This whole labor thing. It also brings to mind the so called 'economic bill of rights', proposed by President Roosevelt. Here are some of the things he put forth'

The right to a useful and remunerative job in the industries, or shops or farms or mines of the Nation;

The right to earn enough to provide adequate food and clothing and recreation.

The right of every family to a decent home

The problem with ideas like these is that people take them entirely too far. They are too open for interpretation. 'The right to a useful and remunerative job'' Who decides exactly what is useful? The same with 'the right to earn enough'' Who decides what enough really is? The part that really gets me is the recreation. The definition of recreation could be interpreted so broadly it is amazing to me a President of the United States had come up with this. When people get the notion that they have a right to something, after a while it becomes a demand. Some believe they have a 'right' to a job, and take it to extreme and demand a 'position' with pay whether they produce anything useful or not. This idea is so prevalent, that it sometimes seems perfectly acceptable to look for and hold a job where the employee receives a substantial income for doing next to nothing. Such a person is considered successful and the envy of some others that contemplate such a 'dream job'. One fellow I work with recently voiced his displeasure that he didn't have a 'cush' job. He finds it perfectly ok to be able to hold a position that allows him ample time to get school work done.

In my opinion, the only thing people have a right to is a fair opportunity for success. Everyone has the right to pursue their dreams and goals. This is what the framers of the constitution had in mind when they said people had the right to 'life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness'. If that happiness includes a 'decent home', as Roosevelt was talking about, then we have the right to work for that. However, a decent home to some may be squalor to another. An American homeless person could proclaim that he already has a decent home, for he lives in the United States, and all the country is his home.

While looking for a source for Roosevelt's speech that proclaimed his worker's rights, I came across the website for the ACLU. Here's their updated version of Roosevelt's rights'

Every person in the United States who desires to work and is capable of working should be assured of a safe, meaningful, and socially useful job that pays a fair living wage. The government, through federal legislation and other appropriate means, should stimulate the creation of such jobs for all and should provide work for those unable to find private employment.

This, of course, means that everyone that wants to work should be able to get a government job if they can find nothing else.