Leverage...
31 October 2013, 11:21 PM
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Leverage...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-24758166
I call it intimidation. If Unite were to do this whilst there was an ongoing court case there would be grounds for charges of witness intimidation or perverting the course of justice.
There is a place for unions to support workers but intimidating peoples kids and families is out of order. These ******* need to be taken to task.
I call it intimidation. If Unite were to do this whilst there was an ongoing court case there would be grounds for charges of witness intimidation or perverting the course of justice.
There is a place for unions to support workers but intimidating peoples kids and families is out of order. These ******* need to be taken to task.
01 November 2013, 02:00 PM
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I'd dismantle the unions if given a choice! I can't strike in my job. It's a joke tbh. I'm all for a body to be impartial about working conditions but pay threats/pensions etc are utter ***** imo.
01 November 2013, 06:18 PM
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Tbh it's just Unite being Unite, seems to attract a unique brand of hyper militant fruit loop.
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01 November 2013, 08:43 PM
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There are many of us that don't have the luxury of taking industrial action should we disagree with some policy. I am personally accountable for my own workload, nobody will pick it up in my absence, I strike for a day I will be bloody lucky if I have a job to come back to!
01 November 2013, 11:28 PM
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Cut the working class hero crap, this situation could have been prevented by the exclusion of the militant unions. The guys working there deserve respect - as do the managers. There is precious little of respect to either side when big unions are involved.
02 November 2013, 07:00 PM
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Did you actually read any of the background to this? The employers were ready to invest £300 million in the site to modernise it and ensure its longevity. To accomodate this the employees needed to adopt new working practice that was embodied by a change in their contracts. Unite saw an opportunity to meddle and play brinksmanship and were handed their ***** on a plate.
Cut the working class hero crap, this situation could have been prevented by the exclusion of the militant unions. The guys working there deserve respect - as do the managers. There is precious little of respect to either side when big unions are involved.
Cut the working class hero crap, this situation could have been prevented by the exclusion of the militant unions. The guys working there deserve respect - as do the managers. There is precious little of respect to either side when big unions are involved.
But hey, enjoy the view wherever you are
02 November 2013, 07:23 PM
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So it's ok for a mob to stand outside someone's private residence and scare their kids? If that was my house I'd give them one warning and then come out swinging
02 November 2013, 07:36 PM
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04 November 2013, 06:02 PM
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Unite appears to me to be where the ******* that brought the NUM to its knees have ended up 
Strangely, the Unite shop steward whose dodgy (allegedly) activities were at the root of the initial dispute seems now to have jumped ship, from both the union and the Labour party. Read into that what you will
Who had the smile on their face
Strangely, the Unite shop steward whose dodgy (allegedly) activities were at the root of the initial dispute seems now to have jumped ship, from both the union and the Labour party. Read into that what you will
04 November 2013, 06:14 PM
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Unite appears to me to be where the ******* that brought the NUM to its knees have ended up
Strangely, the Unite shop steward whose dodgy (allegedly) activities were at the root of the initial dispute seems now to have jumped ship, from both the union and the Labour party. Read into that what you will
Who had the smile on their face
Strangely, the Unite shop steward whose dodgy (allegedly) activities were at the root of the initial dispute seems now to have jumped ship, from both the union and the Labour party. Read into that what you will
Who had the smile on their face
04 November 2013, 08:39 PM
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Unite appears to me to be where the ******* that brought the NUM to its knees have ended up
Strangely, the Unite shop steward whose dodgy (allegedly) activities were at the root of the initial dispute seems now to have jumped ship, from both the union and the Labour party. Read into that what you will
Who had the smile on their face
Strangely, the Unite shop steward whose dodgy (allegedly) activities were at the root of the initial dispute seems now to have jumped ship, from both the union and the Labour party. Read into that what you will
Who had the smile on their face
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-24631342
05 November 2013, 12:51 PM
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05 November 2013, 12:57 PM
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One member of staff claimed that Grangemouth Petrochemicals chairman Calum Maclean had been "smiling" when he made the announcement. Mr Maclean has since denied the allegation.
I remember the days when BBC journalism was the envy of the world
