tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153845628469776909.post7400055764766418204..comments2024-03-24T09:13:28.758+00:00Comments on The Plashing Vole: Colleagues: FYIThe Plashing Volehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13021407602157515927noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153845628469776909.post-48478075631989657262011-03-30T11:30:06.959+01:002011-03-30T11:30:06.959+01:00Seems he's wasting money on his union subs the...Seems he's wasting money on his union subs then, which is rather foolish. But yes, I agree with you on his betrayal. If you can't count on fellow union members to stick together, then there's little point in them being members.<br /><br /> 'Union'; the clue's in the name, really.Conniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275520760565119121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153845628469776909.post-83320325422896789332011-03-30T09:37:23.788+01:002011-03-30T09:37:23.788+01:00Hi Blossom, I do see your point (and you're cl...Hi Blossom, I do see your point (and you're clearly nicer than I am). If we stick with the Lewis Jones analogy, we're in the first stage: I've let go of the cart. My colleague deliberately walked through a picket line, declaring that he was special. If he needs help in future, he'll have to ask for it and explain himself - he'll get it, but only once he's accepted that being in a union is about solidarity. He's a member of the union - that's the betrayal. Colleagues who didn't join and didn't strike are sorely mistaken, but they haven't betrayed us.The Plashing Volehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13021407602157515927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153845628469776909.post-5831185360602057472011-03-30T09:28:12.643+01:002011-03-30T09:28:12.643+01:00At the risk of being shot down in flames, I have a...At the risk of being shot down in flames, I have a bit of a problem with this one. I can understand your being pissed off with people who broke the picket line and I understand that by them doing this, it weakens the union's and the majority of employees' stance. However, by making the situation personal I feel this can also affect the majority's strength. Bear with me.<br /><br />The story you alluded to, to show the power of solidarity, could be looked at two ways. The miner who kept on working would learn nothing if the striking miners did not help him. There's no point learning a lesson, if you're not given a chance to behave differently afterwards (in the case of your miner, by being squished). If these miners rose above their personal feelings and saved the non-union man then he got to see first hand why he should be standing with them. He could only do this after they'd shown him some compassion. Could it be argued that Lewis Jones's story is about rising above personal resentment to gain greater support? <br /><br />There will be other strikes and more picket lines before long. People are more likely to bend to your way of thinking, and join you, if they don't feel cast out into the cold. Your personal feelings for them don't have to matter; all you're after, surely,<br />is the better deal for the majority with as much support as you can get.Conniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275520760565119121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153845628469776909.post-29403358530076383582011-03-29T17:39:36.125+01:002011-03-29T17:39:36.125+01:00Who is that?Who is that?The Plashing Volehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13021407602157515927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153845628469776909.post-38291551226771688582011-03-29T17:29:59.950+01:002011-03-29T17:29:59.950+01:00http://i.fanpix.net/images/orig/l/0/l09a3h6colqglo...http://i.fanpix.net/images/orig/l/0/l09a3h6colqglogh.jpgEwarwoowarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01188994060142858403noreply@blogger.com