Star Trek DS9 "Bar Association"

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What do you think about this episode, Rom funded Union with is illegal in Ferengi.

Do you want to live in the world in which trade unions are illegal

I don't know if I remember that episode or not.

As far as if I think trade unions should be illegal, I'm of mixed feelings. I grew up in a union family, and I know the good, bad and ugly of what they are capable of. I am for people coming together to air their grievances and petition for positive change. I likewise think that groups that turn to criminal acts to get their way (vandalism, battery, etc.) should be disbanded and the leadership and culprits prosecuted.

If there were these rules and they were strictly enforced (I likewise think employers should not resort to violence to get their way either), I have no issue with their existence.

Brunt FCA

Yes I remember that episode very well it shows Quark in a bad way. I think it is a good episode as it shows Ferengi society as very corrupt

Love that episode!

I think we need trade unions today more than ever.

Just look at what's happening all over the world these days--Chinese workers committing suicide, garment workers dying by the thousands in Bangladesh... That's the human cost of low prices.

Even here in the US, service workers are exploited more and more. They are expected to work part time schedules for low pay and no benefits depending on food stamps to feed their families and medicaid to keep them healthy, even as the stock market and corporate profits set new records! Talk about corporate welfare...

We are living in a second Guilded Age. We need a renewed, stronger global labor movement to combat corrupt, unethical capitalism.

WORKERS OF THE WORLD UNITE!

I'm not against capitalism,but I think we need to go back to a more ethical Fordist model.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fordism