He runs a 19th century cotton mill. What of it?
Yeah, I bet you hate the wages, conditions, entitlement and holidays that you gained all by yourself, without union influence. Classic 'I'm fine, so fuck them' mentality.
Union bashing is just a variation on Government bashing (and gets us nowhere).
We all share the responsibility and the consequences. However its not unreasonable to expect the Government to govern.
I agree with Moorey on this (no surprises from my previous posts in this thread).
What do you do for a living skwiz05?
Apologies if I touched a raw Union nerve Moorey (or any other Unionist). I wasnt union bashing. And (Moorey) - I dont have a "Fuck them Im fine" mentality at all.
I was just offering up another avenue of explanation or thought as to why the car industry seems screwed. And i think union involvement (good or bad) has had an influence over the state that our wages and industry competition is at in Australia. Yes, government has influence as well, not denying that. But other industries are suffering too, that dont get $1M handouts....
For the record (John U), I am not a unionist, there is NO union in my chosen vocation......(by law), My pay and conditions are set by Govt legislation.
And further, I drive a 4wd that neither Holden or Ford could touch or dream to touch in the next 50 years Id think. (or any Oz car maker for that matter).
Im not a holden/ford hater, just prefer value for money and quality of what i own. (just like everyone).
I also agree with the sentiments others have expressed here. Its sad so many lose a job, but industries come and go.
The average for someone to stay in any job these days is 7-10 years. You have to move with the times, re-train, upskill etc etc.
Im sure that if the majority of the population fit this model, then those workers are going to be forced to join the bandwagon so to speak.
Plenty of people in this world lose jobs in this modern economy. We all get told to plan for it dont we? (Income insurance, super, etc.....)And then we all have to move on. If I was in a job that has already had a bale out.....Id be planning another future just in case.(retrain/reskill). i hope those workers at least get some help there...
On a side thought......what would the wages for those people out of a job be worth? As much as the Govt has given to the company in the previous and last bale out? How many years of wages would that have been if the govt just gave the money to the workers instead of to the company? One wonders......( done the math)....
Im just as sad at the prospect of what the Govt announced recently about 14000 public servants losing jobs as the Holden saga actually.....