Arbitration is Bad Enough for Consumers,

but Hightower doesn't talk about the outrageous "due process" system in public employment. It is even worse because the "unions" are right there in bed with the employers to screw over the employees.

The arbitrators or ALJs don't have to follow the law at all, as I learned from personal experience in my "due process" hearing.

Not to mention there is little chance to appeal the rulings of these "objective" people:

If you seek justice because you've been gouged by your bank, discriminated against, sexually harassed, unfairly fired, cheated on wages, sold a shoddy product, denied health coverage, or otherwise been harmed by a corporation--you'll most likely find that you're barred from the courthouse door. To your astonishment, you'll learn that the indecipherable legalese on that piece of paper you unwittingly signed ("It's just a standard form," you were assured at the time) has shackled you to the corporation's own privatized court.

Binding arbitration should be outlawed.

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