By Tim Brannon – Posted in Rural Lifestyle Market
Our fearless leader, Sir Mike, rode in on his editorial white horse with pen drawn and extolled the truth that no one wants to state in public anymore. The inability of a company to control its workforce is killing the USA’s competitive and innovative ability.
The current mindset of the inclusive common denominator works well in math and socialism, but is the Archille’s heel in a capitalistic economic system work force. We are not talking about exclusion where only a certain type of sex, race, skill level is mandated, we are talking forced acceptance by employers of human resources who are not conducive to a well-functioning workforce.
Add to that, most companies cannot now control the work force it employs. Manufacturers that are able to do so are superior to competition and are able to compete, adapt and overcome other competitors in the market place. They make money, reinvest in themselves and serve the public good. Is a company like this detrimental to competition? Nope, it spurs others to the same excellence and competitiveness in the market. Whether it is a better tractor or a tastier meal, the general public benefits.
Are we talking going back to sweat shops of the early days of the industrial revolution? No, that will never happen again in our mobile society. We are taking about a workforce that has to change with new technology and avoid the dead weight of job descriptions that exist no more. Remember the firemen on the diesel locomotives?
My uncle was a union steward that spent time in Washington in negotiations for a large plant. “What are they going to do? They can’t close the plant.” Famous last words.