1st December 2008, 09:39 PM
No.
People who moan about a lack of union representation should pay their subs, not rely on others to pay for them. If BAJR set up as a quasi union, aside from a host of other issues how could it offer all the things a good union does? Would David have negotiated my pay-rises, extra holiday, unpaid leave and my part-time status, or when I needed legal advice over dismissal, or advice on long term disability from working, or....
BAJR does a lot, and it does it well, and I guess we don't hear of half of what goes on behind the scenes. BAJR works as a lobby, if there is a representative members group etc then fine, that would add weight to the negotiating power, but join such a group instead of a union -you'd have to be mad! Two completely separate things in my view, and best kept that way.
People who moan about a lack of union representation should pay their subs, not rely on others to pay for them. If BAJR set up as a quasi union, aside from a host of other issues how could it offer all the things a good union does? Would David have negotiated my pay-rises, extra holiday, unpaid leave and my part-time status, or when I needed legal advice over dismissal, or advice on long term disability from working, or....
BAJR does a lot, and it does it well, and I guess we don't hear of half of what goes on behind the scenes. BAJR works as a lobby, if there is a representative members group etc then fine, that would add weight to the negotiating power, but join such a group instead of a union -you'd have to be mad! Two completely separate things in my view, and best kept that way.