With all due respect CJ, exactly how long have you been in the industry? Perhaps after a few years you'll begin to understand both points of view without necessarily agreeing with them.
I have a great deal of time for NSF whom like Woodrow Wyatt seems to be "The Voice of Reason" around here at the moment.
Both sides make valid although inarguably contentious points.
Unemployed myself currently I need to make some hard choices - but even I still have standards - and don't like employers taking the p1ss.