: "Nazis Run Our Space Program" -- Peace Activist Bruce Gag-Me

From: Andrew Gray (andrew.gray_at_dunelm.org.uk)
Date: 03/16/05 

Date: 16 Mar 2005 20:37:02 GMT

On 2005-03-16, Rand Simberg <simberg.interglobal@org.trash> wrote:
> On Wed, 16 Mar 2005 14:54:36 -0500, in a place far, far away, "Ami
> Silberman" <silber@mitre.org> made the phosphor on my monitor glow in
> such a way as to indicate that:

>>> : Of course, contingent on a mutually-agreed employment contract.
>>
>>Which is why we need labor unions, since the leverage that someone filling a
>>totally fungible low-level postion has is zip compared to the leverage of a
>>multi-million dollar company.
>
> What leverage is needed? If the employee doesn't get paid what was
> stipulated at the time of hire, the employer is in breach of the
> contract, and he can quit, just as he can be fired if he doesn't do
> the job. That's why it's a mutually-agreed employment contract.

The leverage to *get* an acceptable contract is what I suspect Ami is
referring to; breach of contract is what we have courts for. 

-- 
-Andrew Gray
 andrew.gray@dunelm.org.uk

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