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dennis@home wrote:
What annoyed the government is that secret ballots didn't give the results
the likes of you passionately believed they would. The types who believed
all industrial action was caused by a few activists which the rest
following like sheep.

Rubbish, why do you think there are less strikes now?

Firms which have survived realise the importance of good industrial
relations. Those that didn't went under. Prime example being the now
largely foreign owned motor industry - with much the same unions and
workforce that was once at loggerheads with the likes of BL.

Vastly less union membership, due to the way many are employed these
days. Contract and freelance. Result being the vast numbers now on
poverty wages. Exactly the intention of those who don't like labour to be
organised.

If there is a real grievance than secret ballots just make the unions
job easier as they can actually show that there is support from members.

A union knows if it has support from its memebers. And nothing it does -
or any legislation - will make the slightest difference to union bashers.

FFS - all you need to do is read the piffle here about 'hands up ballots'
when secret and postal has been the law for 25 years...

Its a shame that some unions think that if they have a ballot and then
have a series of one day strikes spread out over the year(s) that they
don't need to re-ballot the members.

Dennis, why not just be honest for once and come clean that you'd like to
outlaw all industrial action? After all you obviously think you are
management of some sort who's word should be law and workers grateful for
any crumbs from your table.

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*I wished the buck stopped here, as I could use a few*

Dave Plowman London SW
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