Hmm - a double negative - "no self respecting" and "will not touch" - the
negatives cancel each other out, and thereforea self-respecting unionist
WOULD touch the train.
Seriously, these wharfies were having themselves on - 5 weeks annual leave
with 27.5% loading? And the money they were on! For the job they did? It was
pathetic! I am a unionist (and a union rep too!), but the "rights" enjoyed
by the wharfies were way too extreme, and they needed to go, in the
interests of the national economy and an efficient waterfront.
Why should the union have a veto over who is employed? Such an issue is one
for management, not the union, yet the MUA had the right to say "Yes, you
can employ that person" or "No, you cannot employ him". Also, why should the
employer have to foot the bill for every new employee to attend a half-day
union orientation course? The MUA are nothing more than gangsters, and
needed to be brought into line!
Regards
David "The Doctor" Proctor
daproc@bigfoot.com