Re: RMT announce Rail strikes are on for this week
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Originally Posted by GrimUpNorth
As a UNISON steward I'm hearing horror stories of life as a care worker. To start with the service is short staffed and just can't compete with supermarkets wages for staff and the sickness levels are rising as the staff can't afford to put fuel in their cars with some having no choice but to call in sick at the end of the month because they have no money left.
Public services are more than creaking under the pressure and something's going to give sooner or later. I understand the issues with inflation busting pay rises, but one compromise might be to stop tinkering round the edges and give everyone a one off cost of living payment and a reasonable pay rise. If you look at the billions the prospective candidates are talking about giving away, sending a descent sized cheque to everyone is more than doable.
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Yes - something's going to give eventually.
The bleedin' obvious occurs to me that private sector profit taken in the utilities and railways is the difference between decent pay and the squeeze we are seeing.
Don't get me wrong - I'm no socialist. But the utilities and railways need to be not-for-profit. Question: What personal interests do the Tory political barons have in the utilities and railways?
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Seph.
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