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 23:06:57 GMT

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:

>> : >So, you believe that an employer should have the right to pay an
>> employee
>> : >anything he wants to?
>>
>> : 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.

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