tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post6287810797013752542..comments2024-03-04T17:54:32.559+00:00Comments on Iain Dale's Diary: Why Has Trade Union Solidarity Diminished?Iain Dalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03270146219458384372noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-83120924750288231812010-11-06T09:02:59.326+00:002010-11-06T09:02:59.326+00:00Let's not forget a key couple of facts that ha...Let's not forget a key couple of facts that has made the trade unions, and Labour, different and more focused individually as organisations today than they were in the 70's and 80's.<br /><br />Then we had high ranking and nationally important people from the trade unions and Labour whose sole job it was to cause disruption and foment discontent, people like Jack Jones who were bought and paid for spies of communist USSR while masquerading as champions of the working man.<br /><br />Makes you wonder about Bob Crow....<br /><br />There is no trade union solidarity now as it is now a business for the chosen few to gain and manipulate the dirty necked masses. Much like Labour.Houdinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02299827686189026014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-78945983840448956672010-11-05T12:08:14.260+00:002010-11-05T12:08:14.260+00:00I think it's wonderful that the BBC journalist...I think it's wonderful that the BBC journalists are on strike. My only complaint is that they will not be on strike long enough to give others a chance to break in with more impartial offerings! For a further take on this visit http://cork-richardrant.blogspot.comSposahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07912578337796528037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-74904017124518783652010-11-05T12:01:23.855+00:002010-11-05T12:01:23.855+00:00I do wish that we would not talk about "sacki...I do wish that we would not talk about "sackings" of the firemen. They were not being sacked, simply offered new contracts to sign. those who did not sign would cease to be employed entirely of their own volition.<br /><br />The talk of how intransigent is Brian Coleman is now the standard tactic for the unions in industrial disputes - they pick on a manager as their demon, the bogeyman. The air hostesses did it with Willy Walsh.<br /><br />Naturally they are able to whip up many more phone-ins to radio shows than the management or those who are going about their business. I have heard an endless litany of reasons why the changes will affect everything in their whole lives. A great many of those are purely specious.<br /><br />Nobody is even having their pay cut so not much hardship compared to the number of private sector employees who have had to accepot short-time and certainly not even anywhere near the problems of public servants in Greece and Ireland who have taken large wage cuts.Victor, NW Kenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14778890471547456396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-81358664257306748872010-11-05T11:36:28.472+00:002010-11-05T11:36:28.472+00:00Why has Trade Union solidarity diminished? Because...Why has Trade Union solidarity diminished? Because unions are a waste of time. <br /><br />The best protection a worker can have are employers chasing his skills. The best protection an employer can have are workers chasing his jobs. <br /><br />Anything else is an interference that does nothing to improve economies.happyukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02459558077829920642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-13318894705271328072010-11-05T11:20:03.391+00:002010-11-05T11:20:03.391+00:00Sres, if you go on the BBC Points of View messageb...Sres, if you go on the BBC Points of View messageboard dozens of people are saying the same; the BBC breakfast news was so much better this morning for being presented as sombre factual news rather than simpering autocuties trying to impose their personal slant on events.Charlotte Cordayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02699082712772273159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-58457267890144017782010-11-05T10:26:32.357+00:002010-11-05T10:26:32.357+00:00Surely BBC news being off air is great, well - new...Surely BBC news being off air is great, well - news - in itself. News without the BBC's input must be mush more balanced.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-39995650433467946722010-11-05T10:26:14.044+00:002010-11-05T10:26:14.044+00:00These BBC hacks should strike more, BBC Breakfast ...These BBC hacks should strike more, BBC Breakfast was far better this morning.Sreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17100629897576598835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-32773173023809843172010-11-05T10:25:29.585+00:002010-11-05T10:25:29.585+00:00It is indeed a shame the BBC News dept has closed ...It is indeed a shame the BBC News dept has closed down today. Not the least of which there has been little opportunity to discuss the disgraceful apology over the Geldof money affair. Apart from the fact that charity and government aid money going into Africa merely allows the ruling classes to deploy their various country’s wealth into Mercedes cars and Swiss banks, why should we seek to revive the careers of fading pop stars by supporting their vanity projects? <br /><br />I did however object to the vicious attack on the BBC made by Michael Grade yesterday morning. What a two faced skunk. It would well behove for past D’s G and Chairmen to support public service broadcasting, however institutionally left wing it very obviously is. The despicable way that Labour place men Dyke and Mr Sue Nye kowtowed to the government when challenged by Alistair Campbell was vile especially as Gilligan was 100% right.Glyn Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756226316614600769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-65909812917464520122010-11-05T10:18:02.038+00:002010-11-05T10:18:02.038+00:00"Why Has Trade Union Solidarity Diminished?&q..."Why Has Trade Union Solidarity Diminished?"<br /><br />Because to a sizeable degree the State elbowed unions out of negotiating terms of employment, holiday entitlements, maternity and paternity pay and all the rest. <br /><br />Once working conditions had been nationalised in this manner the effectiveness of union representation is automatically diminished. For the worse I reckon. People have had a great deal of personal responsibility removed from their own hands in looking out for their own interests and Unions provide a means to choose to socialise that interest whereas the State doing it socialises it by force.<br /><br />I find it hilarious on one level that the party the Unions continue to support did them a great deal of damage.Garethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11182144080955551878noreply@blogger.com