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Omaha Steve

(99,488 posts) Sun Aug 25, 2013, 06:09 PM Aug 2013

Just another cog in the machine

Uploaded on Jul 3, 2009

A union can make a big difference to people's perceptions of a job. For UK staff you can find out which unions may be relevant to your job at www.worksmart.org.uk/unionfinder

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Just another cog in the machine (Original Post) Omaha Steve Aug 2013 OP

most excellent, thanks. Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2013 #1

that was cool. limpyhobbler Aug 2013 #2

Once, a long time ago, I worked in a union shop fasttense Aug 2013 #3

Tuesday Afternoon

(56,912 posts)

1. most excellent, thanks.

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Sun Aug 25, 2013, 06:21 PM

Aug 2013

limpyhobbler

(8,244 posts)

2. that was cool.

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Mon Aug 26, 2013, 01:08 AM

Aug 2013

fasttense

(17,301 posts)

3. Once, a long time ago, I worked in a union shop

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Mon Aug 26, 2013, 09:15 AM

Aug 2013

And I still hated the job.

Unions are the only thing that will prevent governments and industrial capitalist from colluding to cheat workers. But Unions wont make a crappy job any better.

If you want a job to be better, you have to have control over the work. You have to feel like your input is necessary. You have to be able to control to some extent the environment of your job. You have to have democracy in the workplace and to do that, you have to rid yourself of the shackles of capitalism. A union can not do that but it is a small start.

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