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What's with all the strikes?

Masomnia
Masomnia Posts: 19,506 Forumite
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BA expected to go on strike soon, 270,000 council workers (ro thereabouts) on strike, British Gas workers to ballot on strike action... and now today I hear that railway workers are also considering striking.

I didn't exist in the late '70s, so don't remember, but from what I can gather it was a pretty tough time as pretty much everyone went on strike, and this I'm told tends to mean the end of the Labour government.

Labour may be gaining ground in the opinion polls, but if things carry on like this I can't see them looking favourable in the eyes of the public.

Time to stock up on candles??? :eek:
“I could see that, if not actually disgruntled, he was far from being gruntled.” - P.G. Wodehouse
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  • StevieJ
    StevieJ Posts: 20,174 Forumite
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    I bet they regretted it :eek:

    MargaretThatcher.jpg
    'Just think for a moment what a prospect that is. A single market without barriers visible or invisible giving you direct and unhindered access to the purchasing power of over 300 million of the worlds wealthiest and most prosperous people' Margaret Thatcher
  • markharding557
    markharding557 Posts: 3,116 Forumite
    I wouldn't worry masomnia i think it's unlikely the lights will go out.
    It is all just a bit of sabre rattling from some union men who have to justify their existence now and again
  • mazza111
    mazza111 Posts: 6,327 Forumite
    And then screw the workers over anyhow. Having read the agreement between CWU and Royal Mail, I can see posties taking some sort of action soon, union has really screwed the delivering posties over.
    4 Stones and 0 pounds or 25.4kg lighter :j
  • Old_Slaphead
    Old_Slaphead Posts: 2,749 Forumite
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    StevieJ wrote: »
    I bet they regretted it :eek:

    MargaretThatcher.jpg


    Was that the same spitting image puppet they used for Kinnock but without the hair (and cojones) ??
  • The_White_Horse
    The_White_Horse Posts: 3,315 Forumite
    anyone noticed the effect of the 270k public sector workers on strike????

    thought not.

    sack them all NOW.
  • The_White_Horse
    The_White_Horse Posts: 3,315 Forumite
    StevieJ wrote: »
    I bet they regretted it :eek:

    MargaretThatcher.jpg

    not really
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  • Old_Slaphead
    Old_Slaphead Posts: 2,749 Forumite
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    The_White_Horse wrote: »
    anyone noticed the effect of the 270k public sector workers on strike????

    thought not.

    sack them all NOW.

    Yes - I phoned HMRC on Monday but got an answerphone message to say that they were busy and should call back next week.

    Makes callcentres look positively efficient!
  • Generali
    Generali Posts: 36,411 Forumite
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    The_White_Horse wrote: »
    anyone noticed the effect of the 270k public sector workers on strike????

    thought not.

    sack them all NOW.

    A fairly recently deceased US politician whose name escapes me right now said that the way to resolve a particular strike was to draft the strikers into the Army and order them back to work.

    If they refuse, shoot them for insubordination.
  • Mr.Brown_4
    Mr.Brown_4 Posts: 1,109 Forumite
    I don't think people can afford to have long strikes anymore. Mortgages to pay, etc. So strikes now seem to me to be shorter, and less effective. They are more of a token arguably, a sign of anger, but from a position of less strength.

    Flame me if you need to.
  • tomterm8
    tomterm8 Posts: 5,892 Forumite
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    Generali wrote: »
    A fairly recently deceased US politician whose name escapes me right now said that the way to resolve a particular strike was to draft the strikers into the Army and order them back to work.

    If they refuse, shoot them for insubordination.

    While we're at it, we should just bring back slavery.
    “The ideas of debtor and creditor as to what constitutes a good time never coincide.”
    ― P.G. Wodehouse, Love Among the Chickens
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