mighty_tiger_79 wrote:And so they should.
Unions are needed in certain industries. But if you ever have issues with your employer, most of the time Unions will just pass the buck to Fair Work Australia. From what Unions used to do, to what they do now are completely opposite. And I'd much prefer Unions worry about entitlements etc instead of Climate change...
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I'd agree with that. I support unions that focus on the basic needs and welfare of the workers they represent rather than move dominantly into party politics and social values manipulation.
As a medical intern (in 1968) I supported SASMOA when it first formed opposing the rostering of young medicos on duty for up to 130 hours a week - not good for them or their patients!! In the end we won a ban on being rostered on more than 85 hours a week, and time and a quarter for anything over 50 hours. Not great but an improvement...
(It commenced in 1969 - it didn't help our lot much, but it did the next batch.)
When challenged at a hearing by a bureaucrat about the fact that beds were provided and we got to go to sleep while on duty, I said,
"Yes, and I had a great night last night - I got to go to bed six times between call outs!"