Message for strikers

brutus1983

i have 2 questions id like to ask the plublic sector workers who went on strike

if the private sector went on strike for the same reason as you for a pension that would mean no electricity, no gas no petrol no shops no nothing would you support it

2nd question is this with the amont of schools closed and public sector buildings closed where was all these picket lines now please be honest here was you all out crimbo shopping?

Caroline73_2

brutus1983 wrote: »

i have 2 questions id like to ask the plublic sector workers who went on strike

if the private sector went on strike for the same reason as you for a pension that would mean no electricity, no gas no petrol no shops no nothing would you support it

2nd question is this with the amont of schools closed and public sector buildings closed where was all these picket lines now please be honest here was you all out crimbo shopping?

1. I wouldn't like it as it would disrupt my life, but that's the effect a strike is meant to have, isn't it? I'd respect the workers right to strike though.

2. The strike was withdrawal of labour to disrupt. Picketing is completely different to striking. You don't need to picket to strike effectively.

mr-angry

brutus1983 wrote: »

i have 2 questions id like to ask the plublic sector workers who went on strike

if the private sector went on strike for the same reason as you for a pension that would mean no electricity, no gas no petrol no shops no nothing would you support it

2nd question is this with the amont of schools closed and public sector buildings closed where was all these picket lines now please be honest here was you all out crimbo shopping?

I am not a public sector worker who was on strike, however in answer to your first question yes I would and have in the past.

In answer to your second question what people do when they are not getting paid is their business!

Ellie2758

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that'll be me then........................

Aspiring_Writer wrote: »

Public sector workers are paid reasonably well these days, and, until recently and even now comparatively, have secure jobs.

Labour recruited massively in the public sector, why? to build the client state of course, like they always do. A large client state is good for a Labour Govt, it adds to the Tax purse, and its subjects reward the people who gave them jobs with things called 'votes'. Voila! Labour Govt buys votes! Shocker

I do not agree with today's strikes. Pension Funds have been dwindling for years thanks to better health care, better standard of living and consequently, people living longer. That all contributes to a need for increased contributions and a longer shelf life/policy term. Ask any pension actuary or IFA who knows his pensions inside out.

And Gordon Halfwit Brown introduced tax laws some years back that decimated pension funds so he didn;t help either.

I'm sorry, but the public sector need to wake up and realise the economic reality for once. The people I know who work in the public sector really do not have a scooby doo about how the real world works and the challenges facing the private sector who are constantly having to balance the books.

Get back to work and stop whinging.