The Diversity Blog - SaaS, Cloud & Business Strategy » unions http://www.diversity.net.nz Commentary and Analysis for User-Centered Technology Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:40:35 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 This is why unions are irrelevant http://www.diversity.net.nz/this-is-why-unions-are-irrelevant/2008/08/26/ http://www.diversity.net.nz/this-is-why-unions-are-irrelevant/2008/08/26/#comments Mon, 25 Aug 2008 18:47:20 +0000 Ben Kepes http://diversity.net.nz/this-is-why-unions-are-irrelevant/2008/08/26/ A slightly off-topic post but I’m steaming. Union employee Shawn Tan is currently undergoing disciplinary proceedings with his employer due to the fact that he has decided to stand as a candidate in the upcoming general elections in New Zealand.

Bear in mind that unions in New Zealand have a long history of involvement with the Labour party – so what’s the problem here? Only that Mr Tan decided to stand for the right-leaning Act party.

I’ve long thought that unions were one of the last bastions of the old days of rabble-rousing and professional protestors this sort of carry on does nothing to reduce that perception.

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