Bruce wrote:
On Wed, 5 Aug 2009 07:14:34 -0700 (PDT), MIG
wrote:
No; bankers just take bets on other people's work. RMT members do
actually do a job (even if you don't like the way they do it) and
create the wealth that the bankers take bets on.


What rubbish.

Banks provide finance for businesses that employ people. providing
them with jobs and prosperity. Without banks, the economy would grind
to a halt.

The economy has certainly slowed considerably over the last few months
as the banking problems took hold. Imagine how much worse it would
have been if the banks had been allowed to fail. We would have mass
unemployment.

As for trade unions such as RMT, they are parasites who extract more
money for less work by their members, and along with other trade
unions, maintain restrictive practices that act as a stranglehold on
British commerce.

OTOH, there are things like unions being able to provide better legal
support than an individual might otherwise be able to get in an
'emergency'. This seems to be particular reason for joining unions in
the rail industry, including amongst people who don't buy into the
politics. It makes it harder for a company to respond to an accident by
saying "we think Fred was at fault, no need to investigate further,
nothing to see here, move on now."

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Arthur Figgis Surrey, UK