Osborne loses his nerve in the face of Union solidarity

ruggedtoast

http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2011/dec/19/union-nhs-pension-reform-pact

Unions representing health, civil service and local government workers agreed to consider outline deals, while talks with education representatives were adjourned and will continue in the new year, according to the National Union of Teachers. The largest public sector union, Unison, confirmed it would not set strike dates while it consulted on the proposals, as labour movement sources acknowledged Monday's developments headed off the prospect of a further public sector general strike in the new year.

Yeah, you'd better run Tory boy. Britain's hard working public sector workers have worked hard for their pensions and we intend to collect them.

If this dismal government thinks it can hand out billions in tax breaks and corporate welfare to the people who caused the financial crisis, and make the public sector pay for it, they will have a fight on their hands.

homelessskilledworker

ruggedtoast wrote: »

http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2011/dec/19/union-nhs-pension-reform-pact



Yeah, you'd better run Tory boy. Britain's hard working public sector workers have worked hard for their pensions and we intend to collect them.

If this dismal government thinks it can hand out billions in tax breaks and corporate welfare to the people who caused the financial crisis, and make the public sector pay for it, they will have a fight on their hands.

Are you at work now public sector boy?

If you are as I suspect you are then you are just reassuring me that you people need bringing back to the real world, no way do I support you, and there are millions who agree with me.

RJP33

Vast majority of people in this country do not agree with you. The public sector is overbloated, overpaid, inefficient and needs at least a 20% reduction and it's impossible to sack people who are not competent. That is from personal experience.

Perhaps you should think of the plumber or builder who contribute towards the pensions that they can only dream of.before being so selfish.

ILW

There are millions of paper clips need counting, Rugged sounds like just the person for the job and deserves a massive pension for his endeavour.

chucknorris

What (if any) new concessions have been offered?

RJP33

I'm sure he'd be quite happy to have us like Greece where the public sector have taken so much for so little work that it's wrecked their economy.

ILW

I thought it was all the bankers fault. That's what the unions keep saying.

Generali

ruggedtoast wrote: »

http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2011/dec/19/union-nhs-pension-reform-pact



Yeah, you'd better run Tory boy. Britain's hard working public sector workers have worked hard for their pensions and we intend to collect them.

If this dismal government thinks it can hand out billions in tax breaks and corporate welfare to the people who caused the financial crisis, and make the public sector pay for it, they will have a fight on their hands.

Where do you think the money will come from to pay them? Nothing has been put aside for them so you are rather relying on future taxpayers to keep their side of the bargain.

I doubt that striking pensioners would have much of an impact on most peoples' lives.

ILW

Generali wrote: »

Where do you think the money will come from to pay them? Nothing has been put aside for them so you are rather relying on future taxpayers to keep their side of the bargain.

I doubt that striking pensioners would have much of an impact on most peoples' lives.

I have to say that I did not notice any difference the last time they all went on strike. Should that tell us something?

ruggedtoast

RJP33 wrote: »

Vast majority of people in this country do not agree with you. The public sector is overbloated, overpaid, inefficient and needs at least a 20% reduction and it's impossible to sack people who are not competent. That is from personal experience.

Perhaps you should think of the plumber or builder who contribute towards the pensions that they can only dream of.before being so selfish.

Actually, over 60% of the country supported public sector workers' strike action. This may not have been overly apparent to you, what with you being trapped in your Daily Mail bubble of perpetual indignation and all.



http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-15910621

ruggedtoast

Generali wrote: »

Where do you think the money will come from to pay them? Nothing has been put aside for them so you are rather relying on future taxpayers to keep their side of the bargain.

I doubt that striking pensioners would have much of an impact on most peoples' lives.

Until 2007 I don't think anything was put by for a bank collapse was it? But the government seemed to manage to find hundreds of billions of pounds to bail them out.

Not sure why nurses and teachers shouldn't get their pensions at the rate the government agreed they would do two years ago.