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Originally posted by VINMAN
One of the things that bugged me most when I was a Union Steward, was having to defend a guy that deep down in my heart I knew really deserved to be fired.
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In my world, this gets worked out. It's hard for me to accept the stories I read here because the labor representatives in my arena just sit down with management and figure it out. It's more up to management than labor. Maybe it's partly the facilitated discussion we have (I'm the consultant, remember?), but the parties always come to resolution. Sometimes very quickly. Workers sometimes file, shall we say, unsupported grievances. Heck, we're considering banning cell phones because of the pictures they can take. Think about that for a moment.
So yeah, I continue to think that unions give management at least someone they can strike a deal with. And if both parties bargain in good faith, that's the best way to get these matters (wages, benefits, working conditions) decided.