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John Rumm wrote:
Strikes happened because of genuine grievances.

Agreed. However massive secondary action in unrelated businesses and
services requires the intervention of a union.

Secondary action was designed to shorten the dispute. In just the same way
as management would go through the motions of sacking striking staff.

And those usually caused
by poor management.

Frequently. Also caused by restrictive working practices, lack of
flexibility, and low productivity. Both sides can be at fault here.

'Restrictive' working practices must always have been with the approval of
management. Flexibility? Should a brain surgeon empty bed pans? Perhaps -
but I doubt you'll find they do. Or a managing director cleaning out
toilets when the cleaner is off sick? It tends to be a one sided argument.
Productivity depends upon reasonable goals. And giving the workers the
tools and environment to achieve it - not just some figure plucked from
the air by consultants.

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