Need to understand Trade Unions
Dear all,
I think that there is a need to understand TUs and how they behave. BASSA and Unite are very, very different from BALPA. Those posting on here who have experience of interacting with BALPA need to "forget" that experience.
Unite need to be seen as a business. Like any other business, they will make choices. They are not full of trots and agitators, rather, they have sensible and (in most cases) bright National Officials. Those National FTOs might have been political in their younger days, but they are not political in practice nowadays.
No matter what BASSA might say on this, and on any other thread, they will not gain the support of Unite unless they fully deserve it. If Woodley et al thinks they are bonkers, they just will not be supported. Unite cannot afford to support either unlawful action, not unreasonable action.
If Unite thinks that their case is worthy of support, then they will support them.