(16 Nov 2023, 9:18 pm)Adrian wrote They'll naturally keep most of the cards close to their chest, I'd imagine, but I'd see it similar options to what you've suggested being played out. Targeting of shareholders, customers (not Joe Public) and suppliers, and pretty much anyone connected to the business.
Interested that you've moved to a colleague forum model. Is that alongside relations with your Trade Unions? I'm assuming you haven't gone through statutory derecognition! Without going too off-topic, I've been a member of both, although elected to a colleague forum (works council as a TU rep). Employers tend to like colleague forums better, but the rights an independent trade union has in comparison, usually makes them look rather toothless.
We haven’t yet no, the Union have been broadly supportive. In all honesty, membership was low and it became more individual interests being pushed forward and they were a nightmare to deal with. I think the Union were quite pleased to not have to get involved from a central perspective
A colleague forum approach would be a good approach for GNE, on top of the formal union piece. I genuinely find you get less agenda and more true engagement. Colleagues appear less reluctant to engage as it keeps politics out of it too