Unions - acting against best interests of staff

It was like a vertical village.

Bike storage, changing rooms, showers… little newsagents in the corner of the canteen.

Ballroom was out of action most of my time there though.

The union and the management worked together to provide a fantastic service which was run for the mutual benefit of their customers, the business and the employees.

When being a member (don’t call them customers 😉) meant something.

Amen.

Fun, wasn't it?

To be young, with the best of Manchester nightlife at our fingertips and a few quid in our pockets, heaven.
Loads of my mates worked there, including Ed Hornby of this parish, a lovely geezer.

To me the biggest union benefit has been the insurance element. Mrs Ampthill took action against her employer. In end justice wasn’t quite done. But they spent thousands trying.

I'm saddened by the union bashing in this thread:
Remember that membership is not just for Me Me Me, it's mostly about protecting others that the employer would otherwise screw over.
Without unions, where would your sick pay, paid holidays and safe working conditions be? Employers only do this when their hands are forced.
Just because there seems to be a temporary set back doesn't mean that the system isn't working. You may not have all the information, the union negotiators may have lost out for some reason, or maybe were just mistaken in their aims.
Finally, all this "screw the union, I'll make my own way" would have made a certain spam-hoarder from Grantham very happy indeed ☹️
APF