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International Trade Union Confederation May Day Statement - 2016
”Today is a day to celebrate the achievements that through generations union men and women have won: peace, democracy, rights and decent work for millions of people. Read full article
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Disclaimer & comment rulesThe trouble comes when the unions get so powerful ( generally due to someone who thinks he is always right ) and try to dictate to industry. the unions then stifle investment as the companies struggle to make ends meet.
May 01st, 2016 - 09:21 am - Link - Report abuse 0@1 golfcronie
May 01st, 2016 - 10:40 am - Link - Report abuse 0Agreed. Unions are important to help maintain the rights of the workers BUT that is all they are for.
The unions in the UK destroyed our manufacturing base, steel industry and mining industry back in the 60's & 70's, and then they have the audacity to blame Maggie Thatcher for it!! Absolute insanity.
All she did was put the dying industries out of our (the taxpayers) misery. But these industries were destroyed by greedy union officials who forgot that they were there to serve their union members but instead decided that the union members (aka the workers) were there to serve the union's political ambitions.
Many of the UK's union leaders were actually accepting bribe money from the then Soviet Union, who's directive to them was to destroy Britain's industry, so that the country would collapse into chaos, thus wiping out one of it's perceived enemies.
And the unions did just that. What the Soviets didn't count on was Maggie Thatcher dragging the UK back from the precipice. What she did was economically brutal and hard on people in the short term, but in the long term it worked and it saved the country.
Many on the far left didn't (and still don't) understand the consequence of a country going bankrupt. It means no money for public sector workers, no money for education, policing, hospitals, infrastructure, local government or the armed forces. And that leads to chaos and civil disorder (even civil war), or even the military taking over (sound familiar?). Hence why the IMF strives to stop countries going bankrupt.
One thing I will note is I doubt there are many British 'workers' at any of these marches. I mean it's Sunday, that's the day off for most of them, and the others will be at work!
The greedy Unions destroyed Detroit and almost destroyed the US Car Industry. There's no need for Unions any longer.
May 01st, 2016 - 12:10 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Most work rules, unfortunately, are codified.
I think the world would be much better served without so many rules, no minimum wage and the “right to work” anywhere.
Robots will quickly take over most menial labor soon anyway.
There's a big change coming.
3 Fred(nice nickname)
May 02nd, 2016 - 02:44 am - Link - Report abuse 0I bet you enjoy working eight hours a day instead of fourteen.
I bet you don't know that we celebrate Labor day today for something that happens in your own country.
http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/571.html
All the Think personas are out in force this weekend.
May 02nd, 2016 - 10:53 am - Link - Report abuse 0If you do not get enougth money from the company you work for then move to another with better conditions and pay, at least that's what happens in a decent society, mind you , you have to work for it not like the Argies who generally are work shy.
May 02nd, 2016 - 03:56 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Commenting for this story is now closed.
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