Most CEOs are compensated significantly with stock options, so they’re directly getting benefited with capital. Whereas the laborer either has to buy non-voting stock on the market, or gets a trifle of stock options (definitely non-voting). The CEO’s labor is to implement the will of the owners; being a middle man doesn’t change the fact that they’re acting in favor of capital, not labor.
Most CEOs are compensated significantly with stock options, so they’re directly getting benefited with capital. Whereas the laborer either has to buy non-voting stock on the market, or gets a trifle of stock options (definitely non-voting). The CEO’s labor is to implement the will of the owners; being a middle man doesn’t change the fact that they’re acting in favor of capital, not labor.