He's just reciting the normal tropes. The real problem that unions face is not protecting

employees against exploitation but obsolescence as advances in bio and information technology accelerate within a global context.

Posted By: The Gaffer on December 22nd 2022 at 18:21:58

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You might not like him but do you agree with most of what he says? (General Chat) - jimbo, Dec 22, 17:43:27
- Absolutely. (n/m) (General Chat) - Azteca, Dec 22, 19:40:57
- He’s pandering to popular opinion. Unions can help with employee protection but while they (General Chat) - Legacy Fan, Dec 22, 19:33:16
  - Imagine how shit working conditions would be without unions (General Chat) - Azteca, Dec 22, 19:46:58
    - I agree re conditions. But I think they can do better regarding raise negotiations. (n/m) (General Chat) - Legacy Fan, Dec 23, 00:12:43
      - Also in the U.K. many negotiates rights end up being box ticks (n/m) (General Chat) - Legacy Fan, Dec 23, 00:13:02
- 100% (General Chat) - Cable Gap Pioneer, Dec 22, 18:23:13
  - True leadership (n/m) (General Chat) - ChampsChamps2023, Dec 22, 18:59:23
- He's just reciting the normal tropes. The real problem that unions face is not protecting (General Chat) - The Gaffer, Dec 22, 18:21:58
  - PARKLIFE! (n/m) (General Chat) - BigGrantHolt, Dec 22, 19:02:45
- Don’t agree with the strikes but don’t dislike him (General Chat) - JoeyDeacon, Dec 22, 17:58:02
  - The fact that we've received no more than 50% of our usual (General Chat) - Chicken, Dec 22, 19:26:37
    - Was chatting to our postie about this (General Chat) - CWC, Dec 22, 21:21:28
      - Interestingly other postal services in other countries (General Chat) - littletinyphil, Dec 22, 21:55:03
  - They already are axing workers aren't they? (n/m) (General Chat) - jamesward, Dec 22, 18:40:12
    - Yes mainly natural wastage I believe (retirements and leavers) (General Chat) - JoeyDeacon, Dec 22, 18:44:10
      - Wow your friends at Royal Mail must have left a long time ago (General Chat) - littletinyphil, Dec 22, 21:17:54
        
        The good news is you won’t have that job soon (n/m) (General Chat) - JoeyDeacon, Dec 22, 22:00:07
        
        probably not but i’ll enjoy fucking things up for a while (n/m) (General Chat) - littletinyphil, Dec 22, 22:01:24
        
        Ffs, you and your facts (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Dec 22, 21:31:57
        
        lol, here’s another fact Ceo of Royal Mail is Simon Thompson (General Chat) - littletinyphil, Dec 22, 21:38:11
      - The ones the want to axe are Network Rail maintainable staff, (General Chat) - CB41, Dec 22, 18:58:38

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