“I’ll take care of myself thank you. Bargaining is for incompetent whiners.”
Bargaining got you your weekends; we’re starting to see what “American” companies are willing to do when given loopholes. Temps shouldn’t be working for five years as temps, just as “part-time” workers shouldn’t be consistently working 40+ hours per week without any benefits accorded to full-time employees at the same company. Miners used to work six and a half days a week; now many Americans are already up to six (while falling behind due to a combination of stagnant wages and unreported inflation).
I’ll never understand why, in light of the outsourcing and unfettered immigration, Americans pretend that we have any bargaining power left. Can you see what it has gotten us? What do you think is in store for Amerca’s children of today? At least Tunisians & Egyptians did something about their conditions.
LOL! I'm a stay at home mom so let me know when the weekends come. And my husband owns his own business and he works M-Saturday. Sunday is the Lord's day. Everyone who works gets to make a choice. Last I knew 'evil corporations' weren't holding a gun to anyone's head to make them 'work'. If enough people said no to working on the weekends then the companies would be closed, but as long as someone is willing for whatever reason, then that is their choice. I'm grateful everyday for the work my husband gets and I'm not about to bite the hand that is providing our income. Your milage may vary.