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  • Definitely no union.

    Usually management would dictate pay uplift I think alongside HR
  • theoretica
    theoretica Posts: 12,691 Forumite
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    Do you reckon we will get much help against such a big company?

    Potentially any trouble makers will just get their jobs made harder. Always been the case


    That's why a union - to give you the help of a big organisation against your big company and so you aren't the easily replaceable Mechanic123 being a nuisance, but the much less easily replaceable group of most of their mechanics together.



    You need a job, but they need employees.
    But a banker, engaged at enormous expense,
    Had the whole of their cash in his care.
    Lewis Carroll
  • The company dont recognise unions.
  • nicechap
    nicechap Posts: 2,852 Forumite
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    edited 4 September 2019 at 7:14PM
    Neither did Ryanair until they were faced with a strike. But there’s a lot more to unions than strikes like free employment law advice, H&S training etc
    Originally Posted by shortcrust
    "Contact the Ministry of Fairness....If sufficient evidence of unfairness is discovered you’ll get an apology, a permanent contract with backdated benefits, a ‘Let’s Make it Fair!’ tshirt and mug, and those guilty of unfairness will be sent on a Fairness Awareness course."
  • It's not that easy for an employer to fail to recognise a union. Have a look at https://www.bdbpitmans.com/insights/when-does-an-employer-have-to-recognise-a-trade-union/ and do a bit more googling....
    Ex board guide. Signature now changed (if you know, you know).
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