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In the discussion thread: London bus workers vote for strike over £500 Olympic Games bonus [View all]

Sat Jun 9, 2012, 03:57 PM

7. The point of a union isnt for strikes its to try to get a fair deal for the workers

and if they are being asked to work extra hours without getting paid (which the article doest say) then of course they should fight for the money.

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22 replies	Author	Time	Post
London bus workers vote for strike over £500 Olympic Games bonus [View all]	alp227	Jun 2012	OP
then what's the point of having a union if you can't strike?	CreekDog	Jun 2012	#1
The point of a union isnt for strikes its to try to get a fair deal for the workers	cstanleytech	Jun 2012	#7
Well,	Sherman A1	Jun 2012	#2
Strike by all means ..	Lenomsky	Jun 2012	#4
I believe	Sherman A1	Jun 2012	#8
I hope the bosses listen. The workers are just asking to be treated the same as others	Anarcho-Socialist	Jun 2012	#3
I supported a six-week transit strike in town that certainly inconvenienced me	Posteritatis	Jun 2012	#11
The extra work is less on the buses than the tube	muriel_volestrangler	Jun 2012	#12
I certainly don't begrudge the extra dosh	dipsydoodle	Jun 2012	#16
well, they are certainly using the timing of the games to their advantage...	Blue_Tires	Jun 2012	#5
Anybody else miss the days when the left supported labor?	LeftyMom	Jun 2012	#6
Yeah. That the question's even being raised is incredible. (nt)	Posteritatis	Jun 2012	#10
Inconvenience? That word is too light in some situations.	alp227	Jun 2012	#14
If a trade or industry is that important then they must be treated as such. It's not complex. (nt)	Posteritatis	Jun 2012	#18
I'm not going to argue with somebody who lumps together bus drivers and cops.	LeftyMom	Jun 2012	#19
But they usually are both in unions and help operate society.	alp227	Jun 2012	#21
Love how people support unions/etc until the moment they're potentially inconvenienced	Posteritatis	Jun 2012	#9
A man who can't withdraw his labour is a slave (nt)	MichaelMcGuire	Jun 2012	#13
+1	JNelson6563	Jun 2012	#15
Good point.	freshwest	Jun 2012	#20
+1 (nt)	harmonicon	Jun 2012	#22
Seems to me . . .	Brigid	Jun 2012	#17

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