Unions are a great source of support, advice and tactics. But the thing all of you have to get your head around, if you want to improve your conditions, or fight to be paid what is due to you, is this -- You can't just pick a union to run a fight for you.
It is not like picking a football team to follow. If you have a problem that needs solving, you have to pull on a pair of boots and run into the arena alongside your union rep, the government agencies, and be prepared to expend some effort, and cop some of the biffo in the process.
Well said
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