Now There's a Thing!
Edinburgh city council’s ongoing dispute with its refuse workers over equal pay proves one thing.
The trade unions don’t hesitate to take tough action to defend the interests of their bonus earning male members.
Nothing wrong with that – that’s what unions are for – albeit they’re not supposed to operate on a selective basis - 'all for one and one for all', etc etc.
If the trade unions believe they need to take industrial action, organise a full-blown strike or run a big high-profile public campaign to defend their members’ interests – well that’s what people expect.
After all - dogs bark, birds fly, and fish swim in the sea.
But – over the past 10 years – guess how many strikes or high profile public campaigns there have been - to defend the rights of women council workers to equal pay?
None – zero – zilch.
Says it all, really.
The trade unions don’t hesitate to take tough action to defend the interests of their bonus earning male members.
Nothing wrong with that – that’s what unions are for – albeit they’re not supposed to operate on a selective basis - 'all for one and one for all', etc etc.
If the trade unions believe they need to take industrial action, organise a full-blown strike or run a big high-profile public campaign to defend their members’ interests – well that’s what people expect.
After all - dogs bark, birds fly, and fish swim in the sea.
But – over the past 10 years – guess how many strikes or high profile public campaigns there have been - to defend the rights of women council workers to equal pay?
None – zero – zilch.
Says it all, really.
