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To: Gene Eric
Right to work and "at will" employment are characteristics of freedom. Forced union membership and "just cause" are the signature of socialists using the iron hand of government to interfere in the affairs of private business. Communism and socialism are creatures of the 19th century too. Collectivism and government enforced altruism are putrid doctrines that should be avoided. They fail every time they are tried.
155 posted on 11/29/2006 10:47:33 PM PST by Myrddin
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To: Myrddin
>> Right to work and "at will" employment are characteristics of freedom.

One can draw contrast to any reasonable position to find the extreme perspectives such that the intended value of the original position is relegated to absurdity. I don't dispute the value of "at will" employment; however, I'm curious about the interpretations being discussed here.

As intriguing as "at will" employment is, I would imagine it cannot be applied in its full breadth when it involves things like race, religious beliefs, and gender. If this is the case, one might consider the instance of evaluating an employee's urine to determine the presence of certain chemicals, albeit legal chemicals; and with that knowledge, which under normal circumstances is privately held to the individual, use it in such a manner that it is detrimental to the individual as in the case of being fired.
175 posted on 11/29/2006 11:57:51 PM PST by Gene Eric
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