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Re:Why is U.S. labor supply so low? by gruez on Sunday December 26, 2021 @11:29AM (#29693747)
> Correct. People have a “no deal I’ll wait” option.

>Same as business as always had.

"business as always had" that option? Clearly they don't, otherwise they'll never cave to strikes.

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Re:Why is U.S. labor supply so low? by neilwilson on Monday December 27, 2021 @02:29AM (#29700319)
Do they always instantly cave in to strikes? Do strikers permanently stay on strike on a barely subsistence wage?

Or do they finally come together to share the spoils of mutually beneficial activity? Which is what a market is supposed to be about.

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