Ya know, it just dawned on me, that if ya look
at the big picture, we're doing this to ourselves. Maybe not you, in
particular, or me, but contractors out there somewhere ARE DOING the work for
less and less.
The MSO's sure the hell aren't gonna say "No" to the low bids
that are tossed on their desks.
Maybe, if contractors, as a whole, were to agree that a certain price, for whatever activity we're talking about, is the bottom line. No one would do it for less that that price.
Now, the only problem with that is, there's always gonna be at least one guy who does it anyway.
Also, the contracts don't exactly have to
be accepted by us if we don't agree with the terms. Have the contracts
written to where both parties agree.
If the contracts are too one sided, they
can be disputed judiciously.
When the contract is terminated, someone has
to give reasons why it was terminated. My hair isn't gonna fly in court as
a reason for sending me down the road. It has to be terminated for good
reason.
If the reason for termination is not agreeable with you
, then you have to fight it in court.
All the contractors NOT
going to court is why the MSO's keep winning. If you win the case, the MSO
has to pay all court costs plus YOUR attorney's fees. Not to mention
damages. If ya lose, hell, you were going bankrupt to begin with
anyway.
Here, try this on for size..
This is
from Barron's Law Dictionary:
Contract: "A promise, or set of promises,
for breach of which the law gives a remedy, or the performance of which the law
in some way recognizes as a duty." 286 N.W. 844, 846
"A transaction
involving two or more individuals whereby each becomes obligated to the other,
with reciprocal rights to demand performance of what is promised by each
respectivly."
282 P. 2d 1084, 1088
Contractor: "One who makes an
agreement with another to do a piece of work, retaining in himself control of
the means, method and manner of producing the result to be accomplished, neither
party having the right to terminate the contract at will."
45 N.E. 2d 342,
345
So, you don't HAVE to sign the contract that they throw in front of you....
Later,
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