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Originally Posted by CrusaderPi
I'm not entirely what upset me today about this thread, although I can say GTF's post really bugged me. I just have a general sense that people don't think the work skilled labor does is as valuable, and their jobs aren't as important as our white collar brethren.
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You misinterpret that supply = value. The reason the autoworkers are heavily unionized is because they know they can be easily replaced without it. Have you ever heard of a unionized lawyer or doctor? They don't need it because the qualifications to achieve those professions are a lot more difficult to achieve and thus, a smaller supply available.
Just because lots of people have the innate ability to do a job does not mean a job is not valuable. It just means that an employee in that job does not have a lot of bargaining power with their employer.