Comments on: The Transit Workers' Treaty of Versailles http://www.kipesquire.net/2005/12/the-transit-workers-treaty-of-versailles/ A Stitch in Time Saves Nine ... But Haste Makes Waste Mon, 29 Nov 2010 16:02:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: John T. Kennedy http://www.kipesquire.net/2005/12/the-transit-workers-treaty-of-versailles/comment-page-1/#comment-1581 John T. Kennedy Fri, 30 Dec 2005 07:06:43 +0000 http://www.kipesquire.net/?p=1924#comment-1581 Freedom of contract??? <BR /> <BR />The transit workers <a href="http://www.no-treason.com/archives/2005/12/30/freedom-of-contract-a-novel-libertarian-interpretation/" rel="nofollow">had no contract when they went on strike</a>. Freedom of contract???

The transit workers had no contract when they went on strike.

]]> By: John T. Kennedy http://www.kipesquire.net/2005/12/the-transit-workers-treaty-of-versailles/comment-page-1/#comment-1580 John T. Kennedy Sun, 25 Dec 2005 10:36:03 +0000 http://www.kipesquire.net/?p=1924#comment-1580 Why aren't libertarians commenting on the obvious injustice of outlawing strikes? <br /> <br /> <i>[Kip replies: Because libertarians believe in freedom of contract. If you don't like the terms of employment, which are made clear upfront, then don't take the job. <br /> <br /> Now how about the injustice of requiring people to join unions, or at least to pay union dues, against their will?]</i> Why aren't libertarians commenting on the obvious injustice of outlawing strikes?

[Kip replies: Because libertarians believe in freedom of contract. If you don't like the terms of employment, which are made clear upfront, then don't take the job.

Now how about the injustice of requiring people to join unions, or at least to pay union dues, against their will?]

]]> By: J Philip http://www.kipesquire.net/2005/12/the-transit-workers-treaty-of-versailles/comment-page-1/#comment-1579 J Philip Fri, 23 Dec 2005 16:27:26 +0000 http://www.kipesquire.net/?p=1924#comment-1579 Kip, you didn't get the memo? Only the MTA is <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/21/nyregion/nyregionspecial3/21collapse.html?hp&ex=1135227600&en=aebb5027b30744cc&ei=5094&partner=homepage" rel="nofollow">allowed to be criticized </a>for the economic costs of the strike. Kip, you didn't get the memo? Only the MTA is allowed to be criticized for the economic costs of the strike.

]]> By: Tony http://www.kipesquire.net/2005/12/the-transit-workers-treaty-of-versailles/comment-page-1/#comment-1578 Tony Fri, 23 Dec 2005 15:59:46 +0000 http://www.kipesquire.net/?p=1924#comment-1578 But we should all continue believing in the power of unions to look out for the working man. Is it wrong that I laughed a little at the thought of the striking workers needing to work 1 to 2 years to make up for 3 days? I didn't think so. But we should all continue believing in the power of unions to look out for the working man. Is it wrong that I laughed a little at the thought of the striking workers needing to work 1 to 2 years to make up for 3 days? I didn't think so.

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