You cant compare self-employed people with employees because self-employed people own their business and will profit from any long-term upside that results from their conscious decision to work for less than minimum wage. Indeed, this is why they work for so little. Individual Wal-Mart employees do not benefit from their wage sacrifices: that would be upper management and shareholders who benefit.[quote=“nox, post:87, topic:32156”]
I read your third part a few times. Perhaps I confused you. Let’s try again.
I had two main points:1. Unions threaten employers with coordinated shutdowns rather than ‘fair pay for work’.
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I didn’t attempt to address your second point, but was simply pointing out that there is no such thing as “fair pay for work”. If the employer accepts any union demand (as they usually do after a strike), you can be sure that they are still making a profit despite acceding to those union demands. Is it “unfair” for union employees to make these wages that still allow for corporate profit? Or is it only fair to these poor corporations when they are able to pay as little as possible?
You might also want to consider whether corporations protect themselves and harm outsiders, or not. Do corporations make it as easy as possible for competitors to enter the market and challenge them? Is this an argument against corporations, or only against unions?
