Public Money funding the Unions.

[Kayless]

Does anyone else object to the treacherous unions getting public money? How can this happen? it must be stopped.
http://www.express.co...-fund-union-officials
If anyone is sad enough to want to be in these communist organisations they can pay the dues themselves.

[rojash]

I tried to read the article, but apparently the Express now has a filter that prevents anyone with an IQ over 85 from accessing it.

[Canary42]

... but pouring billions of public money into shareholders' pockets is OK ?

e,g, TOCs

[Sgt.Rock]

Nice one rojash, yet more anti union rhetoric from Kayless. Do you have a feeling he doesn't belong to Trade Union.

[brionon]

Don't like Unions ? Go and live in Bangladesh and work for pennies.

[Kayless]

I don't work for pennies and I've never been in a Union.

[tonywiltshire]

Trade unions have helped a large number of people obtain fair treatment but unfortunately they let their political persuasion rule some of their actions and not the well being of their members.

[Sgt.Rock]

Never been in a Union - I would never have guessed.

[Kayless]

why would I be in a union? Am I so bad at my job I need a gang to support me?

[TheShakeperian]

Kayless, you seem to think that Unions only exist to organise strikes.
Nearly all of the advances in workers rights and safe working only exist because of Trade Unions.

[Kayless]

Unions had a use 100 years ago when Employers were out of hand, From the 20's onwards they have been a negative force. Any movement that would go on strike when we are staring down the barrel of Nazi tyranny is surely not on our side. Up to the 70s the unions systematically destroyed this country and nearly brought us to the stage of becomming a Soviet puppet nation. Is it any wonder the people that pay for the country have little time for unions and their flawed ideology. Sgt. rock will be along in minute to find the spelling and grammer errors in the above.

[SlackAlice]

Unions do still provide a useful service to employees. There would be many unscrupulous employers that would rejoice if unions were absent.

You may well be happy and competent with your employment, but if your employer could figure out a way of making more profit out of you by changing your terms of employment to your detriment, then they would.

I am not a Trade unionist and I do agree that sometimes Trade unions overstep the mark at times, but it's not all bad.

[Postdog]

Kayless what a load twaddle you talk. Unions DO have a place, and if you had ever been in one you would no that striking is often the last resort. Sometimes the other side goes too far in trying to belittle the worker, and they need reigning in.

[Kayless]

When I Interview employers I check out those things, if they start being idiots I leave and get a job I like.

[Kayless]

Major gramatical error there postdog, sgt.rock will not be pleased!