Translink/Metro Strike 30th November

x12yhp

AJQ1506 wrote: »

I hope other people consider the bigger picture and stand up for themselves a bit more.

Labour types who will be striking the same day they lose their jobs when they finally break the system.

highrisklowreturn

This ought to be renamed the lefty thread. Go and join the army soap dodgers.

AJQ1506

highrisklowreturn wrote: »

This ought to be renamed the lefty thread. Go and join the army soap dodgers.

highrisklowreturn - when you start playing the man instead of the ball, who do you think is impressed by that?

It usually indicates that your knowledge of the subject has reached a dead end.

Catch my drift?

AJQ1506

x12yhp wrote: »

Labour types who will be striking the same day they lose their jobs when they finally break the system.

I don't think we'll reach agreement on this, but the debate has been good.
At least you have been respectful in your points, unlike some others.

All the best.

NAR

Fathero3 wrote: »

I always thought that it was more rife in large private sector companies such as Shorts and H&W?
:shocked:

No they just took the stock and used it on "homers!"

saverbuyer

Fathero3 wrote: »

I always thought that it was more rife in large private sector companies such as Shorts and H&W?

:shocked:

Average public sector sick days are actually twice that of the private sector. So you take twice as many sick days as the people working to pay your wages.

steveymp

Government have succeeded in their aim to pit Private sector v Public sector, although by a majority of comments here persuasion wasn't necessary

Don't come back complaining when your hospital appointments take 2 months longer than necessary in future:o

A.L.D.A

People have every right to go on strike and withdraw their labour. It is a right that we all enjoy. Whether it is a wise course of action or not is another matter and is best left to those involved.

There are a fair number of posts knocking those who work in the Public Sector, my views on this are simple. If there are problems with the workforce, blame the management. If there are problems with gross overspending, not balancing budgets, rules, legislation, Byzantine complications and procedures, blame Government and expect them to sort it out.

What bothers me about pensions, is firstly affordability, but secondly was it in any way part of the conditions of employment. What exactly was sold to these people? Is there in effect a breach of contract? If it is cuts have to be made elsewhere.

I have seen colossal waste in the Public Sector. I don't think most of it was due to the employees, but rather the decisions of those in charge and an often complacent attitude about the public purse. MPs claiming for cleaning out their moat alas typifies the attitude.

Fathero3

saverbuyer wrote: »

Average public sector sick days are actually twice that of the private sector. So you take twice as many sick days as the people working to pay your wages.

I didn't say "the private sector", I said "large private sector companies such as Shorts and H&W" ... there is a difference.

saverbuyer

Look at it this way

Average public sector "sick days" 12 per employee.
220,000 public sector employees in NI.
2640000 days lost.
Lets say 46 working weeks in the year (minus holidays)
230 working days.
Roughly 11,000 public sector workers covering sicks days.