What do SIPTU do?

ucseae1

Heard at work there were some people interested in joining a union. Management not too happy. We not badly paid, over 50k a year + 16% bonus + VHI for all the family + dental insurance for all the family, travel insurance, life insurance, a pretty good pension. Pretty flexible working conditions.

What would SIPTU get us if we got them in?

ygolometsipe

ucseae1 wrote: »

What would SIPTU get us if we got them in?

If you look hungover on a Monday, then a free blowjob/massage.
Tuesday off and free beer on Wednesday, now you will have
to do 2 hours of work on Thursday but the company will hire three
more people to help you out and another free blowjob just in-case.

Atlantic Dawn

Depends, your company are under no obligation to negotiate or talk to any union.

Magico Gonzalez

One out all out.

CruelCoin

ucseae1 wrote: »

Heard at work there were some people interested in joining a union. Management not too happy. We not badly paid, over 50k a year + 16% bonus + VHI for all the family + dental insurance for all the family, travel insurance, life insurance, a pretty good pension. Pretty flexible working conditions.

What would SIPTU get us if we got them in?

Ryanair vs Siptu (High Court).
Ruling in a nutshell: You are perfectly within your rights to join a trade union, and Ryanair is completely within theirs to completely ****ing ignore it.

If your employers have any brains, nothing will change.

Bulbous Salutation

They keep beard grooming and pipe tobacco businesses going.

delahuntv

Probably nothing and you'll pay towards their outrageously high salaries for their own staff and management.

The Backwards Man

Here's an example of a union rep for you

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abs0_l6r8TA

kneemos

Some companies are happy to have a union,it means they only have to deal with one person rather than a continuous stream of workers looking for this that and the other.

ucseae1

delahuntv wrote: »

Probably nothing and you'll pay towards their outrageously high salaries for their own staff and management.

Yeah, its 250 a year I think order something like that. Management said we are some of the best paying companies, so I don't know what SIPTU would get us.

The Backwards Man

kneemos wrote: »

Some companies are happy to have a union,it means they only have to deal with one person rather than a continuous stream of workers looking for this that and the other.

Name one company that's happy to have unions and I'll buy you an ice pop!:pac:

gerard2210

Your p45.

Autosport

The Backwards Man wrote: »

Name one company that's happy to have unions and I'll buy you an ice pop!:pac:

The company I work for do I'd like a cornetto

kneemos

The Backwards Man wrote: »

Name one company that's happy to have unions and I'll buy you an ice pop!:pac:

Makes sense.You get a shop steward to take the aggro and you can agree or not with any demands.

Only badly run or greedy companies need fear unions.

Badly Drunk Boy

ucseae1 wrote: »

Yeah, its 250 a year I think order something like that. Management said we are some of the best paying companies, so I don't know what SIPTU would get us.

I'm a SIPTU member (€4.70 a week so €244.40 for the year) and I'd have to say that I wouldn't see the need for a union if you're being treated well by your employer, as it seems from what you're saying.

Apart from pay talks, one thing that they are useful for are disciplinary matters. It can be be re-assuring for an employee to have a union rep with them to record what is said and to make sure the employer isn't intimidating the employee or being unfair in any way.

Ally Dick

Unions nowadays are no good because they aren't allowed crack skulls. The Teamsters were great back in the day because they always threatened or carried out physical violence if you didn't follow their orders. Now there are too many scabs and blacklegs around who will undermine a strike