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do you agree with this
in the local paper, every primary and secondary school in the borough will close its doors next thursday, as teachers go on strike, over proposed changes to their pension scheme, NUT branch secretary says these changes will drastically reduce our pensions, and the government should be acting to ensure everyone has a decent pension.
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Unless they are going to strike until they get their way I can't see the point. They lose a day's pay, the kids lose a day's education and the government won't even notice. A pension is not a right, it has to be paid for, why do they imagine they are somehow exempt from the economics that the rest of us must adhere to?
I am fed up with public sector workers moaning about their pensions.
In the real world (that being the private sector) a good few firms have withdraw their pension schemes, how do you think those workers are going on?
Regarding teachers going on strike, they along with emergency workers should not be allowed to go on strike, after all in the case of the teachers, our children's education is at risk.
The police and the military are not allowed to go on strike, so why should those others be allowed to?
In the real world (that being the private sector) a good few firms have withdraw their pension schemes, how do you think those workers are going on?
Regarding teachers going on strike, they along with emergency workers should not be allowed to go on strike, after all in the case of the teachers, our children's education is at risk.
The police and the military are not allowed to go on strike, so why should those others be allowed to?
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The police get considerable perks (lots of extra pay) to forefit their right to strike, though that may change
http://www.telegraph....-right-to-strike.html
Anyone who is unhappy with their terms and conditions at work has a right to strike, and that is proper. In the teachers case, many stand to lose a lot of money (the Government need that money because it gave all our money to bankers).
But the public sector pensions are a black hole and the problem should be tackled. Any new teachers should not be promised such a lucrative pension. Existing teacers should be offeted something in return for what they will lose in retirement.
The police get considerable perks (lots of extra pay) to forefit their right to strike, though that may change
http://www.telegraph....-right-to-strike.html
Anyone who is unhappy with their terms and conditions at work has a right to strike, and that is proper. In the teachers case, many stand to lose a lot of money (the Government need that money because it gave all our money to bankers).
But the public sector pensions are a black hole and the problem should be tackled. Any new teachers should not be promised such a lucrative pension. Existing teacers should be offeted something in return for what they will lose in retirement.
I know this will be very unpopular, but "anyone who is unhappy with their terms and conditions has a right to...." go and get a job with Ts&Cs they are happy with. Yes you will struggle, but we all are, there's no special treatment, the economy is in a bad way because we've had too many years of people spending what they don't have.
As someone who has worked in both the public and private sectors, can I just say that I was low-paid in both jobs. In the private sector, I could not affordto opt-in to the company pension scheme. My public sector pension is now being interfered with because the country is in trouble. As an individual, I don't see why after working for 42yrs that 'moving the goalposts' should be acceptable. If the government - despite the ecomomy, aren't made aware that people won't just lie down for this - will see this as carte blanche to continue eroding progress in this country, and regressing all but the rich to living like peasants in the Victorian era.
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that was my first thought, that parents will have to stay home, or find a babysitter, or take the child to work, that won't happen im sure, but if its not just one borough, then mutiply that across the country, lots of angry parents and equally unhappy employers who find their staff can't come in because there is no one to look after children, Add that many companies won't pay you for that day, or take it as a days leave, lose, lose which ever way you look at. Its not as though teachers are underpaid.
The print was so heavily unionised that once you had a job there, that was it, you never had to look for another, unless you wanted to, and those jobs when the man retired, and that wasn't 65, usually went to the son, and so forth, i knew guys who worked in the business, and it was a case of who you knew, not if you were suitable for the post, and when it came to the crunch, and they were told that changes had to be made or they would go bust, they were up in arms, but change it did, there was no choice. And quite frankly i am always amazed that anyone thinks no matter whether its public or private sector that anyone owes you a living or pension for life. Teachers can go on strike, so can anyone, but when the trains, schools, hospitals close, what then. We have been here before, the winter of discontent, and i don't think anyone would want to go through all that again.
