Quote Originally Posted by cyrille View Post
It really is unmitigated horseshit.

Union to blame because the owners wanted to sack 800 without notice and, for some unfathomable reason, they didn't discuss the idea with the union.

Tax is so, so typical of the 'I'm Alright Jack' tory rump.
see troys post above.

it is not the 1930's any more when workers really needed the protection of rottweiller like unions because there were no laws to protect them.
times have changed and workers are now well protected from the excesses of rapacious employers. these sackings were unlawful, and compensation will be paid, but if the company accounts are to be believed then without the sackings or redundancies then another 2000 would lose their jobs because the company would fold. if a companys wage bill is too high then cuts need to be made. its economics 101. where the cuts are made is up to the company, but no owner is going to sack himself before his workers is he. thats life. as unfair as it has always been.

the rmt are no angels either and their intransigent marxist agenda is causing havoc in london. not all jobs can be protected, and the rmt are pricing their members out of the market. its an unfair world, there are no easy answers and those at the bottom will suffer, just as they always have.