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Originally Posted by LondonRoad
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.
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Life's full of shades of grey - not confined to black and white. We all have the right to disagree but that should be restricted to argument, not enforced through intimidation and violence.