Fair payment to be scrapped if National get in

[Zurdo]

I only joined the Union when working for larger companies, only a couple of times, otherwise I worked for smaller firms and was in daily contact with the owner, problems sorted on the floor. And I took advantage of all the Union gained for me without joining....my mother used to have words to me about that. I could earn extra by doing overtime, and the rates for that were set by the Union, or I could do shift work, again, rates gained by the Union. I did go on strike a couple of times...we went to the pub for the afternoon. Now if you refuse to sign to the conditions of the employment contract, they shout ''NEXT !'' Until someone signs.

Funny how now the only Unions with any power and who do strike action are public service...nurses, teachers, firemen. Good on them, but the rest of us can't anymore. I don't want to go back to the days of the Unions, but the Employment Contact Act is controlled by the employer, not the employee...unless it's a job with severe skill shortages.