> Those two statements are equivalent. Or do you think the capitalist business owner is going to pay is employees more out of the kindness of his own hard, if o

> Those two statements are equivalent. Or do you think the capitalist business owner is going to pay is employees more out of the kindness of his own hard, if only they couldn't strike? The capitalist business owner will pay the minimum wage to get the employees they need. This isn't a bad thing. You don't need a strike, you need a strong labor market. > Software engineers have been the beneficiaries of some really cushy market conditions over the last couple decades, which are pretty much guaranteed not to last. Yes, and unions are not gonna fix that. Machinists and factory workers are unionized and their jobs still kind of suck - simply because it is not possible to run a globally competitive company if you have to pay your machinists a ton.