What have the Trade Unions done for us?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 21 ส.ค. 2024
- Ever wondered what the trade union movement in Britain has done for us? Equal pay, equal opportunities, maternity pay and flexible working hours.
To learn more about trade unions visit: www.tuc.org.uk
POV: this is your school work
As I have said at many gate meetings, "it doesnt matter what goverment is in power, Labour, Tory or a coalition they have never helped me, its my union that has got me through my working life and fought for better wages and terms and conditions"... Retired now but still a member........
Always get payslips and paid for overtime?
We need a fundamental solution to the exploitation of the workers,, not a patch-up job like having Unions.
@@reasonerenlightened2456 okay sure but getting rid of Unions when they're the best thing we've got is utterly retarded
@@reasonerenlightened2456 unions are the way to bring about that change
every trade union member i've ever met: lazy
The weekend, maximum hours a company can make you work, overtime pay, child labour laws. Paid sick leave. Maternity leave. Safety regulations, minimum wage. All shut that trade unions fought for.
Trade Unions only fight to improve the wealth of the Union Leaders. We need a fundamental solution to the exploitation of the workers, not a patch-up job like having Unions which, by the way, always deteriorate into a mafia.
Proud to be a union member.
You must be rich then.
I have to be honest, I thought this was another harrybo advert or skittles advert at the beginning, my mistake.
Have a buddy who’s position is that Unions are not needed because the government takes care of watching out for workers.
As if the government would or could do what Unions do, or allow the benefits won to not be rescinded due to business pressure.
Happy International Workers Day, everyone.
Trade Unions only fight to improve the wealth of the Union Leaders. We need a fundamental solution to the exploitation of the workers, not a patch-up job like having Unions which, by the way, always deteriorate into a mafia.
I am fed up paying a slice of my income to:
1) Church
2) Charities
3) Unions
4) Political parties
5) TH-cam channels
6) The GOVERNMENT
7) My Employer's memberships schemes.
8) Other membership Schemes.
9) Donation demands.
ETC.
Unions are just another shenanigan to take your money and solve nothing . ...THE SOLUTION IS SO OBVIOUS.
Your friends a fucking idiot
@@reasonerenlightened2456 1,2,4,5,8 and 9 are fully avoidable. and unions administrators are often paid low wages, or at about market wages. a head of a union isn't making 200k+ the bosses of many companies make 20x+ that. and then you have shareholders making 1000x more then that.
the 2017 stats, with the exception of the PFA my statements are true.
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/629448/Appendix_5_Cert_Off_Ann_Rep_2016-2017.pdf
this is just mindless blaming the union. most leaders are elected and have their wages determined by their members.
@@caijones156 Let me, in three short paragraphs, explain to you what the real big picture looks like and how screwed most of us are because the politicians and the Unions refuse to accept the real big picture.
1) Revision of Marx:
We are free to look at the society and aggregate all employees into one Employee and all owners into one Owner. Ownership is a claim, not effort. The Owner makes the claim, then the Employee enters to protect and grow what has been claimed as owned by the Owner. All efforts are done by the aggregated Employee, the aggregated Owner just owns, nothing else, no effort what-so-ever.
In short, The aggregated Employee invents and makes the products then sells the products to itself and then pays a fee called Profit to an 'Owner' for the permission to own the same products the aggregated Employee itself made and sold to itself.
Ownership is not effort, it is a political claim.
2) Demolition of Smith:
On top of all that THE FREE MARKET INEVITABLY LEADS TO EXTREME CONCENTRATION OF WEALTH BECAUSE IT ALWAYS BECOMES TRAGEDY OF THE COMMONS PROBLEM DUE TO THE RELENTNESS PURSUIT OF PROFIT IN A FREE ACCESS ENVIRONMENT.
(The free market ALWAYS concentrates Wealth, because it is a battlefield and also because competition is unsustainable).
3) The tragic, nevertheless, real big Picture:
Therefore, if the Owner does not make you poor then the free market will.
The solution is, Laws are required to ensure that most wealth and most power are in the hands of most people at all times. (The "deserving ones" should have 'much more' for some of the time, the "non-deserving ones" should have 'enough for a dignified existence' all of the time.)
However, if Wealth and power are too distributed then the society becomes vulnerable to external influence (enemies) . If Wealth and Power are too concentrated then the society becomes brittle i.e. vulnerable to internal conflicts (protests, rebellions, disobedience, etc)
It does not matter if some 'it' is private or public given that the laws ensure the citizens always have enough money, in perpetuity, to afford paying for 'the it' either trough the free market mechanism (when the "it" is privately owned) or through the taxation mechanism (when the "it" is publicly owned.
*...*
I will give you the thinking and the rules which the new laws must implement to get the ball rolling towards the real dictatorship of the proletariat.
1) In a general election, pay each voter a week's worth of minimum wage just for casting a vote. (Initially some people would vote just to collect the money but eventually they will start paying attention who they vote for).
2) Introduce, independent from the government a Universal Basic Unconditional Income which is calculated using statistical data about the most common taxes, fees and spending for goods and services the individuals have. (i.e. the more spending the individuals have on taxes and for goods then the higher the UBI becomes) . The government must not be involved in deciding the amount of UBI, only the statistics on the most common taxation and spending of the people defines the amount of UBI. The exact statistical ratio that defines a "dignified existence" and calculates the amount of UBI must be a referendum-like decision independent from a government.
3) Strict border control of Wealth leaving an economic area (a country, town, village, etc.) and people entering the economic area. (More wealth must enter an economic boundary than the wealth that leaves it, Less people must enter than the people that leave it) (it is like in business, more wealth must enter than the wealth that exits a business)
Once we implement steps 1, 2 and 3 then we must implement step 4.
@@reasonerenlightened2456 OK, I agree that the current capitalist system must fall.
I am a market Socialist,
but I still belive in
- the dexomodification of land,
- strict price control on any essential item available through market forces (food mainly)
- Nationalise any industry or peice of infrastructure vital to the upkeep of the state.
- Any and all private sector organisations should be Coop's with 100% ownership of the workers.
- nationalised systems should have democratic structures in place with limited non elected positions.
- a general UBI must be put in place
- government must be reformed so that private citizens may call for a vote of no confidence on any of their leaders and increase the democratic values of the system through most files being open to public inspection, both direct and fediralised form of governece to ensure that those from Town Councils to national assemblies are directly responsible for leaders.
I do not disagree that this is the end goal, but bashing what protections working people have today because its not robust enough is idiotic and shows a lack of political sense. Attack those whom oppress the proletariat, not those who defend them to a limited capacity.
Brilliant
I feel like this can get a refresh in the insane working conditions of 2023.
When the union's inspiration though the worker's blood does run,
there can be no power greater anywhere beneath the sun.
Yet what force on Earth is weaker than the feeble strength of one?
For the Union makes us strong!
Solidarity Forever.
Hai gais, dhis video is mor interessing. Complimens from Italy!!
Nicked the 'what have x ever done for us?' joke from Monty Python
Solidarity, Reg.
is anyone else here because of the Citizenship homework 😀?
me
Any chance of REAL representation for the posties instead of just talk? HELP, we are drowning, management are walking all over us !!!!!
Envy you guys, you have a functioning Trade Union protecting the interest of Workers. Unlike in Singapore, Employers can default on the 1.5 overtime payment as the Ministry of Manpower are in Cahoots with them. You are indirectly forced to work for 14 to 18 hours a day with a total disregard of the employment act labour law. Enforcement is slow and ineffective..
No UK employer of mine has ever defaulted on a 1.5 overtime rate because none of them have ever offered it.
@@deathwarmedup73
If the basic pay is being offered High, no employees would expect to be paid Overtime cause they’ll leave on the dot or when their tasking is done. If your basic pay is low and Yet, no overtime. I suggest it’s Better to Close down your Business instead of EXPLOTING employees like a sweatshop.
Unions are a joke in Europe, only a few priviledged people in certain sector have unions. 90% of workers dont. Also you probably dont find job here in europe...so...
@@freedomordeath89 then help unions expand and campaign against anti union laws.
@@caijones156 Unions dont solve the automation problem. unions are 1970s stuff my friend. i live in a fully unionized country and we get exploited more than in the USA. (assuming you are not unemployed)
Jeu d'acteur incroyable. Situation réelle vécue avec mon équipe. J'adore. lol
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This reminds me of the SNP (Scottish National Party) ad where they parodied the same sketch from Life of Brian. Here it is: th-cam.com/video/S3C6a-1UBRs/w-d-xo.html
And then the company closes and they lose their jobs. Or the union executives embezzle the money and expect them all to be grateful while hiding behind the legacy of his distant predecessors.
Yeah, unions can be good but you need to keep their officers in line. Otherwise, you get shafted like in the US. Of course doing so may get you branded a "union buster" or a "scab" because of polarization and cult-like mindsets.
Good video highlighting lots of stuff.and also highlighting that most offices have a Muppet like sticker boy in then kissing ar£e to get on.😏🙄🤣
British Union were subverted decades ago
They were. All they think of now is their own political agenda.
@@shibuya3185 that evil political agenda of workers having rights
@@bt3743 : Workers have rights. But they don't have the right to stop other workers from going to work.
Paid thugs to beat up workers who didn't want to go on strike, Intimidated workers who didn't want to join the unions and threatened workers who didn't want to given overtime hours?
Give me specific examples of these criminal individuals. This not the union activity I recognise?
When & where and what union was involved?
They are mostly thugs. That is why their memberships are declining.
suburbenyobbo That was back in the 70s, not today. Im a union rep & we negotiate, not threaten people. However many unions have members, who are Trotskyists, which is dangerous.
you do realize the coal mining unions don't represent all unions right??? XD
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They seem to forget about the part where you need to be a millionaire to start a business, thus decreasing job opportunities in general. In the broadest sense union help a specific benefitiary group, but make things worse for the general population.
Is there a shortage of millionaires and billionaires now?
@@rickrandom6734 There is a shortage of people wanting or being able to start a business. The millionaires part was metaphoric. What I meant is that you need a lot of money to start a business, and that is due to government and unions getting involved.
@@makisxatzimixas2372 If by business, you mean exclusively the kind that would be a franchise - maybe.
But a single, hole in the wall, mum and pop kind of shop, which will only ever be there because you’re running it, paying the rent for the building, and making enough to cover expenses and have a profit over that? That doesn’t take a lot of money “because of unions” - that takes a lot of money because things are expensive, mostly due to inflation and market values being in the tank, right now.
@@phastinemoon But if you need professional help for a day, or once every now and then, it is hard to hire someone quickly and for a limited amount of time. At least in my country, it's a whole bureaucratic mess to run a business, hire someone, fire someone, move places, get permits, etc. Unions adding regulation will not make things easier.
@@makisxatzimixas2372 You need a lot of money to start a business because such is the nature of Capitalism. It creates extreme Concentration of Wealth and immense amount of poor. The Unions do not resolve the fundamental issue with the exploitation of the Employees by the Owners.
I'll bet a million that until now you are completely clueless about the truth, The free trade always leads to extreme levels of Wealth concentration in the hands of a few while the rest could live in poverty and perish.
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I don't know, looks kind of commie to me...
Australia. Goodbye Holden Goodbye Nissan Goodbye Mitsubishi Etc Etc
The Unions killed motor manufacturing in Australia.
@@shibuya3185 That's a stupid take. You get the sticker for the stupidest take I've seen today.
every trade union member i've ever met: lazy