Union choice options please

Southend1

keitht53 wrote: »

Absolutely:) Many of the union members where I work don't go out when a strike is called so I don't feel in the least guilty. I have never been a union member and never will be.
I know I'm referring to what might be considered ancient history, but at one time I worked at an engineering company where staff were offered 15% pay rise. The union refused the offer, demanding 15 1/2% (I'm not kidding) and then had the union members out for 3 weeks. You do the maths on how long it would take to make up the loss of earnings. Ever since that day I've had little or no time for unions. It was also later discovered that all the union reps had been paid by the union for the duration of the strike. All for one comrades - yeah right.

The union is its members, so it was your colleagues pushing for the extra 1/2%, not some abstract entity

Southend1

keitht53 wrote: »

Absolutely:) Many of the union members where I work don't go out when a strike is called so I don't feel in the least guilty. I have never been a union member and never will be.
I know I'm referring to what might be considered ancient history, but at one time I worked at an engineering company where staff were offered 15% pay rise. The union refused the offer, demanding 15 1/2% (I'm not kidding) and then had the union members out for 3 weeks. You do the maths on how long it would take to make up the loss of earnings. Ever since that day I've had little or no time for unions. It was also later discovered that all the union reps had been paid by the union for the duration of the strike. All for one comrades - yeah right.

Are you sure it wasn't all union members who received strike pay?

Southend1

Babbawah wrote: »

IME large supermarket chains employees enjoy the legal minimum in workers rights.

Could you point us to one where a union has won the employees anything over & above them?

In your own time & be careful to only include those benefits which a union has won them.

In 2010 Usdaw successfully negotiated with Tesco the abolition of their under-18 pay rate.

ohreally

Babbawah wrote: »

Using this logic, any worker who is not a union member must be a parasite.

I am not a union member.

The last 'comrade' that tried to call me a parasite barely reached the second syllable.

Is a union not a 'parasite' of its members?

If you wish to discuss, it's something I would much enjoy.

Since your out to troll, jog on.

Coopdivi

keitht53 wrote: »

Absolutely:) Many of the union members where I work don't go out when a strike is called so I don't feel in the least guilty. I have never been a union member and never will be.
I know I'm referring to what might be considered ancient history, but at one time I worked at an engineering company where staff were offered 15% pay rise. The union refused the offer, demanding 15 1/2% (I'm not kidding) and then had the union members out for 3 weeks. You do the maths on how long it would take to make up the loss of earnings. Ever since that day I've had little or no time for unions. It was also later discovered that all the union reps had been paid by the union for the duration of the strike. All for one comrades - yeah right.

You've made this story up to suit your argument haven't you? Because, of course, if it had really happened you would have named the engineering company in your post instead of just referring to some vague entity.