re: #928 b_sharp

(cough)bullshit(cough)

Some of those corps that have been around a while were forced to treat their employees well because their employees unionized. Even if that unionization has passed it’s useful time, there would be some corps willing to grovel at the foot of their bean counters and go back to the good old days if it suddenly disappeared.

There have also been companies that treated their workers well that went under. Determining success and failure is more complicated than simply how happy the employees are.

The unemployment rate has more to do with who works for a company than how they get treated, and the success of a company is more determined by how many are willing to purchase their goods or services based on price than based on happy employees.

I would never argue against the value of unions. Obviously they bring pressure to improve to the marketplace. Even just the threat of them helps (eg Coors).

Demonizing corporations is just dumb however. People will buy goods and services based on their value - what could be more obvious. But to get there those corporations will have to continue to capitalize my and others 401K’s, provide health insurance, etc.

Bean counters vs employee development…same old, same old