Strikes. Are you with them or not?

[Jack3559]

is ANY part of great britain alright these days though ?

Good question...

Answer: No. We're fücked.

[Horney]

Is anyone else going to answer my question?

If each person on this forum stood to lose wages/benefits/pensions what would your opinions be then?

I've been handed a paycut and had my pension contributions reduced in a job. I wasn't happy about it all but striking never came onto my mind. The business needed to save money and I needed to keep my job. I sucked it up and carried on.

Nick

[AudiA8Quattro]

Who is going to get a 250k a year pension? 

No where was it said that per year. Its what it equals out over their retired Life.

Chuff got it spot on. After all that's the British thing to do.

Really??? is that what all teachers will get?
Jay answer my question, would you be happy if you personally would lose out?

[Chris-White]

is ANY part of great britain alright these days though ?

Good question...

Answer: No. We're fücked.

tell that to the greeks

[AudiA8Quattro]

Is anyone else going to answer my question?

If each person on this forum stood to lose wages/benefits/pensions what would your opinions be then?

I've been handed a paycut and had my pension contributions reduced in a job. I wasn't happy about it all but striking never came onto my mind. The business needed to save money and I needed to keep my job. I sucked it up and carried on.

Nick

Fair answer Nick.
For the record, i have not had a rise for 5 years, i have no pension either.
That doesn't mean i am envious of other people that have a pot, including public sector workers.
I can't afford to start a pension because i'm spending a f**king fortune helping get my wife retrained as a councillor.
It doesn't always pay to work hard unfortunately...

[Jay]

I wouldn't be happy, no. But would I strike?  No. I've not received a pay rise I was promised I would get last November,  the company took on an extra member of staff and can't afford it now. Oh well.

[AudiA8Quattro]

Jay, i also said i didn't actually agree with striking, i was just trying to get people to see it from a different perspective.

Also these 250k gold plated pensions, what does that actually mean in terms of a yearly income?

[dom]

Jay, i also said i didn't actually agree with striking, i was just trying to get people to see it from a different perspective.

Also these 250k gold plated pensions, what does that actually mean in terms of a yearly income?

Iirc teaching pensions are based on a 25 year retirement so 10k a year.

[Phil1980]

I am totally against these strikes, everyone is being effected by cuts.  I haven't had a pay rise since I don't know when, but I am just chuffed to have a job that I love at the moment.  I think it is only fair that the government starts now to bring public sector jobs in line with the private sector.  For far too long people have been paid too much money for doing pretty easy jobs and now is the time for these people to feel the pinch too.

[dom]

I am totally against these strikes, everyone is being effected by cuts.  I haven't had a pay rise since I don't know when, but I am just chuffed to have a job that I love at the moment.  I think it is only fair that the government starts now to bring public sector jobs in line with the private sector.  For far too long people have been paid too much money for doing pretty easy jobs and now is the time for these people to feel the pinch too.

You think teaching is an easy job?