I feel so bad for my friend. She is really being put through the ringer by her employees, who are unionizing. They feel it's the right thing to do to protect their jobs, but it might mean the end of the company. And then they will have no jobs. Common sense would tell them this, but they seem to be sadly lacking in that right now. And my friend is not allowed to tell them how close they are to losing the contract they are currently fulfilling. It's against union rules to talk to them.
Alot of things are against union rules, apparently. All the power is with them. Management is not allowed to speak with employees without a union representative, but yet the union can hold off site picnics for prospective members and their families, and bash the management. How did it get to be this way? There was a time when unions were necessary, to enforce work limitations and pay scale structures. But now? With every province having employment standards that regulate at least a minimum wage, as well as holidays and such, are unions really necessary?
God, I hope things work out for her.
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