Strikes. Are you with them or not?

[JC]

Jay, i think you've got a chip on your shoulder.
Were your teachers horrible to you at school? 

 

[Jay]

Jay, i think you've got a chip on your shoulder.
Were your teachers horrible to you at school? 

  No, I don't have a chip on my shoulder I'm trying to get the public sector workers on here to understand a few things but it seems they're blinded and no most were quite nice as long as we didn't piss them off or nick their beer out the back room I've no hatred for teachers or the PUBLIC sector workers striking. Did ANYONE read the link I posted earlier in this thread? It clearly shows there is NO money. Teachers pay in 6% of their wage, government pay in 14%, but the amount paid out each month totals near on 30%, that's 10% coming from where?! No the pension pot.

dom, I'm an underpaid IT consultant.

[bobotheclown]

Private sector workers cannot strike as that is not permitted in their contracts. Looking through all the past contracts I've had all clearly state that they do not recognise any trade unions. I would imagine that if a private worker went on strike then that would be considered a breach of their contract and summarily dismissed.

Look, at the moment everyone is in the same boat. It's hard, it's not fair and employers (private companies as well as governments) are taking the piss. Just hunker down and ride it out until it get's better. That's what everyone is doing.

If you feel really hard done by then go find another job if you can. Like someone said earlier, just be glad you have a job.

[golf-sib]

I work for the public sector for HMCTS, I was a union member and they never did anything in time off need and I quit.

In short courts where not disrupted and it was the first time I have seen them function so efficiently!

Also we have the head regional representive of the PCS union at our court. Guess what he did yesterday with the full well known fact off the strikes and dates. He booked annual leave and didn't strike, great union representation.

I find the problem with unions is they never represent your intersts to a certain degree despite their promises and being a realist, especially  in times like we are in. They are fighting a lost cause, with quality of life improving along with life expectancy, plus the financial struggle, money needs to be gathered.

[dTEA]

Union: A combination so formed, especially an alliance or confederation of people, parties, or political entities for mutual interest or benefit.
Union: A state of harmony or agreement: "they live in perfect union"

Therefore a Union is only as strong as the people that form it,  and lets face it most fo teh people I work with a as airy fairy as you could get with no back bones to strike or to stand up for fear of losing money/jobs. 

Public sector workers should not be punished for the gaps in the private sector pension uptake.  The fact of the matter is my pension fund is well organised and well funded through all of the North West members.  The southern government led schemes were shoddily run allowing a large portion of people to take payment breaks and then expect a standard pension when they retired early.

They asked the North West pension scheme to bail out the southerners and our scheme hit back and said hell no.  That was blocked by the North West, but we had to strike to get some action as the reforms the government wanted was to aportion the blame to others and make others bail out the idiots.  Those not paying enough should expect nothing extra.  I pay a shed load each month, so why should I be penalised for people in the private sector not searching for a decent scheme?

[Kerrse]

I dont even have a pension left it too late now i would have to pay in about £500 a month to make it worthwhile !

[AudiA8Quattro]

I dont even have a pension left it too late now i would have to pay in about £500 a month to make it worthwhile !

I know the f**king feeling 

[Mitching]

I take back everything that I said.
Damn those teachers!!!
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2010193/Girl-13-crushed-death-branch-sat-park-bench-teachers-went-strike.html
 

[golf-sib]

I take back everything that I said.
Damn those teachers!!!
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2010193/Girl-13-crushed-death-branch-sat-park-bench-teachers-went-strike.html
 

Simple solution there... Stop all weekends and training days

[Jack3559]

I take back everything that I said.
Damn those teachers!!!
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2010193/Girl-13-crushed-death-branch-sat-park-bench-teachers-went-strike.html
 

Laughable.