Do you really think that we, the workers of the world
, should just abdicate the proletarian struggle? Should we simply rely on the benevolence and philanthropy of the shareholders and investors? Submit ourselves to the charity and largesse of the greedy mill owners?Ask the police how they feel about their no-strike clause - didn't do them much good when negotiating a pay rise, did it?
No, brothers, don't listen to the siren calls of common-sense and lack of capital, they are the oldest negotiating tricks in the book. There's always enough for director's bonuses, yachts and country houses. The only answer is to stand shoulder to shoulder on the picket line. Stand united against the tyranny of feudalism and slavery! It is workers who create the wealth and we are entitled to a fair share.
A union is a group of workers. Their elected representatives have the job of protecting their best interests. Many members in Alitalia will lose their jobs whatever happens so the reps are fighting for the best redundancy deal for them. The administrators will be looking to start a new efficient airline from the wreckage and will need to employ skilled workers from the old company. They will want to pay as little as possible. The union will be ensuring that their members are given a reasonable rate of pay for the job and not bullied into accepting slave wages, while the investors share out the profits at the workers expense. That's what unions are for. Not for abdicating at the first cry of insolvency!
Don't make it easy for the fat cats - they'd have you in the workhouse if they could
Solidarity, brothers! Stop this defeatist talk now!
Ian
