Re: Industrial bans in Melbourne

Paul Dwerryhouse (paul@xenu.ee.mu.oz.au)
22 Jul 1997 12:09:11 GMT

pcc@ocean.com.au (Leslie Brown) writes:

>And reduce the sale price. Government will get less from the sale of
>assets, and an unstable and strike prone work-force will also lower
>the price further.

>Strikes are not in anyone's best interests.

That's if they really intend to sell it ;)

I always figured that the Government would love it when they strike. It saves
them money, since public transport is subsidised.

Striking isn't a good tactic with public transport because of this --
and because gets the public offside with the unions, not the government.

Frankly I believe refusing to collect fares is a better option: it hits
the government where it hurts the most. And since governments *only* seem
to deal with economic issues these days, there really isn't much other choice..

...Paul

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