Staff Join UNITE union.

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I think this should be considered - Unite and the PFA taking joint action on a match day, which should be the derby (no travel issues for most fans). I believe that strikes have to follow certain procedure to be deemed “official/legal” and in doing so that means that employees are protected from discriminatory action and their jobs are protected. These procedures include having to ballot members, a

minimum percentage of members voting, and a notice period to the employer that a ballot is being held.  I think there’s sufficient time for this to happen before the  derby on 23rd November.  At places I’ve worked the staff lose a day’s wages. I’m sure some Owlstalkers have more detailed understanding than me so could confirm.

A strike would reverberate around the world, not just locally.

Further details on strike action here: https://www.acas.org.uk/strikes-and-industrial-action

53 minutes ago, adelphi1867 said:

There lies a lesson for all.

Strength through unity.

 

50 minutes ago, rustyowl said:

Good on em 

Mr chairman won't like that 

Be interesting if after attempts to reconcile any outstanding issues if a strike ballot was called  over any non payment of wages....that would surely cause fixtures to be postponed. 

24 minutes ago, onslow said:

Nobody should have to join a union to ensure they have legal rights to recourse against their employer for not being paid their contractual wage owed.

Maybe...but it begs the question of why they're doing it now if what you say holds true. 

11 minutes ago, Costello 77 said:

Maybe...but it begs the question of why they're doing it now if what you say holds true. 

Nice one!

44 minutes ago, onslow said:

Nobody should have to join a union to ensure they have legal rights to recourse against their employer for not being paid their contractual wage owed.

Yet here we are.

The best thing here. Is that the staff only need to strike on match days to have maximum effect.

1 hour ago, torryowl said:

Didn't realise we had around 100 non footballing  staff ......good luck to em and hope they get what there owed.

Those elephants take some looking after.

1 hour ago, Bulldog said:

Contractual wage, Holidays , Sick pay, Health & Safety - all negotiated by Unions.

And backed up ECHR which certain organisations want us to withdraw from.

Is a free capitalist country of course there shouldn’t be any unions. 
 

Do people seriously want the owners to earn less?

5 minutes ago, HarrowbyOwl said:

That in itself sends out quite a message. DC you should hang your head in shame. You are an absolute disgrace.

But Unions are bad, or what we’ve been told so. 

2 hours ago, Fablon Dunlop said:

Perhaps feeling a bit more like it'll make a difference, now that the football regulator is in place. 

 

Surely this can't go on for much longer. News is that Chansiri is ignoring calls and refusing any communication. It won't end well for him.

 

What we up to now? 6 embargoes? Staff unionising, regulator sniffing about, protests on and off the pitch.

 

Sell up. For fûcks sake. Do the right thing, pick up your phone and make a deal. 

 

I want to take my son to a game this season. Took him to watch us smash Plymouth last season and he absolutely loved it. He keeps wanting me to take him again and I absolutely will not until Chansiri has gone. 

I think the window for DC willingly to sell has probably gone, any interested buyer 3-4 months ago has been told he wants £100m and are likely to be less inclined to even meet £50m after the demise of the last few months, this is going to the regulator, HMRC winding up order or some other way. What a clown to think he is above paying wages/taxes etc etc, surely it's going to end badly for him now!!!