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They have. Over time, Unions have a played a pivotal role in that, and rightly so. They've now been shaped, and that legal protection isn't going anywhere. Employees with union membership aren't a thorn in the side of employers in the way they were when are laws were archaic. The point that started the discussion, essentially, was that Union membership on its own, would make an employer feel differently about an employee. That's nonsense in my experience.

“Can’t be arsed” weird response when you engaged. This will be a surprise to you but a significant portion of the population don’t like unions - see 2022 survey and things won’t have improved. In their modern day format they can be seen as self serving and protectionist but you have benefitted them so of course your view is positive. Your response is arrogant as you aren’t right about everything. My view isn’t based on perception but “I can’t be arsed” https://yougov.com/en-gb/articles/44616-trade-unions-seen-more-negatively-following-2022s-

Although they'll no doubt lose a few more players in the transfer window, they've kept they're two best assets in Nuno and Bowen. This is a club and squad of players that got 39 points in the Prem last season. Our two previous Prem campaigns we totalled 37! West Ham will run away with this league 100%

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Surely, by putting this guy's voice on helicopter mounted speakers, like apocalypse now, they could have bored their way to victory in Vietnam?

Praise be the booking system

At least until Liverpool or Utd have a couple of injuries and make a late August bid.

Unions have helped shape our employment law.

I have too much respect for you to ask if the 18 you had remembered were the first ones, and the rest were just lost in a senior fog. So, I shall never mention it. 🙂 Besides, who needs Churchill, when you get to live through Boris?

This assumes that a)both stay fit, and b)both repeat the form from Jan-May from last season. Towards the end of last season my hope was that we’d start this with Larin and Stewart plus another CF possibly to be eased in over the season. This would remain the hope if Stewart stays, and more important if he doesn’t (in which case he needs to be ready from the outset). In CF ideally I’d like to think we’re looking at one of similar stature to Stewart in height, a proper CF not a shortarse like Dobbin no matter how good he is elsewhere. Whether this is Azon, Lankshear (permanent or possibly on loan) or another remains to be seen.

Apologies if this had already been posted. Apparently Bowen is staying at WHU this season.

The only way I seem to be able to contain my excitement is by faking complete apathy. It's great that crooked FIFA emulates another bunch of crooks in the Olympics committee, by thinking a bronze medal approach is meaningful.

Whilst everyone else gets sold. Bowen was always likely to stay with them. I think the reality of his situation has probably hit home. He knows he is well out of the England picture, and unlike JWP has accepted it.

Yet they are keeping Bowen…. I suspect West Ham will have the biggest budget and wage bill

I don’t hate blue away kits, but what I can’t stand is this monotone use of the badge. It looks naff with the detail scrubbed out.

So are their debts, presumably? Relegation will hit them just as hard as any other club

There has never been a picture there for him.

West Ham aren't a typical Championship club. Their player sales this summer will be huge. So are their other income streams.

Is everyone as excited as I am for the third place play-off? I can't wait for the countdown to start like I'm prompting a slow toddler to blow out his candles, this is going to be epic. I've ordered a half-and-half scarf online, I've charged myself $150 to park outside, I've got my FIFA officially sanctioned bucket of Coca-Cola ready for the end of the first quarter and I'm going to make sure that I fuck off at halftime and wander back in whenever I fancy. Hopefully England medal today - but whatever happens, soccer will be the winner!

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I get that, but if you take unions out of the equation, we're not going back to that or in danger of doing a UAE. The law restricts how employers can treat their staff, not the unions. Where I see their negative influence is in the rabble rousing we've seen with the likes of the junior doctors.

So you want to know why I have my views but won’t explain your background. As a union member you have benefitted from their protection so of course you like them. Also I don’t want employment laws back in the Victorian times but I also don’t like the union protection of employees and parts of business that, for example, may be inefficient.

Heading out to the tip early on a Saturday morning to avoid the queues 😕