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Re: Cost of Worker Replacement Must Be Decreasing

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Verizon isn't competing in a "World Economy". What foreign competition does Verizon have?

The reality of a world economy and lower 3rd world pay scales reduces the costs of labor around the world - even for companies and their workers who don't do business outside the country. As worker pay scales sink in international competitive industries it reduces pay scales in all industries.

All Verizon has to do is say to the union: "we will replace all you union workers and where will you get equivalent pay in other industries." The union leadership knows their workers would take drastic pay cuts if they hit the street. And that is how even a company like Verizon can reduce wages - thru the threat of making their workers compete against foreign workers if they eliminate their jobs at Verizon and force them to find jobs in other industries(where only 15% of the workforce is unionized). And don't forget the threat of using contractors/outsourcing who use cheaper immigrant(legal & otherwise) labor flooding in to the U.S.
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Re: Cost of Worker Replacement Must Be Decreasing

Verizon doesn't compete in a global economy and doesn't have to compete with anyone but other domestic suppliers. And they would only suffer pay cuts in the open market because of gov't failure to enforce employment law. Gov't always kisses the ass of big business and loves illegal labor.

Outsourced labor (like tech support) should also face 1000% tariffs.

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Re: Cost of Worker Replacement Must Be Decreasing

said by Dogfather

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Verizon doesn't compete in a global economy and doesn't have to compete with anyone but other domestic suppliers. And they would only suffer pay cuts in the open market because of gov't failure to enforce employment law. Gov't always kisses the ass of big business and loves illegal labor.

Outsourced labor (like tech support) should also face 1000% tariffs.

actually verizon does compete on a global market, for capital.

tariffs lol..yeah protectionism really works..

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just a worker @comcast.net	Our union has yet to take pay cuts, will not sell out our retirees, or anything else you are fantasising about
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