You're missing one: those who literally actually have the power have somehow been subsumed by a system into becoming powerless.

Ergo, if workers realized that their work was valuable and created a bloc, we can turn the tables (unions come to mind as well as brothels and other collectives which seek to harness their power). The trick is you have to know you're powerful.

And I'm not suggesting that's enough to solve the entire problem, but its enough to enable negotiations to continue improving the situation.