ah yes, i still remember that in 2001, what a golden year for Tesla company, silly little musk was only leeching off the success of our beloved pre-owned tesla company in 2001.
if you are an unskilled worker, your negotiating power is limited
solution : be a skilled worker
unless there was any legal contract with specific terms and agreement between employers and employee beforehand, this will always be a free market thing, but what kind of market are you proposing? is it a market where everyone work the same job and shit on the same pants?