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Originally Posted by Retlaw

The trade unions brought most of it on their own heads, especially with some of their stupid rules, 6 men stood idle waiting for an electrician to change a light bulb, how could factories run efficiently under that system, and make enough money to pay the wages of those idle because of silly union rules.

If we had operated such a system in the Fire Brigade, no fires would have been put out, no lives saved, the man who operates the hydrant key is off sick.

I was a union official in the Fire Brigade Union, there was alway crap coming from the head office, via the district representative with orders sell it to your members, my responce was you lot dreamt it up you sell it to the members.
As for pay rises whilst serving in the F.B., the Labour lot were the most difficult to deal with, always looking for ways to change our conditions of service, 3 half crowns or we change the shift system.

We always fared better when the tories were in power.
Let hope the unions don't go back to running the country again.

100% Spot on Retlaw.