Joining a union?
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Lefty Frizzell
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Never understood it myself. You usually pay more / almost the same amount to the Union every year than you get in an annual pay rise in the current climate. Seems pointless unless you work in an industry where you may get injured. A desk dweller like myself is better off not joining.
Typhoonftm
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Even then you're covered by insurance, employment law etc. Any dealings I've had with British unions, they've been weak as piss, and spread their cheeks to get fucked over by the bosses.
Mackem00
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I would if I was you but each to their own.
GBSAFC
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Not if it's unison and you work in an office
Unison are merely a tornado of wet farts that like playing the working class hero
Barnacle Boy
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Waste of time.
Duke of Hendonshire
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If you're transgender then go for it mate/darling
Connery73
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It is and I doJust started working in public services and it's the first time I've ever been asked. Surely the place I work wouldn't give pay rises to those in the union but not to those not in the union? Same with redundancies, surely the fact you are in a union would have no bearing on that?
hank williams
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Your union leader will earn more than you though marra
You never know when your boss will try and fuck you over. Worth it IMO.
Those slagging the trade union movement off need to realise we would all still be working 60 hour 6 day weeks for a pittance with no holidays, sick pay, maternity leave, parental leave, paid breaks etc etc like our granddads were if it wasnt for this movement
What a stupid argument
What a stupid argument
GBSAFC
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Your choice but in my experience you end up loosing money
Just started working in public services and it's the first time I've ever been asked. Surely the place I work wouldn't give pay rises to those in the union but not to those not in the union? Same with redundancies, surely the fact you are in a union would have no bearing on that?
Unison colleagues have been binning their membership because the union reps are so inept south tyneside mbc union reps are notoriously limp when push comes to shove
When the threat of axe comes being the union is no real protection
ReidysLeftLug
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Ah, so because our fathers and grandfathers did it we should? Another one of those is it. Unions aren't always for the people.
safc...hic!
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unions have been the greatest driving force in h&s in the workplace, your reps will know your terms and conditions and policies better than your bosses as well as better knowledge of employment laws. Also free legal help with employment matters as well as injury claims.
GBSAFC
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In the early years of the movement it's served a greater good
Now it's relevance has been totally eroded by changes in the law and a screwed perception of what is actually feasible.
Typhoonftm
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Change the bit in bold to 'should'.
shoppie wont though & that's his first contact
Can anyone honestly say the working man would have a better deal in ten years time if the union movement ceased to exist on Monday morning? ?
GBSAFC
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It's a sliding scale used to be in the Gmb they were shit hot at the place I worked (13 years ago) unison are a woeful wet shower of shite in comparison , it's rep are often ill informed and I'll equipped to deal with often mid level employment matters
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