Council Workers Strike
As expected, the long running council workers strike has finally collapsed - following a series of trade union ballots - see post dated 3 October 2008.
Ordinary union members have ignored the 'advice' of their leaders to continue taking strike action - and voted to accept the employers final offer of a two-year pay deal.
As usual, the settlement does nothing whatsoever for the low paid - despite this being one of the stated aims of the trade unions' claim.
And, as usual, the trade unions are sticking their heads in the sand - instead of learning from yet another pay debacle.
Unison says the vote for more strike action was a close-run thing - but conveniently fails to publish the result of their membership ballot - so denying people the ability to see for themselves.
Unite says its members actually voted in favour of more strike action - they're clearly having a laugh, but yet again their ballot result remains a closely guarded secret.
GMB Scotland is still counting its result - but why bother, is the obvious question?
As we've been saying for months - the trade unions' priorities on pay are all wrong.
If the unions put the same energy into fighting for equal pay over the past 10 years - they would have achieved a great deal more for their low paid members - than all these pointless strikes.
Perhaps they'll learn - next time.
Ordinary union members have ignored the 'advice' of their leaders to continue taking strike action - and voted to accept the employers final offer of a two-year pay deal.
As usual, the settlement does nothing whatsoever for the low paid - despite this being one of the stated aims of the trade unions' claim.
And, as usual, the trade unions are sticking their heads in the sand - instead of learning from yet another pay debacle.
Unison says the vote for more strike action was a close-run thing - but conveniently fails to publish the result of their membership ballot - so denying people the ability to see for themselves.
Unite says its members actually voted in favour of more strike action - they're clearly having a laugh, but yet again their ballot result remains a closely guarded secret.
GMB Scotland is still counting its result - but why bother, is the obvious question?
As we've been saying for months - the trade unions' priorities on pay are all wrong.
If the unions put the same energy into fighting for equal pay over the past 10 years - they would have achieved a great deal more for their low paid members - than all these pointless strikes.
Perhaps they'll learn - next time.
