Scooby5
Active Member
Thatcher single handedly destroyed most of the "bad" unions back in the 80's and now the UK has very little industry to call its own.......however, it does still have the industry itself.
All the while BL and the coal mines were going out on strike our rivals were rubbings their hands in glee to such a point now the British motor industry is either Japanese or German, but at lest alive. Coal and Steel is the same though there, fundamentals of cheaper production play a larger role.
If you believe the Daily Fail this week about the salary, perks and lifestyle of the not so humble BA cabin crew you'd argue Unite might be one of the rogue unions that got through, holding BA over the preverbial barrel while milking the cow that feeds them. No matter how good their lot, they want more and the union is letting down BA, the cabin crew and the country and for what preservation of their 20-30% higher benefits than their counterparts in other airlines.
Globalisation, safety and work condition laws worldwide now mean the unions only argue about money that more than likely injures the company in which they work.
All the while BL and the coal mines were going out on strike our rivals were rubbings their hands in glee to such a point now the British motor industry is either Japanese or German, but at lest alive. Coal and Steel is the same though there, fundamentals of cheaper production play a larger role.
If you believe the Daily Fail this week about the salary, perks and lifestyle of the not so humble BA cabin crew you'd argue Unite might be one of the rogue unions that got through, holding BA over the preverbial barrel while milking the cow that feeds them. No matter how good their lot, they want more and the union is letting down BA, the cabin crew and the country and for what preservation of their 20-30% higher benefits than their counterparts in other airlines.
Globalisation, safety and work condition laws worldwide now mean the unions only argue about money that more than likely injures the company in which they work.