RE: What are a programmer's rights to what he writes?

[Rob Berendt <rob@xxxxxxxxx>]

Unions have a history of doing this same stupid thing.  
Michelin tires for example.  'Management unfair!  Buy 
someone else's product' (and put me out of a job)!




DBale@lear.com on 05/26/2000 12:28:00 PM
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>> You generally don't negotiate in hindsight -- you negotiate first.
>> Otherwise, negotiations would be done very differently I'm sure.  Why
>> is it "unfair" to pay him what was agreed upon?

Gee, you obviously don't pay much attention to professional sports, do you?
<g>

Or newspaper union bargaining (Detroit Newspapers) - strike, negotiate,
settle, go back to work, then scream "It's still not over!  Boycott!"  This
is particularly interesting, you have a job that pays well, and you tell the
public to boycott your product.  Seems to me the logical end result is that
you lose your well-paying job.  Very logical.

- Dan Bale
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