Strike!

[colin(bridgend)]

Colyn ap Brydgynd I have a question for you :O)

In your above post you mentioned "man" six times, ten times if you count "management" twice, "manual" and "managers".

Are you trying to upset Lisa by any chance?

Heh! heh! heh!

I think you are referring to a robot which is programmed by a computer - I have the original model from 1968 but is slowly wearing out. May have to part exchange it soon for newer more up to date model.

 

[peter_374235415]

Its very easy for those persons who are not public servants to run the jobs and system down. Your Perceptions are slightly misguided. The majority of public servants (whether on a National or Local level) earn lower than average wages and due to Government targets have to work allot harder to provide these services and meet these targets.

The media is very good at portraying men in black suits and bowler hats carrying their briefcases and earning 70K+ a year.

Its just not true.

I'm not in a union and haven't gone on strike and work very hard - thank you very much - Don't judge every book by its cover.

Yes we are still fortunate to have final salary pensions (and there not free either) but considering what the majority of salaries are its not a great deal.

Do private sector works not have access to free private medical insurance, staff discounts, generous bonuses in the good times, company cars to name a few.

Probably not I can hear some of you reply, well its not all rosey for the majority of public sector workers either!!!

 

[colin(bridgend)]

Peter if it is not rosey in public sector employment then why not leave and work in private industry? You then may have the chance of private health care, company car, etc. I am speaking from experience - I have worked in both sectors in a professional capacity and I know which area I preferred. My son also worked in local government in building control - he now works for a private firm of building control consultants and has vowed never to go back to local government as the work and experience there was c**p.

 

[colin(bridgend)]

Peter you have said you are not in a union and worked damned hard even when your colleagues were on strike. The reason for the strike was to improve pay and conditions for public sector workers. Will you be reaping the benifits that the union achieved when the dispute and negotiations are over or will you remain under the previous condditions and negotiate with management your own pay and conditions? Non union workers should not expect the rewards gained by union negotiators as they are not members of the union or contributing to the union to fund the representatives, etc. who work damn hard to achieve better conditions for hteir mebers whilst you are having the benifits without paying in contributions or loss of pay by striking.