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The real horror of ‘Alien’ and how it explains why we’re not paid enough
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The Labor Economist's Cut of Alien 1979
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Planet Money presents 'Alien 1979: The Labor Economist's Cut.' The scene plays out identically until the moment the android Ash invokes the hidden contract clause — at which point Dube's union representative pipes up, invokes the grievance procedure, and halts the mission. The crew returns to cryosleep. No alien. No horror. Just paperwork. Dube jokes that it would be 'like a YouTube Short.' The skit is funny, but the underlying point is serious: the entire plot of Alien is structurally dependent on workers having no recourse, no union, and no power. Give them one strong collective bargaining agreement and the nightmare never begins. [1] — Arin Dube "Arin Dube and the hosts act out an alternate Alien where the crew belongs to the Sectoral Space Truckers Association. The result: one griev…" 23:40
Arin Dube and the hosts act out an alternate Alien where the crew belongs to the Sectoral Space Truckers Association. The result: one grievance form filed, mission cancelled, crew returns to cryosleep. Movie over in 30 seconds.
