The Inevitable Clash of Management and Unions
Posted in Politics, Presentism on 13. Apr, 2009
On Strike by swanksalot. Used under Creative Commons.
What’s the best way to diffuse a situation between the management of a museum and a union representing your disgruntled workers?
Hint: Don’t go saying they give “the public sector a bad name”.
To summarise, union rules say workers don’t have to work Sunday but must get paid overtime if they do but worker now expecting to be paid even when not on the rota.
I think.
Also, the maritime museum, the museum of archaeology and the City Art Gallery in Southampton are on strike over…
…a demand by the council’s Tory bosses that eight staff at the three attractions work Sundays as part of their contractual hours, rather than as overtime. Under the proposals, they would also no longer receive pay enhancements on Saturdays.
Economic downturn museum trifecta: cut-backs, lay-offs and now strike action when the last of the museum workers are being screwed over. I predict a lot more to follow very soon.
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