Thread: You can't get me I'm part of the Union........
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Old 18-11-2012, 18:24   #96
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Re: You can't get me I'm part of the Union........
Althouugh CWU have only 204K members looks like their subs are being spent in the wrong way too

http://www.londonlovesbusiness.com/b...s/3769.article

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Originally Posted by LondonRoad View Post
I wouldn't want to be part of a trade union that wasn't political.

One of the main functions of a trade union is to lobby parliament to improve the lot of it's members. It will do this irrespective of you paying the political levy.

The dinosaurs still exist in the trade union movement but their influence is becoming more diluted as they become less relevant. Comparing modern trade unions to the NUM of the 70s is comparing chalk to cheese. Even those classed now as left wingers would have been consider and moderate 30 years ago.

There probably isn't a lot a trade union can do for you personally, Chris, but for millions of people they are relevant and important.

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The Gloucester office is closing after a consultation, the Bristol office is in dispute because of changes to workload. I'm not sure what comparison you're trying to make here?
That they push companies to make uncomfortable decisions - why would they want to vote on strike action when the countrys on its arse is beyond me