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On the other hand,
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there may be a reason why labor's in a weak bargaining position.
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Why might labor be in a weak bargaining position relative to management?
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They have rents to pay.
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They have immediate demands on their cash.
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The typical worker is typically poorer than your typical manager,
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not always but typically, and they have to pay the rent.
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They have to feed their children.
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So there's a more general idea there.
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More generally in bargaining, the people who are poorer, typically--
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it isn't just poor in terms of income, it's poor in terms of wealth--
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are going to be more impatient to get things resolved;