STRIKERS

@thin ice wrote:

many many are on strike tomorrow
all them public sector workers
do you think we will notice

i dont
they seem like a right load of lazy gits
they should all be sacked
many are out of work in this country and would be glad of a job
looks like another union is about to be crushed

look on the bright side
they wont get paid if they strike
thats a big saving for the hard working tax payer 8)

I dare you to say that at a picket line tomorrow :lol:

As many have said, how come n the teeth of the self-same recession, a day off for a strike is ruinous etc, but a day off for a Royal wedding is essential?

@rubyred wrote:

Trade Unions: the people who brought you the weekend, health & safety at work, capped working hours, employment rights and protection, fair wages and pensions, maternity and paternity rights, injury and sickness benefits, paid holidays and put an end to child labour. What a bunch of greedy bastirds.

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I’m in agreement with both Ruby and Mrs T here.

It’s hard to feel sympathy with public sector workers striking for changes to their pensions when they will still have better pensions, better working conditions and better job security than many in the private sector even in these troubled times. And just like Mrs T, I’ve worked in the public sector, private sector and am now self-employed.

As for the impact on us, it won’t be as bad as a bout of bad weather when airports close completely, schools close, offices close and so on.

P.S. I’ve just had a couple in the shop, pensioners, and their question…we worked all our lives, our pensions are worth less and less, who’s going to strike for us?

@jen_jen wrote:

I’m in agreement with both Ruby and Mrs T here.

It’s hard to feel sympathy with public sector workers striking for changes to their pensions when they will still have better pensions, better working conditions and better job security than many in the private sector even in these troubled times. And just like Mrs T, I’ve worked in the public sector, private sector and am now self-employed.

As for the impact on us, it won’t be as bad as a bout of bad weather when airports close completely, schools close, offices close and so on.

P.S. I’ve just had a couple in the shop, pensioners, and their question…we worked all our lives, our pensions are worth less and less, who’s going to strike for us?

The reality is that the fight for a better state pension was and is fought for by trades unionists.

Something to watch for: This is a landmark battle, as this government tries to earn credibility amongst its desired supporters. Expectations of what makes a decent pension are created by average people – like the teachers, carers, caretakers, recyling workers etc who are striking today. So the erosion of public sector pay and pensions will be followed, not by parity, but by further erosion of those in the private sector.