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Originally Posted by BoogiePeople
So, you would have allowed the air traffic controllers to strike in the 80's? You would sit back, and allow the airline industry to collapse? You would allow millions of dollars worth of daily economic damage, while they picketed?
What if you had an auto accident. Two broken legs, a few broken ribs, and maybe a collapsed lung. "Sorry Douggie," Mr. Surgeon says, "we're on STRIKE. If you need medical assistance, then see if one of the nurses will try and fix you. It ain't gonna be me, because my needs are more important than yours."
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A total collapse in industry caused by union activism is this syndicalist's dream. The aneurysm I developed from years of labor stagnation may be quelled thinking about the exact time when employers realize their buying power is outmatched.
At the minimum level, all corporate charters should include the right to organize. If we are to continue along that strain of improbable thought, unions should be rendered unnecessary for the public sector and replaced with workers' councils. Good luck seeing anything like that occur, though; effectively empowering over half the labor force would be a nightmare for the small and large business owners alike.
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Last edited by GeneCosta; 02-02-2008 at 09:25 PM.
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