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Join A Union?

  • 04-09-2017 8:48am
    #1
    cork1972
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1 ✭


    For the past 7 years i have worked in a office complex (Caretaker) and have often thought about joining a union. The issue i have would be i am the only person employed by the people who own the building.

    It is a multi tenant building.

    No one ever knows wha't is around the corner, so my thinking would be if i joined a union and i had problems down the road then minimum i could get some advice.

    My questions would be.
    Would it be worthwhile joining a union when i am the only employee in the building employed by the company that own the building?
    Am i also right in thinking employers have no obligation to talk or deal with unions?

    Any advice would be appreciated


Comments

  • #2
    filbert the fox
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 809 ✭✭✭filbert the fox


    Don't bother. After 30 years' membership my union negotiated a halving of my mileage rate.


  • #3
    rpurfield
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,155 ✭✭✭rpurfield


    cork1972 wrote: »
    For the past 7 years i have worked in a office complex (Caretaker) and have often thought about joining a union. The issue i have would be i am the only person employed by the people who own the building.

    It is a multi tenant building.

    No one ever knows wha't is around the corner, so my thinking would be if i joined a union and i had problems down the road then minimum i could get some advice.

    My questions would be.
    Would it be worthwhile joining a union when i am the only employee in the building employed by the company that own the building?
    Am i also right in thinking employers have no obligation to talk or deal with unions?

    Any advice would be appreciated

    There's no harm in looking into it, they can take individual issues anyway, and are better versed at employment issues than a lot of solicitors because they use the system so much. Best to join before something happens. Going by your user name, SIPTU run a drop in centre in Connolly Hall in Cork no harm to drop in and assess your options.


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