Glad you are seeing this. Unions in Alberta are causing big problems *with other people's money*, but watch your back. Historically unions have been known to get rough and nasty.
I grew up in a mining town and know the history. I am very much in favour of unions, especially where employers were abusive and cruel.
Public service workers generally are not facing the sorts of abuses that require unions that do more than handle everyday grievances.
Public service did not allow unions until mid twentieth century because it was understood that public service was safe and secure employment.
Like the federal Liberals and their NDP lapdogs, public service unions in Alberta are far and away out of their lane.
These contemptable unions failed to protect their members threatened with dismissal for defending their personal rights, but rather they spend funds on projects that most members would never approve if asked.
Due to their unfair leverage over the public, should public service unions even be permitted to exist?
Unions were created to level the playing field where there was uneven bargaining poer between employers and individual workers, but is this the case in public service?
It seems that these unions have undue power over govenments, holding the public hostage, and the tail is wagging the dog.
Their very existance should be open to debate.
These unions need to have their wings clipped and their activities restricted to their legitimate purposes.
Legislation or the threat of legislation is needed STAT.
I whole heartedly agree with your comment and I spent my entire professional career in nursing, BCNU/UNA. I was never asked where I wanted my dues going and was never made aware of where they went. It needs to be opened up so that workers are able to choose whether they want to belong to a union or not. Legislation is required to prevent unions from supporting political parties as they are personal choices and not collective choices of members.
Unions are becoming mafias, they need to enact laws that no job is union mandatory. Not all members agree with what the nurses are doing, I worked in AHS till I retired and lots of crap goes on with that organization. Maybe AHS going private with it still being paid by government, with option for private surgeries needs to be done. This has gone too far .
Glad you are seeing this. Unions in Alberta are causing big problems *with other people's money*, but watch your back. Historically unions have been known to get rough and nasty.
I grew up in a mining town and know the history. I am very much in favour of unions, especially where employers were abusive and cruel.
Public service workers generally are not facing the sorts of abuses that require unions that do more than handle everyday grievances.
Public service did not allow unions until mid twentieth century because it was understood that public service was safe and secure employment.
Like the federal Liberals and their NDP lapdogs, public service unions in Alberta are far and away out of their lane.
These contemptable unions failed to protect their members threatened with dismissal for defending their personal rights, but rather they spend funds on projects that most members would never approve if asked.
Due to their unfair leverage over the public, should public service unions even be permitted to exist?
Unions were created to level the playing field where there was uneven bargaining poer between employers and individual workers, but is this the case in public service?
It seems that these unions have undue power over govenments, holding the public hostage, and the tail is wagging the dog.
Their very existance should be open to debate.
These unions need to have their wings clipped and their activities restricted to their legitimate purposes.
Legislation or the threat of legislation is needed STAT.
Yesterday would not be soon enough.
I whole heartedly agree with your comment and I spent my entire professional career in nursing, BCNU/UNA. I was never asked where I wanted my dues going and was never made aware of where they went. It needs to be opened up so that workers are able to choose whether they want to belong to a union or not. Legislation is required to prevent unions from supporting political parties as they are personal choices and not collective choices of members.
Unions are becoming mafias, they need to enact laws that no job is union mandatory. Not all members agree with what the nurses are doing, I worked in AHS till I retired and lots of crap goes on with that organization. Maybe AHS going private with it still being paid by government, with option for private surgeries needs to be done. This has gone too far .