Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
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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.


Strangely enough, I do know how they worked in the car industry. Very
badly is the best description. The union acted to extort as much money
as possible from the management and the management gave in to them to
keep production moving. The management were terrified of the
shareholders and would do anything to avoid a stoppage. BL finally saw
the light and faced down a strike, but the value of the company had been
destroyed by that time, so it went to the wall. AIUI, some of the
workers were re-employed but at lower wages, which have now improved.