Wal-Mart Tells Workers: Don’t Download Labor Group’s Chat App

Re:Wal-Mart Tells Workers: Don’t Download Labor Group’s Chat... by state_less on Sunday November 20, 2016 @03:55PM (#13001160)

Were I a slave and then given an opportunity to be a indentured servant, sure I'd agree. That doesn't mean I live in good conditions. Yea, I could terminate the agreement and move on to being a slave again, but why would I?

It's an agreement made under duress, we can do better for these people. Don't you agree?

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Re:Wal-Mart Tells Workers: Don’t Download Labor Group’s Chat... by BurningFrog on Sunday November 20, 2016 @04:27PM (#13001339)

> That doesn't mean I live in good conditions

I think this is the core misunderstanding of the left in this area.

Choices are only thought to be voluntary if they are between "good" alternatives, where "good" is measured by the standards of US college educated middle class.

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Re:Wal-Mart Tells Workers: Don’t Download Labor Group’s Chat... by state_less on Sunday November 20, 2016 @04:53PM (#13001478)

Hopefully most us agree indentured servitude is not a good condition to be in, so neither option is good here and yet you might come to some agreement.

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Re:Wal-Mart Tells Workers: Don’t Download Labor Group’s Chat... by randomdata on Sunday November 20, 2016 @04:07PM (#13001229)

Yes, I agree that fairness and freedom is the problem here. That's literally what the whole comment was about. A union helps take away fairness and freedom so that the employees benefit.

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Re:Wal-Mart Tells Workers: Don’t Download Labor Group’s Chat... by anigbrowl on Sunday November 20, 2016 @04:28PM (#13001347)

You are assuming your premise as your conclusion.

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Re:Wal-Mart Tells Workers: Don’t Download Labor Group’s Chat... by randomdata on Sunday November 20, 2016 @04:40PM (#13001414)

Well, that's the topic at hand. If the premise needs discussion, we can discuss it.

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