Comments on: Halliburton: We don’t just rape countries and economies, we rape employees too

By: Martin

Martin — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 17:40:24 +0000

Djerrid,

No arguments here. I’ve written several pieces about the insidious mandatory arbitration clause and how you can find it in everything from cellphone contracts to mortgage agreeements. I never thought I’d see it used for anything as low as this.

By: Djerrid

Djerrid — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 16:42:42 +0000

Harper’s Magazine printed up and reviewed the contract that Blackwater employees have to sign. ( http://www.harpers.org/archive/2007/10 – Contract with America) Since I subscribe, I’ll get a hold of the PDF and post it. All of these merchendary outfits have arbitration clauses that their employees have to sign.

This clause is slipping into everyday life, as this Mother Jones expose reveals: http://www.motherjones.com/washington_dispatch/2007/11/binding-mandatory-arbitration.html

By: Degriz

Degriz — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 18:27:56 +0000

Assumptions that things were ever any different are..?
This poor woman.