Power to Mick Lynch

[Tony Edwards]

Everything the Tories do is a political game.

Putting a woman up against Lynch wasn't some random choice or voluntary, it's designed to make the opponent look bad by being mean for daring to criticise clearly delusional opinions or outright lies. There is also glass cliff whereby women are used to absorb blame (and deflect it with accusations of misogyny for any critics) for doing poorly when the wider leadership is the one at fault and just don't want to take responsibility for it or in this case look embarrassed going up against a genuinely formidable opponent that they cannot argue against.

I must admit when they went to the guy on the far right and had him as Business person I thought oh here we go. I was pleasantly surprised until the very last bit.

 

[Minusorange]

Post Office workers to strike over pay

The one-day strike will take place on 11 July over what a union called a "massive real-terms pay cut".

www.bbc.co.uk

Post office workers are up next on the strike merry go round

 

[Richie]

Only those employed by the Post Office.

All your franchised ones (corner shops etc) will still be open so I'm unsure how much effect it will really have unfortunately.

 

[silvagti]

https://twitter.com/Jimllpaintit/status/1541477650245509126?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1541477650245509126%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fpublish.twitter.com%2F%3Fquery%3Dhttps3A2F2Ftwitter.com2FJimllpaintit2Fstatus2F1541477650245509126widget%3DTweet

https://twitter.com/x/status/1541477650245509126

 

[Tony Edwards]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1537516158944935938

What a tool Piers is.

 

[eddiemcgarrigle]

I've now been offered 2% from Westminster. There may be trouble ahead.

 

[Uther]

I've now been offered 2% from Westminster. There may be trouble ahead.

You'll need at least 51%.

 

[Goodie]

I've now been offered 2% from Westminster. There may be trouble ahead.

what do you do if you don't mind me asking?

 

[eddiemcgarrigle]

what do you do if you don't mind me asking?

I fight fires.

 

[eddiemcgarrigle]

You'll need at least 51%.

That'd be nice, might take me up close to a coppers wage.

 

[Semple]

Interesting to see how the media are covering it too, completely the opposite to those scumbag railway staff. Take note.

Barristers earn only £250 for a 13 hour day. Far more than I do but yet framed as being below minimum wage somehow.

15% is old news anyway, that was then now they want more apparently.

From what I'd read it was to do with the extra prep work they have to do before a court case, that pretty much goes unpaid - or effectively drops their rate below minimum wage.

 

[Chris Wilson]

That'd be nice, might take me up close to a coppers wage.

They deserve it, there's a lot of knee trouble associated with a modern copper's job.

 

[Tony Edwards]

This Gonna Be Good.

UK doctors demand pay rise of up to 30% over five years

BMA members’ call for reversal of real-terms cuts over last 14 years increases chances of strike action

www.theguardian.com

Doctors have thrown down the gauntlet to the government by calling for a pay rise of up to 30% over the next five years, in a move that increases the chances of strike action.

Delegates at the British Medical Association’s (BMA) annual conference voted to press ministers to agree to the increase to make up for real-terms cuts to their salaries over the last 14 years.


Some doctors who supported the motion cited striking rail workers as an inspiration for how groups of workers should pursue pay claims with Boris Johnson’s administration.

 

[Hades]

I fight fires.

So, Boris Johnson's PR secertary then??

 

[Chris Wilson]

This Gonna Be Good.

The problem GP's face with going on strike is there will be minimal difference between strike action and the current situation. Will many people notice any difference?

 

[Minusorange]

I fight fires.

At least you'll be busy when everybody starts demanding wage increases and get denied

 

[omnomnom]

I've now been offered 2% from Westminster. There may be trouble ahead.

Id find that insulting to be honest.

 

[mid_gen]

This Gonna Be Good.

Surely the highly skilled workers we should be paying high wages to, and attract more people into the profession, that are desperately needed. Win win for Boris, unless he's been talking absolute ***** of course.

 

[Semple]

Think I might talk my team into going on strike, jump right on that bandwagon.

 

[Jokester]

The problem GP's face with going on strike is there will be minimal difference between strike action and the current situation. Will many people notice any difference?

Another 30% will allow them to work 2 days a week rather than 3