[lbo-talk] How to explain things to (right-wing) libertarians

[Carl Remick]

>From: Miles Jackson <cqmv at pdx.edu>
>
>Carl Remick wrote:
> > Conceding that coalition-building may be a regrettable necessity, I 
>think
> > experience shows that the secret to any kind of successful bargaining is 
>to
> > *start* from an extreme, unreasonable, uncompromising position ;-)
>
>As a seasoned union bargaining team member, I can verify that Carl's
>strategy is the least effective way to bargain.

In view of how powerful and effective US unions have been for many, many 
years, I once again defer to superior wisdom.


>The first, crucial step
>in effective negotiation is to identify mutual interests; then the
>involved parties can work on how those mutual interests can be achieved.

Gee, if only AFL founder Samuel Gompers had known that the "win/win" POV is 
the key to sucess, he might have been an effective labor advocate.  It's a 
pity he was mired in an adversarial frame of mind reflected by comments 
like:

*  "We do want more, and when it becomes more, we shall still want more. And 
we shall never cease to demand more until we have received the results of 
our labor."

*  "It is impossible for capitalists and laborers to have common interests."

Carl

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