Amen to that.
I was in another safety-critical industry prior to this, where the new entrants were placed on different contacts to old-hands, for longer hours / weekend working with shifts for no overtime / much poorer pensions / massively reduced training duration for the same qualification / 0.75 salary comparatively / productivity bonus being reintroduced, when the union had previously fought successfully to have that scheme scrapped and salary being enhanced slightly to appease both management and the union.
All of that bred contempt between the 2 factions. Over some time, the experienced hands were replaced by the newer entrants due to natural wastage and / or disillusionment, mainly due to safety standards being compromised in the name of “productivity”.
It’s now labelled as a modernisation of contracts and working practices.
Cheaper, yes. Safer, no.
The union in question didn’t put up much resistance.
The same kind of compromises to safety standards would definitely be on the cards if some union-bashers on here got their way, in my opinion.