New Canadian Shipbuilding Strategy

[Czech_pivo]

You can also look to the RFA to see the pitfalls of letting your key logistical capabilities fall to a unionized civilian workforce.....

Now that sounds worrisome.

 

[Halifax Tar]

You can also look to the RFA to see the pitfalls of letting your key logistical capabilities fall to a unionized civilian workforce.....

Now that sounds worrisome.

I think you underestimate how permeated our (the CAFs) logistical capabilities have been by a unionized workforce.

Having said that no one having an easy time getting people to sea right now. Be they Navies or Merchant.

 

[dapaterson]

I think you underestimate how permeated our (the CAFs) logistical capabilities have been by a unionized workforce.

That's not a nice thing to say about the RCLS

 

[Halifax Tar]

That's not a nice thing to say about the RCLS

It truly wasn't meant as a slight. Just stating the fact our logistics branch is very civilian heavy.

 

[Kirkhill]

You can also look to the RFA to see the pitfalls of letting your key logistical capabilities fall to a unionized civilian workforce.....

And some place between the RN and the RFA lies the RNVR.

Those RFA ships could also be manned by RNVR crews, as could Ships Taken Up From Trade.

 

[Colin Parkinson]

Mind you if the crews are civilian working for a company, then the pension obligations don't fall onto the government/CAF.