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tweetiepooh · 14-12-2011, 15:51

Maybe that's part of the "game". There is sympathy at the moment for strikers so to highlight groups who really don't need to strike splits some of that sympathy, makes the unions look bad.

Also it makes the workers more expensive so makes automated systems look more attractive. It also makes it harder for the workers to leave as they wouldn't get paid so well elsewhere. (It's expensive to hire and train replacements).

14-12-2011, 15:51	#31
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