There are many cases where these unscrupulous employers (who we say are a minority, certainly in the Masonic industry) have gone “underground” and have done work outside the sight of the union to which they are linked. Once taken, the company then argues that the union has abandoned its rights. This is quite different from that of a trade union which does not impose its rights on an undersigned contractor. We are not contradicted by the fact that if, as workers` representatives, we simply refused to fulfil our obligations, we did not enforce our legal contract and were generally negligent; It`s because of us, not the employer. But at the same time, a contractor should not be rewarded for cranial duoggery, deception or misappropriation of responsibility.. . . .
