>>Negotiation like this: "give us what we want or we strike."
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>>That's not negotating that is extortion.
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>Going on strike is not an easy option and workers are usually reluctant to go that far. So if the management can make some sort of offer they can gain enouh support from the workforce to stop a majority supporting a strike. thats negotiation.

OTOH, where was your worthy opponent when employers stopped working (and moved their plants and animals to Asia)? I don't remember him calling them blackmailers or extortioners.

Ah, that's because it wasn't in any announcement of the "do A or else we'll do B". It usually wasn't announced as negotiable at all.