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 Originally Posted by wufwugy
I think perhaps the problem is that we believe we live in a society where employers can abuse employees. We may have at one point, but no longer do. Individuals in virtually every field have incredible bargaining power. Unions have become the faction of "how can we keep things the way they've always been no matter what?"
This is just wrong, especially at the bottom rung of employment. An employee inherently has a greater interest in individually staying employed than an employer has in having an individual employee remain in his employ. This is what I was getting at when I asked Renton if he believed the parties were on equal footing in regards to bargaining power. High turn over is detrimental to most business models (but it's very important to note that some business models thrive off of this typically caustic variable), however the negative consequences are seen over months and years, and often the symptoms are never matched to this cause. The employer simply thinks "I can't find any good help!" Conversely, the effects on the employee of losing his job is immediate and devastating. Further, stinted work history always reflects poorly on the worker, yet there is no equitable counterpart wherein the employer suffers.
I don't have much time now, been busy this week so I haven't got to really dig into this, but I'd also like to touch on how an employer can make an example of an employee to whip his staff into line, but employees have no way to parry except, of course, unionizing.
With the speed at which information travels and the relatively high mobility of the workforce, things have gotten a ton better, but to claim employee abuse is nonexistent today is hyperbolic, dishonest, or both.
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