I know of 3 or 4 cases within Ntl where the company has backed down once the CWU were involved, mainly health and safety issues. I think it's worth the subscription just to get the legal backing, should you need it. It's much harder for them to push you around if somone is quoting employment law to them. It's a pity they can't do much about pay until they become recognised, the pay scales in ntl are a joke, there are Senior engineers being paid less than engineers just because the latter joined the company at a later date on a higher basic wage and I'm talking quite large disparities here. The gap gets wider each year as well. Being a long serving employee counts for nowt, a bit like banks giving new savers higher interest rates than loyal customers. Ntl management don't understand the meaning of the word loyal.
I'm not a bean I'm a free man !!
