heir employees then there is no defense against those employers without some sort of defense mechanism set up. Free market works on the theory that if an employer does not like the working conditions then he is free to go somewhere where there may be better working conditions. However lets just say for instance that the African-American and Latino employees on the picket lines at Whole Foods decided to go elsewhere, but what they found is that treatment of African-Americans and Latinos was similar in these places as what they were experiencing at Whole Foods. There is nothing in the free market that stops such behavior as preferential hiring or young whites. There is nothing in the free market that protects employees from being cheated by their employers with regard to worker ownership. And there is nothing in the free market to stop other stores in the area from following Whole Foods lead in the treatment of their employees. There are large debates today with regards to health care benefits, and for the most part employers do not provide those benefits without reservation, and there is nothing in the free market which employees can turn to when they get the short end of the deal such as those employees at Whole Foods whos dependants and spouses dont get benefits until they have been employed with Whole Foods for five years. The theorys of free market which advocate management control and employee participation does leave room for exploitation. The collective bargaining model allows employees to be more protected from exploitation. The article with regards to victim consciousness talks about This means that there needs to be an alternative that employees can turn to, someone who can represent their rights. ...
