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nffc 22-08-2022 17:12
Re: Summer-Autumn of discontent
 
Get agency/temp staff in to cover them whilst they're refusing to work (if skilled enough/possible) and leave them to it...

papa smurf 22-08-2022 17:13
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr K (Post 36132016)
Even the staff at your beloved Daily Express are walking out.

https://mobile.twitter.com/BBCLauraK...12440374317057
Now I'm a pensioner on a mere pittance ,i could do with a 25% rise.

Hugh 22-08-2022 17:51
Re: Summer-Autumn of discontent
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by nffc (Post 36132017)
Get agency/temp staff in to cover them whilst they're refusing to work (if skilled enough/possible) and leave them to it...
Not many temps with a three years qualifying law degree, and a one year’s Bar course and a one-year pupillage, then a year or two’s practical experience…

nffc 22-08-2022 18:02
Re: Summer-Autumn of discontent
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Hugh (Post 36132022)
Not many temps with a three years qualifying law degree, and a one year’s Bar course and a one-year pupillage, then a year or two’s practical experience…
Well, not possible in all cases (pun not intended), but there will be in some jobs, and maybe some people who aren't currently working for whatever reason who have left such professions and could come back on a temp basis.


In principle i was really thinking about people working on the docks than barristers..

Pierre 22-08-2022 18:08
Re: Summer-Autumn of discontent
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by nffc (Post 36132025)
In principle i was really thinking about people working on the docks
Tommy used to work on the docks!

Chris 22-08-2022 18:12
Re: Summer-Autumn of discontent
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Pierre (Post 36132027)
Tommy used to work on the docks!
It’s OK, Gina’s got some extra shifts at the diner.

Hugh 22-08-2022 19:20
Re: Summer-Autumn of discontent
 
You’re halfway there…

Paul 22-08-2022 20:22
Re: Summer-Autumn of discontent
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Chris (Post 36131993)
...paying their employees less than their labour is worth. Is that a fair comment or not?
Who decides what "their labour is worth" ?

Chris 22-08-2022 20:37
Re: Summer-Autumn of discontent
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Paul (Post 36132038)
Who decides what "their labour is worth" ?
The market, collective bargaining, or a combination of the two.

Mr K 22-08-2022 21:01
Re: Summer-Autumn of discontent
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Chris (Post 36132041)
The market, collective bargaining, or a combination of the two.
and/or the public getting irate and wondering why public services aren't being delivered any longer , and bringing our elected representatives to account.

Losing votes is when it really gets serious.

richard-john56 22-08-2022 21:45
Re: Summer-Autumn of discontent
 
Liz Thatcher Trust PM for 6 months bets are now open.

Julian 22-08-2022 22:10
Re: Summer-Autumn of discontent
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by richard-john56 (Post 36132044)
Liz Thatcher Trust PM for 6 months bets are now open.
Any chance of translating that nonsense into English......

Pierre 22-08-2022 22:18
Re: Summer-Autumn of discontent
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by richard-john56 (Post 36132044)
Liz Thatcher Trust PM for 6 months bets are now open.
I can’t see her fighting the next election, it depends totally on the economy. If she can possibly narrow the gap to Labour, it will be Starmer under pressure.

1andrew1 06-01-2023 16:05
Re: Summer-Autumn of discontent
 
This looks like a significant development - a return to lashings of ginger ale and sarnies at No 10? BoJo can probably recommend some good caterers.

Quote:
Rishi Sunak proposes talks with UK union leaders in effort to halt strikes

Prime minister calls meetings for Monday to discuss pay settlements amid wave of industrial action

Rishi Sunak has invited Britain’s trade union leaders to talks on Monday in an attempt to find a solution to the wave of disruptive strikes across the UK.

The prime minister said that government departments had written to relevant unions inviting them for talks.

Workers including nurses, postal staff and train drivers have been taking industrial action to demand higher pay amid the cost of living crisis.

Ambulance workers and nurses are due to strike again this month, and the government’s problems could soon be compounded by further walkouts affecting the NHS.

The British Medical Association said on Friday that junior doctors would stage a 72 hour walkout in March, in which they would not provide emergency cover, if strikes were endorsed in a ballot that opens on Monday.

Meanwhile ballots of teachers will conclude next week, with strikes affecting schools possible from the end of the month.

Strikes are also spreading across the civil service, with Unison organising a one-day walkout on January 18 by staff at the Environment Agency, including those who maintain flood defences.
https://www.ft.com/content/901e383f-...6-688c62a073eb

Chris 06-01-2023 16:10
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Yay, beer and sandwiches. Trade Union leaders love that trope almost as much as they like being called barons. :D


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