Re:Tesla factory workers pushing for a union send demands to...
by Frondo on Monday July 31, 2017 @09:08PM
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"Why should the factory worker have more rights than the old lady living off her General Motors dividends?"
If they can work collectively and demand it, who are we to stop them?
Isn't that a market at work? They don't own the building, but they do provide the labor. Let them negotiate, collectively, and get whatever they can.
Why is the little old lady who does literally nothing for that dividend prized over the people who go to work day after day?
Re:Tesla factory workers pushing for a union send demands to...
by jim-jim-jim on Monday July 31, 2017 @10:30PM
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> Perhaps we should demand government mandate a $100 per hour salary? I don't know, what's "fair" in your mind? Why not $200 per hour?
"Fair" is the value that workers' labor generates. It's probably a lot more than $31 in the case of autos.
$31 per hour for a non-skilled assembly line worker.
That's $31 per hour + very good benefits.
http://www.npr.org/news/specials/gmvstoyota/
Perhaps we should demand government mandate a $100 per hour salary? I don't know, what's "fair" in your mind? Why not $200 per hour?
The truth is that many of these auto workers make more money than many of the shareholders. It isn't like "the shareholders" are ensconced in castles counting doubloons. These shareholders are teachers, fire fighters, normal people who invest in retirement funds or other retail investments. Sure there are a few rich people investing, but acting like shareholders are some kind of privileged class is disingenuous.
Why should the factory worker have more rights than the old lady living off her General Motors dividends?