[poleman]

i think we have been here before months ago AND THIS THREAD IS ABOUT THE FEDERATION!!!



ANDY

[matt]

it is somewhat in relation to the FED, as people have asked if the FED have links to brodex ?? ?? ??

[sam hughes]

poleman,

I dont think the cost is a problem, i think a decent fed would be worth £100.
I think the fed needs to listen to its criticism (which will always be there) rather than fight it to be brought up to a standard when we think it will be worth joining.

sam

[poleman]

The Fed is a long established and well respected organisation, whose integrity has enabled them to represent the interests of working window cleaners  
Certain people appear to think that they could do a better job, so my advice is simple, start your own window cleaners body/federation/union etc. and find out how much you are prepared to put in.

The fact that the Fed does not endorse any particular wfp systems is a sign of strength and demonstrates their impartiality, which can only be good for healthy competition.

andy

[choice.clean]

can anyone answer my question though

[Pat_Cox]

Im confused now : Is it worth joining or not

[Philip Hanson]

Im confused now  Is it worth joining or not

Only you can decide that my friend.  My personal opinion is that any fed is better than no fed.

Its £50ish a year, thats not going to break the bank.
Why not give it a go for 1 year, and if you dont like it, you dont have to renew.

have a look at this topic as well,

http://www.cleanitup.co.uk/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?board=Equipment;action=display;num=1081855025

and send for an information pack.  You'll get a couple of old fed magazine issues so you can get a flavour of what the fed is about.

-Philip

[Ian Gourlay]

In my opinion you should be pleased that the Fed has resources.

I would have thought they could earn more interest, but I have no idea of their Cash Flow on a weekly or monthly basis.

£50 seems very cheap to me.

[g_griffin]

I agree with Philip, only you can decide whether it`s worthing joining the fed or not. But it seems the people who criticise it are non-members. It`s the same with WFP systems, the doubters and critics have never used one.
I don`t think the fed would survive or its members continue to subscribe if they didn` t feel they gained any benefit from it. Would so many members be wrong ?

   I`m not a fed member or WFP user, just open-minded about both.

        Gerry.