There is an inherent imbalance of bargaining power between employers and employees. There is, however, a pervasive assumption in ECONOMICS, POLITICAL SCIENCE, LAW, and PHILOSOPHY that this is a relationship of equal power. This wrong assumption diminishes our freedoms in and out of the workplace and undermines our legal protections in the workplace. It generates wage stagnation and inequality. And it undercuts civic engagement and representative democracy.
Unequal Power
