I used to be a member of the IGBCE - but I left a while ago... no longer think much of trade unions😅
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@stefan_21 I can understand that. I think they should concentrate on their core business and not demand socialist excesses in politics - even though I am also a member. But sometimes even the Jusos don't dare to say what the leaders of the DGB, IG Metall, IG BCE, etc. sometimes let out.
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•@TimmaeH04 Absolutely, that hits the nail on the head👍
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@stefan_21 @TimmaeH04 I can understand both of you. It was already misleading "back then" that trade union officials did not come from a working-class background, but rather predominantly had no training at all or "only" completed a humanities degree and were then supposed to represent the interests of employees.
They have simply drifted too far away from their core competence and are no longer concerned with employee interests, but with political mobilization.
Admittedly, unfortunately no political party represents the core interests of the workforce, which is also illustrated by the decline in membership.
Nevertheless, wages are above average and working conditions are excellent.
They have simply drifted too far away from their core competence and are no longer concerned with employee interests, but with political mobilization.
Admittedly, unfortunately no political party represents the core interests of the workforce, which is also illustrated by the decline in membership.
Nevertheless, wages are above average and working conditions are excellent.
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@Hannes_SK That's the good thing again: the agreements are not negotiated by the functionaries, but by the colleagues who also work in the industry, perhaps not necessarily as negotiators, but in the small direct teams that negotiate the individual issues in detail. The whole process starts with surveys of the workforce and it's not a functionary who says what would be politically great for an agreement or something like that.
Politically, they're a long way from me, but there's something good about trade unions.
The SPD used to be the party of the working class, but if you're paid according to collective agreements in industry, the SPD sees you as a goose to be fleeced. You can only vote for the SPD if you're unemployed, on the minimum wage or a pensioner.
Politically, they're a long way from me, but there's something good about trade unions.
The SPD used to be the party of the working class, but if you're paid according to collective agreements in industry, the SPD sees you as a goose to be fleeced. You can only vote for the SPD if you're unemployed, on the minimum wage or a pensioner.
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