Message for strikers

magenta22

Mistral001 wrote: »

My impression is that many public sector workers who are very public in their demands just do not get it.

I saw a woman on TV last night complaining about losing a day's pay because, she had to stay at home to look after her children. Yes she lost a day's pay. That means at the end of the week her income will be docked a day's pay - get it?. If she has been in her job for less than a year she could actually be sacked.

If in a union, I don't think so. They would be protected for industrial action.

wantsajob

Jeremy Clarkson is great! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NuuDnqSPnhA

magenta22

wantsajob wrote: »

Jeremy Clarkson is great! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NuuDnqSPnhA

From a man who earns how much?!!!!

I'm sure he doesn't have to worry about money/retirement.

Purlease!

starnight_2

dickydonkin wrote: »

So, for example.....an individual who works for a non unionised small business does join a union - as you suggested, he then goes to his boss and demands a final salary or improved pension?

I suspect that would go down well.

As I stated in my earier post..Get Real!

We're not asking for improved pensions, just for the government to come back to the table and listen and talk about the concerns their workers have.

Any

k66yla wrote: »

Do something about it then.........join a union or set one up http://www.acas.org.uk/media/pdf/b/j/A02_1.pdf

I don't think you understood the original post...
Most SMEs cannot afford it!!
So your union would be useless.

Unless of course, the idea is that SMEs can just put their prices up, price themselves out of the market and go down the pan...

Makes every single sense. Not.

dickydonkin

starnight wrote: »

We're not asking for improved pensions, just for the government to come back to the table and listen and talk about the concerns their workers have.

I never stated you were.

If you read my post correctly, you will see it is in context with my previous posts and the one you have reacted to makes no reference to your current dispute.

The post relates to a private sector worker in a small company who has a poor pension scheme and no union - and was in response to a suggestion that every worker should join or start a union to ensure a better or improved pension to the one they may or may not have.

thegirlintheattic

magenta22 wrote: »

From a man who earns how much?!!!!

I'm sure he doesn't have to worry about money/retirement.

Purlease!

and a man who gets paid by nearly every person in the country through the license fee!

Oldernotwiser

Mistral001 wrote: »

My impression is that many public sector workers who are very public in their demands just do not get it.

I saw a woman on TV last night complaining about losing a day's pay because, she had to stay at home to look after her children. Yes she lost a day's pay. That means at the end of the week her income will be docked a day's pay - get it?. If she has been in her job for less than a year she could actually be sacked.

She wasn't on strike, she took a day off because her children's school was closed.

relaxtwotribes

There is a word for where public sector workers live in retirement for longer than they worked - it's called Greece. Hey, thinking about it, that's not such a bad idea!

Mistral001

Oldernotwiser wrote: »

She wasn't on strike, she took a day off because her children's school was closed.

That is the whole point of my post.

The poor woman had to take a day off work because of the strikers and as a result will be docked a days pay and theoretically could be sacked for taking leave without permission if she had been in the job for less than a year which is within an employer's rights as far as I can see.

No employer would sack her of course but there are millions of people in jobs who will have their pay docked a day's wages. There will me millions like that woman who are not striking and probably have no pension provision either.