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Bully is defined as someone in a position of power harming or intimidating someone weaker. Unions are a reaction to the power imbalance of the employer/employee
by Latty 9y ago
Bully is defined as someone in a position of power harming or intimidating someone weaker. Unions are a reaction to the power imbalance of the employer/employee relationship, and at best make that equal. Characterising what Unions do as bullying is nonsense.
Of course, it is becoming common for people in positions of privilege to complain that others demanding equality are bullying them by expecting the same rights they get to enjoy, so it isn't surprising.
- timthelion 9y agoI understood it to mean what wikipedia says it means: "Bullying is the use of force, threat, or coercion to abuse, intimidate, or aggressively dominate others." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bullying https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bullying Look, I'm not on the side of the employers and against the unions. I just find the whole conflict to be "heading no where". Because it doesn't fundamentally change the relationship, it just pushes back against the power disbalance.
- Latty 9y agoThe literal next sentence in your link: > One essential prerequisite is the perception, by the bully or by others, of an imbalance of social or physical power, which distinguishes bullying from conflict.