16th Sept - Malaysia Day

[USJ27Resident]

This is where staff unions play a role to safeguard employees interests ....

Staff UNIONS? Still got such things ah??

Toothless tigers in Bolehland la.... !! Most union leaders are tooo busy fighting each other for the top posts (due vested interest!)... and when they are not, busy currying favors from the management....WIN-WIN situation mah

Gone are the days when union leaders would stand up for the workers rights!!

Furthermore - thanks to Malaysia''s ''essential services" Act, union-members are basically barred from any industrial action per se, Try to organise or execute a strike (or even hint a strike) and you would see instant reactions... EVERYWHERE!

by the way - essential services in malaysia included the following... which pretty much sums up one thing - FORGET about even thinking of a STRIKE!

THE ESSENTIAL SERVICES

1. Banking services.

2. Electricity services.

3. Fire services.

4. Port, dock, harbour and airport services and
undertakings, including stevedoring, lighterage,
cargo handling and pilotage, and storing or bulking
of commodities.

5. Postal services.

6. Prison services.

7. Production, refining, storage, supply and
distribution of fuel and lubricants.

8. Public health services.

9. Radio communication services, including
broadcasting and television services.

10. Telegraph, telephone and telecommunication
services.

11. Transport services by land, water or air.

12. Water services.

13. Any service provided by any of the following
Departments of Government:

(i) Chemistry.

(ii) Civil Aviation.

(iii) Customs and Excise.

(iv) Immigration.

(v) Marine.

(vi) Meteorology.

(vii) Printing.

14. Services which are connected with, or related
to, or which assist towards, the maintenance and
functioning of the Armed Forces and the Royal
Malaysian Police Force.

15. Businesses and industries which are connected
with the defense and security of Malaysia.

16. Any section of any service, on the working of
which the safety of the employees therein or of the
establishment relating thereto depends.

17. Industries declared by the Minister of Human
Resources in the Gazette as industries essential to
the economy of Malaysia.

[bslee]

Staff UNIONS? Still got such things ah??

Hello kawan!.. I was presenting my view of a possibly ideal approach (essentially and primarily about workers rights), not what history with horror stories involving rogues on both sides and what could have happened or may likely happen in this land. When I was in one particular industry in the past, it was known that the union was in fact hostile and didn't give a damn about improving productivity nor the well being of the establishment that pays salaries. In fact they even persisted to determined sabotage in the industry even in the worst of times.

[LMei]

For those who had to work today, you are entitled to a paid holiday!

http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp...339&sec=nation