unions and labor

[*mrgrizz*]

http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/western-australia/joe-mcdonald-fined-30000-over-bullying-cfmeu-hit-w...

why was he allowed to rejoin after being expelled in 2007?

[donnashuggy]

and it should be the workers choice

It is a shame they cannot see into the future

[*mrgrizz*]

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@donnashuggy wrote:

and it should be the workers choice

It is a shame they cannot see into the future

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you conveniently left out the part about the union people still being paid, while the people who pay them don't

[*mrgrizz*]

the cmfeu is a union that used to strike for the wrong brand of toilet paper in the dunnies

[boris1gary]

mrgrizz, I don't know how long ago it was when you were an apprentice, when Mr Boris was doing his apprenticeship the unions had no say whatsoever in regards to apprentices, he wasn't even allowed to join until he had finished - that wasn't the unions doing though. As for not being paid while striking, there are at least 2 of the bigger unions that provide "strike pay".  

[*mrgrizz*]

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@donnashuggy wrote:

and it should be the workers choice

It is a shame they cannot see into the future

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what do unions have to fight for these days?

[poddster]

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@*mrgrizz* wrote:

why was he allowed to rejoin after being expelled in 2007?

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They need the numbers, even if it is from the bottom of the barrel

[just_me_karen]

Safety on building sites is something that needs fixing.

Funding cuts, benefit cuts...are other things that might warrant a strike.

The accord (Keating and hawk) stopped most strikes. They struck a deal where pay rises were indexed...superannuation and medicare was part of it.

[donnashuggy]

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@*mrgrizz* wrote:

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@donnashuggy wrote:

and it should be the workers choice

It is a shame they cannot see into the future

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what do unions have to fight for these days?

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It is usually wages and safety that I read about. I go on strike when eBay does maintenance.

[boris1gary]

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@donnashuggy wrote:

Must be a very passionate man eh?

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I have met Joe and he is a very passionate man and not a bully or a thug. It's pathetic that he was even fined, it's perfectly fine for employers to ignore safety on job sites and even when a construction worker dies on the job employers walk away free to do as they like, that is the ultimate bullying on the job.

[poddster]

Was the "Accord" like a bribe so that the union wouldn't call a strike?

You know like "protection'' of old