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The SakerA bird's eye view of the vineyard
Public InquiryInterested in maladministration. Estd. 2005
Voltaire NetworkVoltaire, international edition
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Trade Union Solidarity![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() No wonder workers are allways on the back foot fighting battles> Struggling up hill to defend themselves their jobs and their futures. Employers/Management have a vested interest in keeping workers on their knees. But when (So called) brother and sister unions, in a vain attempt to save face try to "Pull the rug" from under the feet of workers about to embark on industrial action, then the trade union movement is in a sorry state. After 12 years of doing very little on this issue, and having been aware for 12 weeks the timetable that NIPSA was working to. UNISON, a full month AFTER consulting with their members and recieving overwhelming support for strike action, have finally decided at the 11th hour to ballot their own members, while at the same time expecting NIPSA to call off their own democratically arrived at action. This has seriously undermined the action giving management extra leverage and encouragement that the dispute can be broken due to the lack of union solidarity. |
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