FOAK: IT Trade Union?

I have a friend who thinks he may be interested in joining a trade
union.

Which is the best one for a computer-monkey?

--
Wicked Uncle Nigel - "He's hopeless, but he's honest"

I have already made the greatest contribution to the fight against climate
change that I can make: I have decided not to breed. Now quit bugging me and
go and talk to the Catholics.

 

Unite, apparently.

 

Connect and Prospect are merging into something that might be quite
suitable? I've been in Connect for quite a long time.

I see Unite have an eagle eye on the main event!
www.unitetheunion.com/campaigns/the_miami_five.aspx

 

When I worked at RR in the early 80s I experienced their ineptitude
first hand, which was enough to convince me that I'd never willingliy
join a Union again.

The computer operations staff, all ASTMS in the closed shop that was
common back then, were in dispute over a pay rise agreement and were
threatening industrial action. Their immediate management were also
part of the ASTMS closed shop, so you'd have thought there might be
some common ground.

Far from it - when the company decided that they would lock-out all
the operators, their immediate superiors all stepped into the breach
to maintain the 24-hour service we maintained at theat time. After a
couple of months they all caved in and agreed to a lower pat
settlement.

Lower, that is, than the previous offer they'd rejected.

There was another dispute a few years later when I was part of said
computer ops staff, where the union rejected an offer, then after
protracted talks over three or four months finally accepted, once
again, a lwer offer than that first tabled.

Unions, I thought? **** 'em. Useless bunch of cunts.

 

Heh. Too right, brother.

 

and which for managers on computer monkeys?
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Probably the same...
http://www.unitetheunion.com/sectors.aspx

The only reason I know this is a lot of people at work have suddenly
joined up because of the scrapping of the final salary pensions. Same
kind of concerns and membership at Fujitsu and EDS, from what I can
gather.

 

Isn't it meant to be paid this month?

 

NSDAP.

 

"What's a pay deal, grandad?"

 

It's where the well paid good negotiators have to earn the same as the
poorly paid masses.

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Hog

Yes, my friend saw that. "That's nice", he thought. "They must have
solved all their members' problems".

Then he read the writings of Tony Woodley, and thought "**** that".

He has decided to hire a decent lawyer if push comes to shove.

--
Wicked Uncle Nigel - "He's hopeless, but he's honest"

I have already made the greatest contribution to the fight against climate
change that I can make: I have decided not to breed. Now quit bugging me and
go and talk to the Catholics.

 

FFS! It reads like it's come directly out of the mouth of Fidel
Castro.

Ramblings, more like it. The man must be deranged.

 

Someone recently suggested to me, that if push came to shove, to check
your house contents policy as the legal cover on that is likely to
cover employment issues.

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Ben

My friend thanks you for the idea.

--
Wicked Uncle Nigel - "He's hopeless, but he's honest"

I have already made the greatest contribution to the fight against climate
change that I can make: I have decided not to breed. Now quit bugging me and
go and talk to the Catholics.

 

It's quite nice to be index-linked, though not so good this year.