Re: Patricks Train

tezza (tezza@atinet.com.au)
Sat, 11 Apr 1998 03:06:10 +1000

Eben Levy wrote in message <352E48BB.8AA59E96@klever.net.au>...

>tezza wrote:

>> David Proctor wrote in message <6gl750$s4b$1@wbn.sydnet.com>...

>> >tezza wrote in message <6gksp8$70u$1@nswpull.telstra.net>...

>> ><HUGE SNIP OF PRO-UNION STUFF>

>> >How come tezza seems to know so much about the MUA and the waterside
>> >workers

>> From TV, newspapers, websites and friends in the MUA. Also from being
a
>> PTU delegate.

>Do you always believe what is in the media, and don't forget, friends
will
>most likly state there point of view, one that will be in there favour.
The
>PTU isn't the MUA.

When you consistently get the same information from different sources,
it tends to be more accurate - especially when the media backs up the
Union side. The PTU have been having amalgamation discussions with the
MUA.

>> >If this was a dispute involving the PTU, I would give his
>> >statements some credence, but as it doesn't, we should treat them as
>> >opinions only, not as fact.
>>
>> All facts.
>
>Proof?

What would you like proof of?

>> >Otherwise, I will have to express my views as a
>> >delegate of the Finance Sector Union, and they would hold equal
weight.

>> Only if they're correct. Your's is another Union (along with the PTU)
>> that needs a good kick in the guts from it's Members to get it to
start
>> protecting their jobs.

>Why should his need a kick in the guts, I have never heard anything
wrng
>with his union,

The FSU has presided over a loss of tens of thousands of jobs as the
PTU.

>the reason wht the PTU need help is cause it is full of
>people who don't know what is good for them.

You want to elaborate?