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The workers didn't create the wealth. The owners did. The workers sold their time and labor, and we're compensated according to what they negotiated. Why shou
by johngladtj 3y ago
The workers didn't create the wealth. The owners did.
The workers sold their time and labor, and we're compensated according to what they negotiated.
Why should they be entitled to anything more?
- myspy 3y agoThe owners wouldn't have been able to make more out of their company without others working for them. So yes, they did create the wealth. The owners could've died at some point and the company still would create the wealth. Up until to a certain point it takes those owners but it's a synergy.
- j_walter 3y agoThe workers could die at some point too, they will be replaced by new workers and no one would notice the difference. When do you notice the difference...when the owners or the top management are changed and the company strategy changes...not when a new iStore employee gets hired.
- mrguyorama 3y agoFunny, every company I have ever been a part of has taken out life insurance policies on me explicitly because if I suddenly die, it will take a while to replace me and it will cost a good amount to replace me.
- j_walter 3y agoThat means you are near the top of the company and are a strategic value...do you think every Apple employee, or more specifically the ones targeted by this union, are the same value?
- mrguyorama 3y agoI'm barely above a junior dev. The reality is those policies are pennies and would just be a payday for the company and offset the replacement cost.
- synetic 3y agoIndividual workers have unequal bargaining power vs. the employer in almost all cases. The power differential is what makes the situation inherently unfair.
- derelicta 3y agoTry running a factory without its workers. Or a bar without its bartenders. Or a software company without its software developpers.