On 10/23/12 4:47 PM, David Shemano wrote:
> 1.  I disagree that there is inherently a power imbalance in favor of
> employers.  If there were, employers would not spend a lot of time
> recruiting and trying to retain employees, which they do.

Oh sure. Just go to Detroit and see GM paying huge bonuses to keep 
workers from joining Ford.

> 2.  "Power" is a very ephemeral concept.  Power to
> do what?

Get auto workers to accept a huge cut in pay, bigger payments for health 
insurance, and pensions cut in half or more. Or else the plant gets shut.

> 3.  Without the power to do something,
> nothing gets done.  There is nothing wrong with having power.  The
> employer/employee relationship reflects a division of labor that
> increases productivity, which is recognized by both the employer and
> employee, and it is the rare employee who frets a moment about the
> power of the employer.

What a load of stupid crap.
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