Have You Ever Down Tools And Went On Strike?

[SimonMac]

When ever you had real jobs in the past have you ever gone on strike, did you go agree with the strike, or did you come out in solidarity?

[NotAllThere]

....waiting....

[SimonMac]

I used to take the Local Government Schilling and always broke ranks when strikes were called for two reasons, if I was un happy with working conditions I could always go get a real job some where else and secondly the Union rep was a twunt (who I recently found out after leaving had been suspended for "Union Irregularities")

[scooterscot]

Never been a member of a union.

Unionism is used by the work-shy and incompetent, that's not good enough.

[Troll]

I once had to cross a picket line at the BBC - the threatening comment was " we won't forget you" does that count?

[MarillionFan]

When ever you had real jobs in the past have you ever gone on strike, did you go agree with the strike, or did you come out in solidarity?

(Poll with usual "witty" AndyW option to follow

Seriously.

[NotAllThere]

In my first job, everyone was a member of either of the two unions on site, though officially, it wasn't a closed shop. I joined the one that had one of my team colleagues as it's steward - it seemed the politic thing to do.

There was a vote for an overtime ban, which I voted against. Apparently, I was the only one to vote against, but my colleagues thought it was some guy in another depot, who "probably needs the money". So the overtime ban went ahead, and I abided by it, despite not agreeing with it, because that's part of what being in the union means, once the vote's been taken.

I never joined a union again. And wouldn't, either.

[SimonMac]

Seriously.

Real jobs, you know with rights, holiday pay and performance reviews where you can join a union to protect those rights, holiday pay and performance reviews!

[Mich the Tester]

There was an NUS strike when I was a student, so I went to the pub. Does that count?

[NotAllThere]

Real jobs, you know with rights, holiday pay and performance reviews where you can join a union to protect those rights, holiday pay and performance reviews!

At one site, the workers got a premium when they were on holiday, in order to cover the lack of opportunity for overtime. I want the union guy who got that negotiating for me!