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Originally Posted by ashgray
yes but you have the attitude of a boss,i have the attitude of a common working man,i was brought up to believe in the power of the unions.
it is the strike breakers that undermine the power of the unions what are the strikers supposed to do stand on the picket line and beg the strike breakers not to go into to work.
I'm sorry but its a rough old world old world out there and sometimes you have to fight and get rough and in my opinion if you strike break you are the lowest of the low and are fair game.
As i said your a boss i'm a worker you wouldn't understand.
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It's not black and white. If you work side by side with somebody who, for whatever reason, is opposed to striking on a particular issue, then you can only try to persuade them otherwise. If you can't persuade them of the value of a collective action then you can only agree to disagree. The intimidation and bullying that happened frequently in the past should stay firmly in the past.
There's a lot of people have had some bad experiences of Trade unions in the past and being stuck in a closed shop mentality doesn't do anything to improve that image.
Unfortunately there is also a large section of management in our country who pride themselves in being "union bashers". They are more to blame for poor industrial relations than any modern trade unionist.
There's a bit historical baggage that this country has to carry in industrial relations. I wish we could change our mindset and realise that good industrial relations between management and staff are mutually beneficial.