Originally Posted by Floyd

The determining factor of winners and losers in our case is not emotion. It's leverage, plain and simple. Leverage wins every time.

We could be the most polite employees straight outta the finishing farm but if we don't have leverage, we won't achieve meaningful gains. Conversely, we could push the limits of societal norms without getting sued or fired and as long as we have leverage, we win.

The corporatIon is a unified voice. A group with a bunch of independent contractors is not. You might not like a wristband campaign, but if helps a group to coalesce then it is a positive step towards leverage.