Anglo American Platinum fired 12,000 striking miners

[popeyespappy]

I don't think workers should have a right to "strike"; it goes against the entire point of signing a contract.

Unions don't strike when they have a contract. They strike between contracts when the company won't agree to the contract terms the union is requesting.

I think there should be ways of getting companies to agree to improving conditions without having to resort to such measures.

Such as?

However, this company's action in firing all 12,000 of them is ridiculous, given that they will most likely lose a lot of money trying to find other people to replace them.

So agreeing to terms that would cause an even larger long term lose is a good idea for a business?