ezydriver:
I’ve called URTU once (in 7 years of membership) for advice about holiday pay reflecting average pay, as at the time I was being significantly short changed when taking holiday. I was told “Don’t take your company on, they will find a way to sack you. Instead, try and get more drivers from your depot to join URTU, and fight it together”.Make of that as you will.
What they say seems sensible. Are you going to call a one-man strike? A union must consist of members, who comprise an appreciable portion of the workforce, willing to strike.
The union bureaucracy can help you navigate the legalities of a strike, but they cannot make up for a lack of solidarity.