[Gllug] Trades unions

[Darren]

I'm a member of Connect and the benefits to anyone outside BT are just life 
insurance and legal guidance in disputes.

One way to look at union membership is as a safety-net should you be unlucky 
enough to experience discrimination/bullying/unfair treatment, anything like 
that.

While I've never had to use their services, they give some peace of mind.


Companies I've worked in welcome union membership as they benefit from sanity 
checking of their policies - that way they're assured they won't fall short 
of any employers legal requirements.

/Darren



On Tuesday 28 Oct 2003 11:45 am, Tethys wrote:
> John Hearns writes:
> >Do unions thee days cater for people who have work patterns
> >like 'us'.
>
> Do unions actually cater for anyone? It seems to me their sole purpose
> is organized blackmail. Are employers really so bad that people still
> need unions to do that for them? A friend who's a teacher says yes.
> From my experience in the IT world, I'd say no...
>
> Tet


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