It is a waste of money to join unions in sinakpore. The union doesn't listen to members. Instead it tells what the government demands of you. So, why are you paying union dues for that?
And your union dues are used to pay PAP politicians waiting to stand for the next elections. How many of these PAP politicians are the unions supporting with 6-figure salaries?
Agree!
Singapore unions are hopeless in helping workers. Those union delegates who try to help the workers too much will be promoted so that they shut up.
I can tell you that in Australia, the management take the unions more seriously. We really crack out brains to make sure employees here have a better deal. In Singapore, when we want to cut variable cost, we look at cutting labour or employing foreigners. Also, union members have 5 extra union training days leave to relax and get con by socialist leftist thinking - they have an audience because the rich are getting richer.
Of course we do not like the militant unions, but there are many moderate unions that make sure that employees have safe workplace where racial, sexual harassment are addressed. Employees have access to free shrink (psychologist) counselling and Occupational Health And Safety managers.
Bloody Australian workers, very hard to sack!