We had all this in the UK back in the 1970s. the big difference is that in a 'closed shop' , you need a Union card to work. The Union can expell you if you disagree with union policy, and you therefore lose the card and lose the job.
this was one reform that Thatcher brought in, allong with the provision of the secret ballot instead of the ' show of hands' for strike action.
The problem goes way beyond places like Wisconsin , or even remote places like the USA. here in the UK, and across Europe, public services are being savaged by Government cuts.
And from what I see, some people just don't gt it. I mean , they just want their trains to arrive on time and take them home. they don't see that staff cuts are going to be important, they just want trains , ok.
Now, last night on our station , we had a young woman sitting on a platform literally unable to stand up and board a train. We are having to send off the last trains and close the platforms *and* take care of this young woman as well. We had to pull ticket office staff and a supervisor in to get it sorted, and we just about managed.
You can only do so much on mimimal numbers. good job it wasn't a security alert. And this is the problem with Camerons Big Society . You need trained personell to do what we do, and laying off Tom from a public service job and putting him on the dole while you let Dick pocket the difference because Harry is volunteering to pick up litter in the park for nothing is not going to fix things.
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Date: 24/2/11 11:10 (UTC)the big difference is that in a 'closed shop' , you need a Union card to work.
The Union can expell you if you disagree with union policy, and you therefore lose the card and lose the job.
this was one reform that Thatcher brought in, allong with the provision of the secret ballot instead of the ' show of hands' for strike action.
The problem goes way beyond places like Wisconsin , or even remote places like the USA. here in the UK, and across Europe, public services are being savaged by Government cuts.
And from what I see, some people just don't gt it. I mean , they just want their trains to arrive on time and take them home. they don't see that staff cuts are going to be important, they just want trains , ok.
Now, last night on our station , we had a young woman sitting on a platform literally unable to stand up and board a train. We are having to send off the last trains and close the platforms *and* take care of this young woman as well. We had to pull ticket office staff and a supervisor in to get it sorted, and we just about managed.
You can only do so much on mimimal numbers. good job it wasn't a security alert. And this is the problem with Camerons Big Society . You need trained personell to do what we do, and laying off Tom from a public service job and putting him on the dole while you let Dick pocket the difference because Harry is volunteering to pick up litter in the park for nothing is not going to fix things.