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how about the personal liberty to join a union and withhold labour
Isn’t the point that the “right to strike” is really the right not to get fired for going on strike. It’s not solely a matter of personal liberty because it requires legislation to curb the employer’s liberty.
NickCJ-
is really the right not to get fired for going on strike.
um... not really.
see @itsbruce point about having an employment contract.
imagine the difficulty that would arise if everyone decided that contracts don't really mean anything.
even setting aside the issue of contracts, it's wholly impractical to, for example, fire 30,000 skilled and competent railway workers and start from scratch.
ChasnotRobert
interesting if this is a real email.
the only one of those points which even vaguely holds water is the one about anti strike legislation.
and on that - if personal liberty is important to neo liberals (which they say it is), how about the personal liberty to join a union and withhold labour? why is that in a different category to other personal liberties?
these people make no sense.