On 21/07/15 11:22, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
bert wrote:
The more I read on here, the more I realise very few have much in the
way of actual experience in how unions work.

You certainly don't know how they worked in the motor industry.

Certainly know that BL cut many corners with their car design and assembly.
So not unreasonable to say they did exactly the same with industrial
relations.

My favourite story is from Fords of Dagenham.

There was an issue with a production line for a new model: it would
require half the factory to remain idle whilst it was fixed.

A brown envelope was slipped to a Union rep, and hey presto, the
workforce walked out over some 'demarcation' issue, Ford didn't pay em,
and the line was fixed whilst they were on strike.

Nowt so stupid as a union man, nowt as venal as a union official.



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