June 17, 200916 yr if only the real world worked like that..... chris, its alot more complicated then that... theres changes in working practices, modernisation, productivity, legally binding contracts/laws etc to take into account. Precisely... Half of what the strike was about was redundancies, work practices, changes to disciplinery procedures, etc... The media just focuses in on the wage demand and totally neglects to mention all the other concerns that tube workers have which are every bit as important as the wage increase..... Even if you took the pay demand off the table, the disputes over the other concerns would still be there..... This was not just a strike about money... It really p!sses me off that people seem to neglect this fact.....
June 17, 200916 yr In my opinion all workers should get a pay rise matching exactly the rate of inflation every year. If the cost of living has gone up by that amount then that's what's needed. Pensions and benefits only go up by the current rate of inflation so it should be the same for everyone. A law should be introduced making strikes illegal for pay claims any higher than the rate of inflation. What bollocks. Benefits and pensions go up with inflation because the people that recieve them do f*** all for the country (no offence). If I worked my damned hardest for a year, was a star performer in my team/company introducing new processes and going beyond what my job actually entails I'd be incredibly f***ed off if I got the same inlflationary payrise as everyone who does the bare minimum! Not that this would actually mean anything to you... Edited June 17, 200916 yr by RabbitFurCoat
June 17, 200916 yr Author What bollocks. Benefits and pensions go up with inflation because the people that recieve them do f*** all for the country (no offence). If I worked my damned hardest for a year, was a star performer in my team/company introducing new processes and going beyond what my job actually entails I'd be incredibly f***ed off if I got the same inlflationary payrise as everyone who does the bare minimum! Not that this would actually mean anything to you... I agree with you there, if everyone got the same it would be a bit like communism now wouldn't it, and we wouldn't want that.
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