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>which is why I think this needs to be approached in a structural way.

The answer is federal legislation. How break time, overtime after certain # of work hours in a day, parental leave.

If we want people to have a certain quality of life at work, I don't see any purpose directing any energy at certain large employers. All efforts should be direct to politicians, who we can vote in, to provide that quality of life at work.

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> If we want people to have a certain quality of life at work, I don't see any purpose directing any energy at certain large employers. All efforts should be direct to politicians, who we can vote in, to provide that quality of life at work.

The US did that and the governments solutions was to pass laws allowing for unions. By unionizing these employees are doing the thing the government has already determined will help them.

And obviously it's not working due to the lack of power labor has in the face of automation and globalization.

I do agree that a top-down approach is preferable, but in the meantime I still see self-organising and collective bargaining as a good thing.

The down side is politicians can point to whatever pittance the workers win in their negotiations and say market forces are working.

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