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12/19/2002 10:41:00 PM | Jared Alessandroni Kind of Moot I mean, the transit strike thing. It's over. What remains, though, is just a concept I think is important to think about for next time. Some laws are in fact unjust. Here is the Taylor Law and this is a much more articulate argument as to the changes that need to be made to it (a document prepared long before the current strike). Of course laws that are unfair or, often, that have not changed with the gradual evolution of our country and society are subject to change and or scrutiny. Of course. This law does something very dangerous - it strips workers of the right of final demonstration. In the end, a strike or the threat of a strike, as airline and teachers' unions often demonstrate, is the strongest voice a group of workers can offer. By taking that away, you take away their final and most obvious card - their labor. And when labor isn't involved in negotiations about labor, you lose everything. In a more literal sense, as I suppose my hinting at it before wasn't as effective as I'd thought, you give the employer's ultimate say. This is pure unadulterated injustice because if the union goes in to the bargaining room and their employers are fully aware (as this law serves to do) that no matter what, the services will be rendered, even if the union comes out with a worse deal, then the employers can do whatever they want. This is what Stalin did when he was screwing Russia's agricultural sector for ten years. Don't cry, or I'll give you something to cry about. The point that is asked for is the point that defines the argument against this law. What other avenues exist? Because of this law, no other avenues exist. And why ask why people suffer after 9/11? Because it was argued that 9/11 was relevant to the argument. Of course, it's not. Is it worth shutting down the city, with all the havoc that entails? Is it worth it to the city to treat their workers better? It's very dangerous to argue that the workers are culpable, but somehow the city is not. perma link |
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