It is time for Unite to get a grip
There are so many of us now who have left the union as we are so unhappy with the direction we were being taken in. Only 5800 now want Industrial Action and of them some are treated with distain as they are on part time and wont actually need to take action. The company is offering masses of part time contracts now and people are jumping at them creating many vacancies on Mixed Fleet. These are the very same people who have voted for IA. The union branches threw away their facilities agreement off their own back. This was the not company but the branches. Even the union was flabagasted by this unitteral decision without keeping them in the picture. There is now a growing ground swell from both within the union and from outside amongst the community for Unite to take total charge and rebrand the 2 branches under 1 heading ie Unite the union and have an election to bring in new progressive reps willing to work with the company. Unite now needs to show its presence.