Unfortunately, instead of learning how to think in financially sophisticated ways, we still see labor unions in Europe and elsewhere dwelling too much on job security for working people. But making it difficult for firms to lay off workers provides only an illusory benefit for workers, for it compromises companies’ ability to compete, and weakens their incentive to create jobs.
不幸的是，我们仍然看到欧洲和其他地方的工会组织在劳方的工作保障问题上耗费了太多的精力，而不是学会如何深层次地考虑金融问题。为公司裁员设置层层阻力只能为员工提供一种虚幻的表面利益，因为这种做法牺牲的是公司的竞争力，并且削弱了他们创造就业机会的动力。