Male Workers
Lots of angry union members have been in touch about the useless advice from their trade unions - in relation to male workers' claims.
We've dealt with this subject many times before - and one regular reader has been in touch to say that the unions are up to their old tricks again.
The unions originally told their male members to 'get lost' when it came to equal pay - with the sage advice that male workers - 'absolutely had no claim'.
Now the unions are rattled - at the success of Action 4 Equality Scotland and Stefan Cross - see post dated 10 August 2009
The upshot is that the unions are now throwing up a smokescreen - offering belatedly to take up claims on behalf of male members.
But this is a just another desperate tactic - to try and avoid the unions being sued for negligence - by their own members.
The point is that if the unions gave their members the wrong advice - then the unions should have the decency to put their hands up and apologise - for making a complete mess of things.
The unions should also offer to compensate any members who have lost out financially - after all why should low paid members pay for their trade unions' mistakes?
