I’m intrigued how escalation leverage will work. Unite themselves call it the nuclear options, but some observations.
They target shareholders, the wider group is returning a solid profit. Sharon Graham turning up with a placard and some reps outside an office in Canada would cause bemusement.
They target customers and suppliers. It’s unlikely an already stretched industry supplier network will boycott GNE. It’s unlikely a PTE like Nexus will suddenly stop dealing with GNE, partly as there’s no real alternative in some cases.
From a people perspective I’m intrigued how it plays out. We moved on from a union model to a colleague forum model last year and I personally find a more local approach more beneficial…from both sides
RE: Go North East - 2023 Pay Deal and Industrial Action
Wistfully stuck in the 90s