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Originally Posted by evilind
I too am in a union where I work and they dont seem to have much clout. I can never quite forget that the company is paying the wages of the union reps that we have and when it comes to crunchtime for whatever be it wage rises etc the union always seem to agree with the company in the end. I am sure that my union is simply humoured by my firm to be seen to be doing the done thing.(the firm that is!). They're subscription I also notice seems to be creeping up towards the 10 pound a month mark too but we never seem to get any notification of this. I think I am going to unsubscribe because lets face it, if my company makes me redundant theres not a lot the union can do!  |
Each to their own i suppose. The 'company' pays my wage as well but it doesn't stop me from fighting and winning cases that cost the 'company' money. It doesn't stop me from making sure my membership gets a decent payrise each year. It hasn't stopped me from making sure the 'company' pays over and above the statutory redundancy pay. It hasn't stopped me from getting extended benifits for people being made redundant. But of course, I've only done this for Union members. Because that's what they pay their subs for.
Unions have been responsible for Pay increases, better conditions, shorter hours, paid holidays etc. They don’t just happen. Neither are they freely volunteered by a ‘charitable’ employer. They are all won by union negotiators. You may be dissatisfied with your pay – but, think what it would be like if there was no union to press for improvements.
A union is only as strong as it's membership. If you have many active members the 'company' take notice. If you don't, then, why should they bother? Because the people who work for the 'company' seem not to be worried......