Do you support the RMT?

It's all hitting the public now and I can see anger spilling over at some point. To the government, to the workers, I don't know, but people are being affected daily and the mood is shifting.

My new bank card hasn't arrived and Lloyd's are blaming royal mail, saying it was dispatched nearly 3 weeks ago.

They won't issue another new one as the new card hasn't been activated and is still classed as on the way to me, but with more strikes planned I'm starting to get a bit worried that I'll have no way to pay for stuff with a valid card after 31st December. Postie says it's probably in a pile in a sorting office somewhere.

We've already cancelled a gathering this year for my wife's birthday in town because without rail it's too expensive to meet up beyond a hello at someone's house, unfortunately two of the family members who may have attended have now passed. My wife's birthday gift of a trip to London on the 17th December is up in smoke, getting a refund for the hotel and theatre is like pulling teeth. If the teachers take another strike day then I'll have to take unpaid leave. It's all hitting in one go and i can honestly say it's making some ordinary folk pretty damn miserable now.

I've always supported unions in general and many of those striking now as so key to our lives and those of our children, but with this all happening at the same time it's getting harder I admit. Especially when my work has just announced a cost of living increase of 1% as it's all they can afford, take it or leave, figures being banded about with inflation and wage increases of 7-11% seem plain crazy.

And to think Liz Truss pissed millions down the drain in a matter of days. She could have done some real good with that money, reprioritizing our key services like health and transportation, I'm angry with the government mostly over all this, but as I say I can see this spilling over from some now to the workers in the run up to Christmas.
 
To give the wage hikes would cost £28 billion most of which will go back into the coffers through spending. They gave away to their mates £37 billion in a matter of months non I guarantee will have gone back into the local economy. When the economy is losing billions due to these strikes surely it would be better to give an inflation rise.
 
Blue Maverick said:
To give the wage hikes would cost £28 billion most of which will go back into the coffers through spending. They gave away to their mates £37 billion in a matter of months non I guarantee will have gone back into the local economy. When the economy is losing billions due to these strikes surely it would be better to give an inflation rise.
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You know how they like to compare a countries entire economy to a house hold one by means of always talking about the national credit card being maxxed out etc? Well I have another saying for them - robbing Peter to pay Paul. Sometimes thats what you do in lief and no matter how it rankles them they may have to rob Peter as in tax income from stocks and share or end non-dom status to pay Paul ie make pay settlements and avoid strikes.

They are so ideological they are cancelling themselves as a viable party this winter - they have no concept of history
 
bluetonium said:
It's all hitting the public now and I can see anger spilling over at some point. To the government, to the workers, I don't know, but people are being affected daily and the mood is shifting.

My new bank card hasn't arrived and Lloyd's are blaming royal mail, saying it was dispatched nearly 3 weeks ago.

They won't issue another new one as the new card hasn't been activated and is still classed as on the way to me, but with more strikes planned I'm starting to get a bit worried that I'll have no way to pay for stuff with a valid card after 31st December. Postie says it's probably in a pile in a sorting office somewhere.

We've already cancelled a gathering this year for my wife's birthday in town because without rail it's too expensive to meet up beyond a hello at someone's house, unfortunately two of the family members who may have attended have now passed. My wife's birthday gift of a trip to London on the 17th December is up in smoke, getting a refund for the hotel and theatre is like pulling teeth. If the teachers take another strike day then I'll have to take unpaid leave. It's all hitting in one go and i can honestly say it's making some ordinary folk pretty damn miserable now.

I've always supported unions in general and many of those striking now as so key to our lives and those of our children, but with this all happening at the same time it's getting harder I admit. Especially when my work has just announced a cost of living increase of 1% as it's all they can afford, take it or leave, figures being banded about with inflation and wage increases of 7-11% seem plain crazy.

And to think Liz Truss pissed millions down the drain in a matter of days. She could have done some real good with that money, reprioritizing our key services like health and transportation, I'm angry with the government mostly over all this, but as I say I can see this spilling over from some now to the workers in the run up to Christmas.
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Big picture is that you and countless others are essentially being asked to accept a 1% pay rise (or none at all), work longer hours and pay more tax, so that striking public sector workers and those in heavily unionised areas can receive 10%-plus pay rises.

That’s pretty much the long and short of it. Oh, and if you can bib your horn when you’re driving past the picket lines on the way to work, they’d really appreciate it.
 
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