[Hondaracer]

If you show up on time for work everyday, a union does nothing for you.

They are that irrelevant now.

Only like long shore is relevant any longer and it’s really only there to keep the criminal element in the ports. Every other one is trash.

I’m in a huge union now and our contract is expired, we aren’t even starting negotiations until the fall. So it will be a year or more until ratification of a new deal and there won’t be retroactive pay increases. So a 3 year contract is effectively 4. Awesome.

The vast majority of my colleagues don’t use their benefits, so they are basically getting paid less than the private sector equivalent and not utilizing the “perks” that come with this job.

After my experience with the steel workers union who represented Telus workers, legit I hope the people who were in charge of that shit all die. Fucking straight up clowns who did EXACTLY what was outlined above.

“We are strong! They can’t replace us! Push back!! We will strike!!”

“Telus is offering to not adjust your pension plan, we suggest you accept”

90% of the work force forcibly pushed out

Well done.