Should the police be able to go on strike?

[Arthurgray50@blu]

Hello Russ, Cable forum team, l have never questioned a cable forum team member, but what has the Aberfan disaster, tragic as it was, got to do with the police thinking of going on strike, lf you asked any member of the public, would they join the police service, probabely the first answer you would get would be, join the pigs, the bill, the filth, no chance, the police service do one of the worst jobs going along with the fire service, and doctors and nurses, each day they face danger, so l believe they deserve a better pay structure than most, when you think politicans get, what £150.000 per year for trying run this country, what does the relevant services get probabely half that

[Russ]

I think you might be referring to the link in my sig - that's not actually a part of the thread

[Arthurgray50@blu]

Hi Russ, Cable forum team, then please accept my apologies, for thinking it was - happy Xmas.

[Derek]

Hmmm the Police, who cannot go on strike, don't get their pay award backdated.
Police support staff, who can go on strike, get their pay award backdated.

Coincidence or magic?

Originally Posted by BBC News

More than 70,000 police support staff in England and Wales, including 11,500 community support officers (PCSOs), have accepted a 2.5% pay deal.

The pay rise will be backdated to September, in contrast to that offered to regular police officers.

Originally Posted by Derek S

Hmmm the Police, who cannot go on strike, don't get their pay award backdated.
Police support staff, who can go on strike, get their pay award backdated.

Coincidence or magic?

It's just another example of how THIS government has no respect for professionals of any kind.