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I wouldn't say it's a con. In the end capital has bargaining power over labor because labor works for capital. Labor needs to organize very hard to take back co
by colinmhayes 6y ago
I wouldn't say it's a con. In the end capital has bargaining power over labor because labor works for capital. Labor needs to organize very hard to take back control and that's difficult when everyone is scared they'll lose their job. Capital is able to make unilateral decisions because it's usually controlled by single/very focused and competent entity.
- danlugo92 6y ago> is scared they'll lose their job I wonder how much is this due to person-level decisions such as poor life/financial planning and inherited low socio-economic class.
- ausbah 6y agoit isn't just bargaining power or losing your job, it goes to the extent of lobbying gov'ts to be prolificly pro-business and anti-union, indoctrinating workers to view organizing as against their interests, and in some cases literally waging war against their employees
- tchaffee 6y ago> Labor needs to organize very hard to take back control and that's difficult when everyone is scared they'll lose their job It's fair to note that one party in the USA has worked very hard to break up unions. And it has worked. So it's not just labor vs. capital. It's labor vs. capital allied with the government.
- colinmhayes 6y agoPoliticians don't want to lose their job, so they bow to capital's demands in exchange for campaign funding.
- tchaffee 6y agoWell politicians from one party bow to capital's demands. Democrats get campaign funding from unions. I'm not claiming Dems are free from corruption or deals with big business - they are not. But they for sure have not worked hard like the GOP to destroy unions and worker rights in favor of big business and the rich.