tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post5621058593190386774..comments2024-03-29T11:13:00.338+00:00Comments on Ambush Predator: Union Members: Dumber Than Tree StumpsJuliaMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-12755310305236391082015-06-15T07:56:31.642+01:002015-06-15T07:56:31.642+01:00"There's still a few unionised private wo...<i>"There's still a few unionised private workplaces, but they're generally older companies with lots of specialist roles like Rolls-Royce. Places where you can't easily get another job, and where employers can't easily get more people."</i><br /><br />Unions, however, thrive in the public sector. Like dinosaurs escaping the asteroid strike...<br /><br /><i>"Because that same strategy worked so well back in 1979..."</i><br /><br />Indeed. It didn't get quite that bad this time. But it could have done.<br /><br /><i>"Of course, union members will have to pay subs to achieve these lower wages."</i><br /><br />/facepalmJuliaMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-58069007331104299192015-06-14T17:26:20.047+01:002015-06-14T17:26:20.047+01:00Unions are working hard for their members in Los A...Unions are working hard for their members in Los Angeles too<br /><br /><i>Although the union-funded Raise the Wage campaigned so vociferously in favor of a $15.25 minimum wage, unions are seeking exemptions from the higher wages for their members. The exemption, or escape clause, would allow them greater strength in organizing workplaces. Unions can tell fast food chains, hotels, and hospitals that if they agree to union representation, their wage bill will be substantially lower. That will persuade employers to allow the unions to move in.</i> <br /><br />http://www.economics21.org/commentary/unions-exempt-themselves-minimum-wage-hikes-05-28-2015<br /><br />Of course, union members will have to pay subs to achieve these lower wages.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-23638382899251299662015-06-13T07:31:22.588+01:002015-06-13T07:31:22.588+01:00Strike while the peelings rot. Because that same ...Strike while the peelings rot. Because that same strategy worked so well back in 1979...Lynne at Counting Catsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-45218177327440429242015-06-12T15:58:22.701+01:002015-06-12T15:58:22.701+01:00Unions only really worked in the industrial era wh...Unions only really worked in the industrial era when employers had little choice of workers and employees had little choice of jobs (because of the cost of transportation).<br /><br />Once you got to the late 70s and cars as good as the Ford Escort, the rules changed. Employers can find some freelancers to fill in if people went on strike and strikers could not win. On the flip side, employees could go and work somewhere across town if they didn't like it where they were.<br /><br />There's still a few unionised private workplaces, but they're generally older companies with lots of specialist roles like Rolls-Royce. Places where you can't easily get another job, and where employers can't easily get more people.Tim Almondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13369256383976094670noreply@blogger.com