It seems so odd to me, perhaps because I've never been in a union, that the employer would even have to consult with the union to make some changes. As previously mentioned, the issue of handing out hot towels in WTP and the union vetoing it. To me it just seems something that the employer would inform the CC that as part of your duties you now need to hand out hot towels as part of the service to WTP passengers. In a more general sense it puzzles me that it seems the CC crew and the union are defining which duties they will perform as part of their job rather than the employer adding and removing duties as they see fit from a business perspective. Then I would expect the union to only get involved when those duties fall so far outside of their job description or in disciplinary cases. It seems nowadays that the union is almost working as a third party and really sees their members as contractors to which they enter into contracts with a company. I wonder at what point does the union become the tail that wags the dog?
Last edited by cellstar; 23rd June 2009 at 12:34.