In article , "Dave Plowman (News)"
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In article ,
pamela wrote:
Quite. And having effectively curtailed unions by abolishing the
industries they were once strong in, we have ended up with a
country that needs to import so much manufactured goods. And has
the real value of take home pay falling. Just what a good Tory
wanted.

British trade unions took their role of representing the labour
force too far and tried to be agents of social change. Instead of
teaming up with Trotskyists devoted to class struggle, British
unions should have taken a leaf out of the Germans' book and worked
co-operatively with owners and managers to improve industrial
efficiency for mutual benefit.

Tee-Hee. German industry actively seeked the cooperation of their unions.
All most UK ones wanted was a good fight that they won.

Which is what has been said - all the unions wanted was a fight.
Rather like Bexiteers. Being 'in charge' is more important than success.


Too many British union leaders favoured militancy and actually
relished a rowdy confrontation. They were only too pleased to take
on the government.

Which it often was with various pay policies. Which only could be enforced
with large companies.


--
bert