Posted by stoic on the previous thread:
Listen to the words in the segment 1:15 to 1:25. McCluskey is not a negotiator - he is a militant, left wing activist who takes pride in striking. Do you honestly think BASSA will enter any form of meaningful negotiation?
Being part of a union can be very helpful, but unions are there to help negotiate on behalf of the membership. Striking should be the last resort.
BASSA are conning its members - as CC you deserve better leadership in your union. There is nothing wrong with a strike, but things have to be extremely serious to go that far. In the present climate, you have to be even more careful.
It seems to me from the outside looking in, that there is a huge amount of denial and unwillingness to accept facts by BASSA members.
Until your union - yes it is
your union, they work for you not the other way round, start playing ball and behaving sensibly, you as staff are going to suffer, rightly or wrongly, the wrath of your customers - the people who pay your wages and maintain your livelihood.
Whether you drink it or not you need to wake up and smell the coffee, because your union are doing you a dis-service - more-so than WW