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

From: Rand Simberg (simberg.interglobal_at_org.trash)
Date: 03/16/05 

Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2005 23:48:01 GMT

On 16 Mar 2005 20:37:02 GMT, in a place far, far away, Andrew Gray
<andrew.gray@dunelm.org.uk> 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;

Ahhh, then by "leverage," perhaps he meant by establishing a labor
monopoly through worker intimidation. Well, that wouldn't constitute
mutual agreement to me, if it was coerced.

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