Unions, Strikes and Courts
Last week unions flexed their muscles in both the UK and France.
In the UK, the rail unions wanted to go on strike and were stopped by the courts, but in France the port workers and seaman at Calais just walked out.
We have laws about ballots, unofficial strikes and conciliation, but I’m not sure about French law. So perhaps if they have laws against unofficial strikes, the French just ignore them.
I would have no idea, which set of rules are best. But lets put it this way, lots of strikes might well sway votes against parties connected to the unions. Or they could get other workers in solidarity with them and move the vote the other way.
But to me strikes are wrong, as if they need to be called, then they indicate a failure of proper communication and negotiation.
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