30th Nov - Who's doing what?

[mothhawk]

All you folks who won't be working tomorrow, what are you going to be doing? Picketing? Gardening? Shopping? Chilling with a glass of white? Putting your feet up? What?

[jackie j]

As a shop worker who doesnt normally work wednesday's I somehow managed to get myself a shift, also daughter has a doctors appointment that I squeezed in, seeing as she isnt in school.

[Newton]

Working.........however 20% of liverpools population work for the council and are on strike.........disgrace!

[Seahorse]

I shall be marching in support of teachers, nurses, midwives, firefighters and all the other public sector workers who we would be in a very sorry state without.

[Potstubsdustbins]

I am not in favour of this strike or any other for that matter.

But to any grapes who feel they must go and peacefully protest I say I hope the idiots bent on trouble stay away and that you return to the vine safely.

Colin

[Newton]

Here here!

[Jeanied]

Ain't a lot I can do as I am unemployed! Every day is the same for me...

[northepaul]

I unfortunately have to work tomorrow although I work for the council, I am not in the union (as I dont earn enough money) and cant afford to loose a day's pay. However I believe in what they are doing and support them.
Everyone has the right to protest.

[chris]

I want to strike (could do with the extra time down the lottie too! edit <- that's tongue in cheek) - but knowing where I work, despite it being said it won't count against you, it would defiantly be used as ammo against me in some form. Still undecided.

[scott78]

i think that everone who voted for strike action should picket ouside there place of work. The day of action is a protest to protect pensions and should not be used as a day off, unlike those people who have had to take a day off work to look after children.

[chris]

Pickets are restricted to ~6 people, off our place of works property (which... is pointless really ) - but yup I agree. I can't see the people protesting all day though, from what I've heard. *shrug*.

[scarletrunner]

I unfortunately have to work tomorrow although I work for the council, I am not in the union (as I dont earn enough money) and cant afford to loose a day's pay. However I believe in what they are doing and support them.
Everyone has the right to protest.

One days pay is nothing to what coal miners strikers gave up,although they achieved very little.Tomorrows strike is futile.

[alex-adam]

Dear strikers, - best not forget that there are 2,620,000 people out there (at the last count) who would very much like a job - it could well be yours.

[Two_Sheds]

^ Well that's the Tory aim isn't it? Make everyone so poor & desperate that they'll eagerly rip jobs off each other rather than stand together

Why are teachers striking?

Are MPs taking a pension cut too?

"Mr Cameron - who in opposition described MPs' final salary scheme as "very generous" - replied: "I agree with you that we are public sector workers as well and we should be subject to exactly the same changes we are asking others to take on.

Lord Hutton's review of public sector pensions did not include MPs' arrangements" my italics

[pigletwillie]

One days pay is nothing to what coal miners strikers gave up,although they achieved very little.Tomorrows strike is futile.

And if people had that atitude there would be

no equal pay
no two day weekends
8 hour shifts- yeah right
no retirement age
no occupational health and safety
no paid holidays
being sacked for getting married, getting pregnant or being ill
no minimum wage
no collective bargaining
a standard of living still in the 1850's
children going up chimneys and working in factories.

Just how do you think the above came about???? You take them as your right but they were hard faught for by our parents, grand parents and great grand parents.