Still, I'm sure you'll dismiss that allegation at some form of "ism" on my part
total pratism?
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Striking - School Closures - Kids at Work
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Family and friends experience of a number of areas of civil service & local government
I know someone who claims to know someone who says... - the drivel just keeps on coming doesn't it? I'd ask for some kind of evidence, but uninformed pish is usually lacking in any credible support.
Tell you what - did you know, and this is a fact, that a cleaner in the NHS with 6 months service gets a brand new BMW, a £30k tax free pension and a great big fkoff gun to play with? Seriously. And you read it on the Internet, so it must be true, so get copying & pasting.Posted 6 months ago # -
Family and friends experience of a number of areas of civil service & local government recruitment has shown that the chief factor in selection was not quality, but ability to tick a minority box
Bollocks.
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... just out of interest, what do you think the purpose of a strike is?
"To get rid of any public support you might have had"
The purpose of the "let's have a day off work" nominal strike, is to have minimal effect on the public whilst pretending that British trade unions aren't spineless and are fighting back against an unmandated government which is shafting them.
The leaders of the trade unions involved know full well that there isn't the vaguest chance the government will back down because public sector workers have decided to take an unauthorised bank holiday, they are not stupid.
And they also know full well that the government, and their friends in the media, will use the whole pointless exercise as an excuse to bash the unions with.
However the pathetically weak trade unions know that they must do something to justify their existence when facing the greatest onslaught on their members conditions by a government for decades.
Lacking in the moral fibre to organise effective industrial action, and aware of British workers fairly unique willingness to accept a good shafting bending over, they decide to organise a pointless and totally ineffective token one day stoppage, in a desperate attempt to seen to be doing something.
HTH
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Just out of interest, those teachers of you striking, what do you expect the parents to do with their children?
Whatever they like.
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Who'd have thought this thread would have ended up like this eh?
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Both my children's schools are closed for the day.
My wife is a striking teacher.
Childcare win for me.
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Bollocks.
Well, for one example I can back up thoroughly - I had a friend working for Avon & somerset police... when they deselected a load of white candidates based on race - they later admitted it was illegal, apologised and paid compensation
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/bristol/4806430.stm
I take it that was bollocks was it?
never happened, all a matter of my imagination
Gointo to say sorry now are you?
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I'm going to lock my two under the stairs, with a supply of sweets, some turkey twizzlers and a small camping stove for them to cook them on.
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I take it that was bollocks was it?
Complete bollox.
You claimed that the "chief factor in selection" in the civil service & local government, was "not quality, but ability to tick a minority box".
The links you provided appear to relate all the same story, and one single incident, in which the police was forced to pay compensation for illegally discriminating.
In other words, the links completely contradict your claim.
Well done
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binners - Member
I'm going to lock my two under the stairs, with a supply of sweets, some turkey twizzlers and a small camping stove for them to cook them on.
Cruel and unusual punishment?
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Gointo to say sorry now are you?
And this back up your claim that "the chief factor in selection was not quality, but ability to tick a minority box" in "a number of areas of civil service & local government recruitment", how?
One case, where the wrong-doing was found out. If it was the chief factor in a number of areas, either that instance wouldn't have been punished or there would be far more cases.
I still call bollocks.
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Cruel and unusual punishment?
If that had happened to me, I'd think Christmas had come early. Don't forget matches for the cooker, binners.
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If the public sector is such a good place to work, why don't you all get a job in it??
I did. Then they privatised us. Then they changed our pension (to something broadly comparable to what's being offered right now). Then they slashed our redundancy terms. Then they made me redundant.Posted 6 months ago # -
Then they privatised us. Then they changed our pension (to something broadly comparable to what's being offered right now). Then they slashed our redundancy terms. Then they made me redundant.
Ah well. That's life. Mustn't grumble. Eh ?
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I did. Then they privatised us. Then they changed our pension (to something broadly comparable to what's being offered right now). Then they slashed our redundancy terms. Then they made me redundant.
As Ernie said, sounds like a great reason for the public sector to jump at the offer then.
However exactly did you translate, my employer changed my terms to the same, and I got ****, to that's a great deal they should go for it?
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I did. Then they privatised us. Then they changed our pension (to something broadly comparable to what's being offered right now). Then they slashed our redundancy terms. Then they made me redundant.
So that would be the private sector that did that then?
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mcboo - Member
Have your strike. But dont for a minute think that anyone in the private sector is going to be persuaded that the government shouldnt make changes to public sector pensions. We can argue about the rights and wrongs but that just isnt going to happen and I think we all know that.
ZOMG, WTF, EXCLAMATION MARK.
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And you think this government will give a toss ?
You can operate your work to rule as long as you want, it won't be any skin off the government's nose. The only thing which will have any affect on this government is if you close schools - and for more than one poxy day.
When the kids have to be sent home at lunchtime I think a few people might become annoyed.
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Yeah, a few people might become annoyed with you. I said, do you think this government will give a toss?
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