Being forced to work at one and only one company is a different matter though.
The Santa argument: You might get some sympathy out of the image of clerks being forced to work at their low-paid posts on Thanksgiving.
The programme-makers heard stories of contractors being forced to work on dangerous missions with inadequate equipment, incident reports sanitised to protect company reputations and numerous deaths of former soldiers.
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The union claims the move would lead to skilled workers, including electricians, pipe-fitters and plumbers, being forced to work on semi-skilled grades and losing up to a third of their pay.
In addition, the official unemployment rate in February was 8.3%, down from 9.1% in August while the U-6 measure of unemployment, which includes frustrated job seekers and those who are being forced to work part time has fallen to a still high 14.9%, compared to 16.2% in August.
All so we don't have to put up with the annoyance of being forced to out-work, out-produce and out-hustle someone else to make a living.
Ahead of the conference, the RCN released research showing that some nurses were being forced to go without breaks and work beyond their contracted hours because of the demands being placed on them.
Now, Roger's being forced to reveal his unfinished work in hopes of attracting investors or unearthing another company that could mimic this sort of awesomeness en masse.
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Staff also claim that public money can be saved as some cases can be resolved out of court and can prevent people leaving work and being forced to claim benefits.
Does this work for kids being forced to lie on your back or your front?
Hoffman tried the Skype application, but says being forced to sit at a computer to make calls just won't work for him.
While some people may prefer being able to work on one task at a time, we are being forced into a polychronic, multi-task state.
The current argument is not about the age when people can start their state pensions, nor about whether older people should be forced to work, but about whether employers should be allowed to boot them out for being old.
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