Let's all go on strike!

StriderX said:
Is there a reason why the government don't seem to be all that concerned about all of this?
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Because the amount of industrial action is actually very low at the moment so a few strikes are needed if they want to restrict union power more?
 
What a jolly bunch we have here (Times):

RMT
Who are they? The most militant of Britain’s transport unions, which has balloted for industrial action 56 times this year. It is involved in disputes on Southern Rail, the London Underground, Virgin Trains and Great Western Railway, covering issues including safety, catering staff pay and bullying against cleaners.
Key man Mick Cash, general secretary, took over promising to tone down its strikes. Paid £137,344.
Labour funding Dismissed from the Labour Party under Tony Blair, but gave £50,000 to Jeremy Corbyn’s two leadership campaigns.

ASLEF
Who are they? The biggest train drivers’ union, with 21,000 members. It has been more selective, but no less effective, over its battles. Its intervention in the Southern Rail dispute dramatically escalated the protest, forcing the network’s complete shutdown. Since privatisation it has negotiated enviable pay deals. It was the first union to back Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership campaign last year.
Key man Mick Whelan, general secretary and former train driver, appointed vice-chairman of Labour’s national policy forum last month. Paid £128,126 last year.
Labour funding Gave more than £110,000 to Labour last year.

UNITE
Who are they? Britain’s biggest union, representing 1.2 million workers in 21 industries. Has fought campaigns on poor tips for waiters, bad treatment of Sports Direct staff and is preparing to strike at British Airways and 18 airports over pay.
Key man Len McCluskey, general secretary, branded Jeremy Corbyn’s “puppet master”. Facing a leadership challenge for prioritising politics over members. Paid £96,000.
Labour funding Gave the party £5.8 million last year. Backed Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership campaigns to the tune of more than £210,000.

CWU
Who are they? Communication Workers’ Union represents workers in telephone, cable and postal delivery companies. About 3,500 of its members who work for the Post Office are staging a five-day walkout this week.
Key man Dave Ward, general secretary, described centrist Labour party figures last year as a Blairite “virus” and described Jeremy Corbyn as the antidote.
Labour funding The union has donated more than half a million pounds to the party this year, and £170,000 to various groups and constituency parties.

GMB
Who are they? The UK’s third largest trade union, with 630,000 members. The more moderate outfit represents workers in industry, retail, security and other sectors.
Key man Tim Roache, general secretary, who warned in August that the union’s members “cannot afford for Labour to be talking to itself in a bubble for the next five years”.
Labour funding Donated £1.1 million this year.

COMMUNITY
Who are they? A smaller organisation with about 27,000 members, thrust into the limelight for its work representing steelworkers. It helped to broker a deal with Tata Steel to save 8,000
steel jobs.
Key man Roy Rickhuss, general secretary, has said Jeremy Corbyn “plainly cannot lead a party” and is a “significant barrier to a future Labour government”.
Labour funding It has given less than £10,000 to the central Labour Party this year but has given £20,000 to Labour Tomorrow, a new anti-Corbyn group.
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No wonder Labour is keeping very quiet about all these strikes.
 
Agent_Smith357 said:
It's wrong for emplyoyees to want more money but ok for the owner to make as much as possible?
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But most large firms have shareholders, in a lot of cases these shareholders are pension providers, companies make less money, pensioners get less.

A lot of posters can't get their head around this concept and just sprout the same old socialist 'us and them' claptrap.
 
The more people strike the faster their jobs get automated, look at McDonald's in the us; government raised min wage to $10 an hour and they stepped up fully automating front of house staff.
A non skilled minimum wage job is not supposed to allow you to live comfortably...

I wonder how long before Londons transportation will be manned with all these strikes and accidents effecting profits?
 
Most large businesses have shareholders.

Most large shareholders are pension funds or investmemt funds held by pension funds and individuals saving for retirement.

Companies should make lots of money as it helps people have a decent retirement.
 
Abraxaz1 said:
A non skilled minimum wage job is not supposed to allow you to live comfortably...
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Surely that depends on how you define comfortably? Any full time job, low skilled or not, should enable you to have a roof over your head, food and a little leisure money surely?
 
RDM said:
Surely that depends on how you define comfortably? Any full time job, low skilled or not, should enable you to have a roof over your head, food and a little leisure money surely?
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It should, but that ship sailed long ago. Working Tax Credit, Housing Benefit, Child Tax Credit etc. I'm no expert on benefits but that's just off the top of my head.
 
lude1962 said:
Southern rail strikes: 'Christmas truce in ministers' hands', so 'Mad' Mick is now twisting the arguments to say it's now the governments fault the strike hasn't been resolved.
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Well, the government did try twisting it to say it was the unions fault rather than Southern Rails, so I'm not surprised there is some kick back.

Scam said:
It should, but that ship sailed long ago. Working Tax Credit, Housing Benefit, Child Tax Credit etc. I'm no expert on benefits but that's just off the top of my head.
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So the government should support noncompetitive or bad employers via tax receipts? That's a bit commie for my liking.
 
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