"Union Busters" and Cranberry Fools

Check out this post on "Stronger Unions" about Derby based Cranberry Foods (Poultry) hiring  USA "Union busters" the Burke Group and the intimidation of workers.

Why on earth are Cranberry Foods hiring union busters? 

It is an absolute human right to belong to a trade union and for that union to collectively bargain with the employer. 

Frankly, while I accept that I don't exactly know first hand what is going on in Cranberry - any organisation that refuses to recognise trade unions and/or to bargain with them - are in my view just the same as those who discriminate on any other basis such as race, gender or disability.

"Union buster" Tory minister of Health & Safety?

I came home tonight to find that the latest publication of Labour Research Department “Health and Safety Law 2010” had been delivered.

Every active trade union safety rep needs to have this guide to hand.

I note that it describes (p3) the appointment of Chris Grayling as Health & Safety minister as “not good news for trade unions or workers. The safety campaign group Hazards has reported that he was a former director at Burson-Marsteller” and says that this company is well known as one of the more prominent “union busting firms”.

No real surprise - typical Tory, but we will have to work with them somehow.

I suppose all of those who ranted that there is no difference between a Labour Government and the Tories are really proud of themselves now.