Originally Posted by
Sopwith
It seems to me that unionized work forces in the G8 countries are finally coming to realize the hard way that you can only suck a company dry for so long before something bites you. For any endeavor or enterprise in life you get out of it in proportion to what you put into it.
One of the delicious ironies emerging from this economic downturn, or crisis if you prefer, is that the unions and their members might finally realize that if you want the goose to keep laying eggs, you have to feed it once in a while.
If only you took the time to do some research before opening your mouth, you would of realised that the unions at AC didn't hesitate to make massive concessions to help out the company last time around, in 2003....
The ones I can think of right now....
Extra 1/2 hour unpaid a day (that alone is 6% decrease in salary)
Temporary pay reductions
Creation of a new pay scale for employees hired after 2004 (which is
significantly lower)
Loss of 1 week paid vacation
Loss of evening/night premiums for phone agents
Reduction of sick/family days from 15 to 6 a year
Accepting a 6 yr long collective agreement to help out the company
Etc etc etc.
I probably am missing a few, feel free to add in.
So please, don't go around saying that Unions are milking the company away, Execs who are leaving with ten's of millions of dollars, in this tough economy, are the ones milking the company, certainly not the unions.
Cheers