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

From: Eric Chomko (echomko_at__at_polaris.umuc.edu)
Date: 03/16/05 

Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2005 22:02:30 +0000 (UTC)

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:

: >> : >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.

The contract is nothing but a piece of paper without a fair justice
system.

Eric

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