If you know the job you are taking is dangerous, then, why is the company responsible? Did the company force you to take that job? Did they put you in chains and drag you unwillingly into serfdom?
If you have two competing companies offering identical wages, yet, one has a much better track record when it comes to safety, they’ll have no problems getting employees.
The less safe company will, more than likely, get the marginal employees and eventually go out of business.
Unions, as they’re currently constructed, would never have come about if big business wouldn’t have been in bed with government.
Government is supposed to play the neutral judge when it comes to companies and employees.
Instead, turn of the century companies had the implied backing of government.
Ah, good point. I had forgotten about that distorting factor.
“Instead, turn of the century companies had the implied backing of government.”
Good point.
HST, turn of the 21st century UNIONS had the direct backing of government.