Filed under: Why unions are a joke.
Via Herald Sun:
BEREAVEMENT leave on the death of pets is among outrageous union demands mining bosses say are putting jobs at risk.
Mining giant Rio Tinto says unions are using unreasonable claims to drag out negotiations on employment deals at its mines, costing the resources industry time and money.
Rio Tinto Australia managing director Phil Edmands said other ambit claims put to the company include complaints that seats in portable huts used for meal breaks at mines do not have cushions and calls for an extra 7½ days’ annual holidays.
HT: Moonbattery