Local government payrise 21/22

motorguy

Gavin83 said:

TELLIT01 said:

As for the union asking for 10% that's just more evidence that they live in a parallel universe!

Could be worse, the nursing union asked for 12.5%.

Wasnt a clap on a Thursday night thanks enough?

MACKEM99

motorguy said:

Gavin83 said:

TELLIT01 said:

As for the union asking for 10% that's just more evidence that they live in a parallel universe!

Could be worse, the nursing union asked for 12.5%.

Wasnt a clap on a Thursday night thanks enough?

When talking to a relative about this (who is hard of hearing) they said 

"Oh no is that doing the rounds also" (the clap)

TELLIT01

Way back in the 1980s I worked at an engineering company where shop floor workers were expected to do what they were told by the union if they wanted to keep their jobs.  The company offered a 15% payrise and the union demanded 15.5% which the company refused.  The union forced the shop floor workers out on strike for 3 weeks in order to get that extra 0.5% increase.  They 'won', but just work out how long it would take the workforce to recoup the 3 weeks lost wages.  Coincidentally I'm sure but in those days union reps had their full pay paid by the union when they were on strike.

MACKEM99

TELLIT01 said:

Way back in the 1980s I worked at an engineering company where shop floor workers were expected to do what they were told by the union if they wanted to keep their jobs.  The company offered a 15% payrise and the union demanded 15.5% which the company refused.  The union forced the shop floor workers out on strike for 3 weeks in order to get that extra 0.5% increase.  They 'won', but just work out how long it would take the workforce to recoup the 3 weeks lost wages.  Coincidentally I'm sure but in those days union reps had their full pay paid by the union when they were on strike.

15% rise wow.  No wonder people these days say that we all had those type of rises in the past.