poppins Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 Uions cant always protect the people, the air traffic controlers thought so in the 1960s, nearly 2,000 went on strike, President Reagan fired the lot , how brave was that ?, great union they had Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wednesday1 Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 OMG offspring of Jim Graham & co, get real, everything the worker has now is a result of unions, pay, holidays, sick pay, H & S @ work. Unions are necessary otherwise people would get ripped off good style by their bosses, oh & yes they still do even with unions, but then they go to tribunals & get the rightful compensation. You can't educate pork. 10/10 for your efforts though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonzo77 Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 I genuinely can't believe the attitude of some people. The word jealousy springs to mind. Unions are essential. I hope the London bus drivers get what they deserve and the right wing on here get egg in their face. Bunch of mardy, moaning sticks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECCOnoob Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 It's not really blackmail though is it? Your choice to go... Well said. ^^^^^^^^^^ Some people are stupidly overdramatic - its as if they have never been in the real world. Blackmail my foot. Its just bloody business. Its the same with hotels, bars, restaurants, venues, retail, taxis and travel every Christmas, New Year, Summer Holidays.....etc....etc... Supply and demand. When demand is high you charge more. When demand drops off you lower your prices and introduce special offers. Its a massive one off event with thousands of people about to decend on the capital, surrounding areas and the rest of the country. What do some people expect them to do.... offer them a discount Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balpin Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 Uions cant always protect the people, the air traffic controlers thought so in the 1960s, nearly 2,000 went on strike, President Reagan fired the lot , how brave was that ?, great union they had It wasnt brave at all. It was the antics of a building site forman. No wonder your country is such a mess. Violence and threats are your only approach to any problem, it looks like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Graham Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 OMG offspring of Jim Graham & co, get real, everything the worker has now is a result of unions, pay, holidays, sick pay, H & S @ work. Unions are necessary otherwise people would get ripped off good style by their bosses, oh & yes they still do even with unions, but then they go to tribunals & get the rightful compensation. Yeah, unions do nothing but good ................ Advocates of unions claim that the higher wages that unions bring come at the expense of profits. However, as Milton Friedman pointed out, profits aren't high enough. Moreover, profits are invested leading to an increase in capital: which raises the value of labour, increasing wages. If profits were totally removed, this source of wage increase would be removed. Instead of harming profits, unions increase the wages of about 10 to 15% of workers by about 10 to 15% by reducing the wages of the other 85 to 90% of workers by about 4%. As the price of labour increases, the demand for it will decrease. Unions targets of industry protectionism benefit unionised workers at the cost of those without union membership. The effect of union activities to influence pricing is potentially very harmful, making the market system ineffective. By raising the price of labour, above the market rate (public sector) deadweight loss is created. Additional non-monetary benefits exacerbate the problem. By causing wage increases above the market rate, unions increase the cost to businesses, causing them to raise their prices, leading to a general increase in the price level. There can be little doubt that union activities lead to continuous and progressive inflation. F. A. Hayek, the Constitution of Liberty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stan Tamudo Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 They should allow anyone with a bus and a PSV licence to operate the routes and carry passengers where they want to go. That's how a free market should work, and probably how it will work if Unison try and disrupt the games. Yes, I bet there are loads of folk with a PSV licence and a spare bus in their garage waiting to make this happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xenia Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 Yes, I bet there are loads of folk with a PSV licence and a spare bus in their garage waiting to make this happen. Why dont you offer to walk in front with a red flag? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harleyman Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 It wasnt brave at all. It was the antics of a building site forman. No wonder your country is such a mess. Violence and threats are your only approach to any problem, it looks like. The only mess around here are the old Bolshies on the forum who get all teary eyed and sentimental when strikes are threatened. "Happy days are here again" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hard2miss Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 Sod the Olympics. Its just a show boat for nations and we are not in the position to be doing show boating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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