i think there are ways of standing up to them without the need for a union.
firstly stop the FO's taking command upgrades....no captains, no planes flying If maverick777 is right and they are opening up DEC's that surely means they thought all their FO's would co-operate but they are not...quel surprise!
secondly captains on fixed contracts need to stop being so greedy and taking the extra cash for working a day off. this then means they can't get the people to cover stbys and the whole thing falls apart when someone calls in sick or goes out of hours....stick to your own bloody roster!
thirdly this whole brookfield thing is a complete scam, its barely on the limits of being legal...this extract is taken from HMRC and is used to determine whether or not you are employed or self employed.....
As a general guide as to whether a worker is an employee or self-employed; if the answer is 'Yes' to all of the following questions, then the worker is probably an employee:
Do they have to do the work themselves?
Can someone tell them at any time what to do, where to carry out the work or when and how to do it?
Can they work a set amount of hours?
Can someone move them from task to task?
Are they paid by the hour, week, or month?
Can they get overtime pay or bonus payment?
If the answer is 'Yes' to all of the following questions, it will usually mean that the worker is self-employed:
Can they hire someone to do the work or engage helpers at their own expense?
Do they risk their own money?
Do they provide the main items of equipment they need to do their job, not just the small tools that many employees provide for themselves?
Do they agree to do a job for a fixed price regardless of how long the job may take?
Can they decide what work to do, how and when to do the work and where to provide the services?
Do they regularly work for a number of different people?
Do they have to correct unsatisfactory work in their own time and at their own expense?
From where i stand....i am an employee!
surely a quick email to HMRC would show that this whole thing is a joke and not quite kosher. Once we do finally get rid of Brookfield this opens up a whole new arena for the unions to come in and keep Vexed happy seeing as we will finally be on common ground.
is this not standing up for what is "right and fair" and the "sum of small efforts every day"? we don't need a union...we need to play them at their own game.
see easy! all done without a union in sight!
