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Anyone noticed how there are a lot of people going on strike recently?

Apparently the Royal Mail people are going on strike in London and Edinburgh. This is about the 5th time at least this year they have gone on strike up here.

Also the bin men up in some parts of Edinburgh have been on a strike/go slow for a few weeks now, not too sure about elsewhere.

Just wondering why people think it is ok to go on strike for better wages/holidays/pensions or whatever when 10000s of people are being made redundant all the time during this recession.

Is there anything employers can do when workers go on strike, like fire them or something? I am sure a lot of people who are currently unemployed through redundancies would be happy to have a job at this time and think its insulting that people can go on strike for more things. At least they have jobs.

I have seen a few places going on strike due to not getting a payrise, at least they get some, in the place I used to work I didnt get a payrise for the 3 years I was there (apart from when I was promoted!)

Anyone here who is redundant getting annoyed with people going on strike?
 
Greedy tossers who take advanage of their pivotal role in every day life by demanding more money.

I think they should all be sacked, plenty of people who will happily take up their jobs and not bitch and moan for more money.
 
I know I would be really ****** off if I was made redundant and saw people striking all the time =/
 
TBH no one is going on strike anymore just for more money and better holidays(the media never really gives the full story and will always report a one sided account). The only reason to strike now is that it's a last resort and people will be losing jobs and contracts changing anyway.
 
RMG apparently opposed to increased mechanisation of the sorting process according to high up bloke in RMG sat next to me. He however agrees that strike action is bloody ridiculous and they should be thankful they have a well-paid cushy job in the first place.
 
rollins said:
I'll throw the oar in, however last time I did that some lovely forum member called me a scab yada yada, because I made a decision to cross the picket line as I didn't agree with the strike.
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Good on you I say, don'y see why anyone would calol you anything for not going along with a strike if you dont't agree with it

Oh wait what forum is this?
 
rollins said:
And the CWU still think they have the backing on the public?

Can anyone else explain the thinking, as I can't understand it.
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Greedy unions, unintelligent staff led by the unions. That pretty much sums it up. I don't think any of the public support any strikes in general, even moreso just now.
 
Whats the point in these 1 day strikes? They affect nothing, nobody cares about receiving there post one day late, and they only have to catch up with the back catalog of parcels the following day.
 
Johnnytoxic said:
Whats the point in these 1 day strikes? They affect nothing, nobody cares about receiving there post one day late, and they only have to catch up with the back catalog of parcels the following day.
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Tell that to businesses - not everything important is sent by courier.
 
I still maintain there is far too much protection for strikers in terms of protection from the consequences of their actions. No risk to employment and no liabilities for consequences no matter how unreasonable or unjustified their demands are.

There needs to be a change to make unions/union members potentially liable for the costs of their strikes if their demands are determined unreasonable or unrealistic by a court (likewise for employers).
 
scorza said:
Are management having their wages and bonuses frozen too?
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Are management as easy to replace if they walk? (This is a serious question btw).

Everyone should feel the pain, but that doesn't mean everyone must be treated exactly the same.
 
Dolph said:
I still maintain there is far too much protection for strikers in terms of protection from the consequences of their actions. No risk to employment and no liabilities for consequences no matter how unreasonable or unjustified their demands are.

There needs to be a change to make unions/union members potentially liable for the costs of their strikes if their demands are determined unreasonable or unrealistic by a court (likewise for employers).
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I agree. I often wonder if it is the workers themselves that call upon their union or the union getting in there so to speak.

There is currently a dispute going in with a turbine company whereby staff staged a wildcat strike, they occupied part of the building, were warned that if it carried on they would be sacked, they carried on the dispute and thus were sacked.

I think the sit is still taking place, the union is now crying about the sacked workers human rights being violated because the company in question in their opinion is not providing food for the sacked staff.

I also believe the company obtained a court order stating that the former staff had to leave, I am not sure if the have though yet.
 
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