Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 8/7/84; site ucbvax.ARPA Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxj!houxm!ihnp4!ucbvax!wall From: wall@ucbvax.ARPA (Steve Wall) Newsgroups: net.followup Subject: Re: new twist on computer "crime" and law Message-ID: <2199@ucbvax.ARPA> Date: Wed, 26-Sep-84 01:41:26 EDT Article-I.D.: ucbvax.2199 Posted: Wed Sep 26 01:41:26 1984 Date-Received: Thu, 27-Sep-84 04:42:22 EDT References: <3716@decwrl.UUCP> <98@umcp-cs.UUCP> Organization: University of California at Berkeley Lines: 26 [this might end up in net.politics...] [you toucha my modem, I breaka your face...] 60 Minutes did a story on "cottage industries" (i.e. working at home) last Sunday (Sept. 23rd). The story was on a group of people back East somewhere who make women's wool clothing at home and how the AFL-CIO was trying to get them to close down their home production. There is some basis for the union's concern in the garmet industry, since there are quite a few small businesses that resemble "sweat shops" and employ mostly women at low wages. The people back East worked at home under very pleasant conditions and earned ~$8.00/hr, but the union was trying to keep this from spreading turning into the low-paying "sweat shops". I think the union might have a point here, although it's clearly open for debate. ANYWAY, The interesting thing was that one of the home-producers said that the union was using them as a guinea pig for the much bigger home computer industry that is emerging. With union membership on the decline, there is no doubt that the will try to get a foothold on the home computer industry. I have a feeling tha it will get pretty nasty as this issue is settled. Ah yes, "The times, they are a changin'" Steve Wall ..!ucbvax!wall