Interesting thread this. One thing that has been repeated is that workers had too much power. That's down to opinion and fair enough, but look what we see now. Big business can up a leave for pastures cheaper and where they can exploit the the workforce at the drop of the proverbial hat. That's economics for you I suppose, that's a market driven economy, when your skills and knowledge are cast aside simply to make someone more millions, usually in a country that is poor ( developing is the buzz word) and where it doesn't really matter about working conditions or the rights of workers. It's our fault though, shouldn't have been so bloody greedy!