Single Status v Second World War
One of our readers from Edinburgh has been in touch to say that the trade unions are trying to blame Action 4 Equality Scotland - for the city council's decision to impose new contracts of employment.
Now we are happy to accept responsiblity for our own actions - such as breathing new life into the whole issue of equal pay - after many years of dither and indecision by both the council employers and the trade unions.
But the people who have taken 10 years - and still failed to reach agreement on Single Status - are Edinburgh City Council and their local trade unions - the largest and most influential of which is Unison.
So, it's no good blaming others for your own failures - especially if your arguments don't make any sense.
What ordinary union members will be more interested in finding out is: "How can Single Status in Edinburgh take longer to resolve than the Second World War (1939 - 1945)?
Now we are happy to accept responsiblity for our own actions - such as breathing new life into the whole issue of equal pay - after many years of dither and indecision by both the council employers and the trade unions.
But the people who have taken 10 years - and still failed to reach agreement on Single Status - are Edinburgh City Council and their local trade unions - the largest and most influential of which is Unison.
So, it's no good blaming others for your own failures - especially if your arguments don't make any sense.
What ordinary union members will be more interested in finding out is: "How can Single Status in Edinburgh take longer to resolve than the Second World War (1939 - 1945)?
