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Originally Posted by Dion
Why doesn't the union itself show sympathy for the worker who can't strike?
Why doesn't it intervene during a strike vote when a brave member rises to say he can't afford to strike but is greeted with catcalls and screams of being a scab from fellow members?
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There are always workers who say those things, everyone can have their say, I've never seen a member be abused for their point of view, I'm not saying it can't or doesn't happen, but at the end of the day if it does then that member would have the right to file a complaint against their agents for not fairly representing them.
Keep in mind there are two sides to that coin, I've known members who could care less about the agreement, they are single middle aged workers who live with their parents and have tonnes of cash to burn who only want to strike so they can have a few weeks off work, they could also try to persuade people, but at the end of the day they are one vote, and with union membership comes an understanding that you take the good with the bad as far as bargaining goes.