Back to Normal

[emmie]

Many Public sector workers on strike yesterday and now this today, so back to normal, the feelgood factor didn't last long.

http://www.huffington...72623.html?1344920575

[daisya]

Oh dear em....as you say back to normal though at least they waited until after the olympics if that's any consolation..

[ummmm]

I think there's still a buzz in the air.

[emmie]

was listening to the news yesterday, congratulations apparently to the public transport people for their sterling efforts, would add that was only after long talks and bribes to keep them sweet, so they wouldn't rain on the Olympics parade by going on strike. So back to the real world.
I loved the Games by the way, it was a treat.

[ummmm]

It was a treat. Well done Great Britain.

[bibblebub]

yes it's back to normal with rail companies wanting extortionate fare increases

[boxtops]

The thought of having to pay 3% above inflation for my rail ticket next year makes me want to work from home

[emmie]

i understand about the fare rises, it's extortion, the few times am able to get away to see relatives the fares have gone up again. But public sector workers on strike yesterday, more strikes to come, and will as expected there be more riots, i really fear so.

[jake-the-peg]

Yep Olmypics over and the right wing have started talking down the country again.

Nothing changes!

[Quizmonster]

Here's an extract from the link...
"The government is allowing train firms to raise fares by 3% more than RPI inflation."
In other words, it's the Tories and their paymasters, the profiteering owners/employers, who are about to con the travelling public. In this case, it has nothing whatsoever to do with the workers.
In my opinion, it is far more justifiable for transport and public sector workers - or, indeed, any workers - to try to get the maximum out of their employers than it is for the latter to screw us all!

[Gromit]

This is not a strike. No one is stopping working. No days are lost. Train fares are pricing ordinary people off of trains and that in turn means loss of jobs. Many people working in the industry do not agree with that policy so they are telling commuters the alternative and who to blame.

Not sure how this is terrible and back to normal. As someone earlier said, people love moaning and running the country down. But this is a very flimsy excuse to do so.

[emmie]

there was a strike yesterday by public sector workers. Not running the country down, leave that to countries like France, whose news coverage of the Olympics was less than flattering.

[friedgreentomato]

Its not a strike it is a demonstration by rail user, rail groups and some rail workers.

Difference to strike action

[ummmm]

I must admit that train fares shock me. Taking my son for a day in Blackpool is the equivalent to taking him for a week in Spain.

[jno]

"will there be more riots?"

Wow, you're really back in panic mode! Who exactly has said they expect more riots?

[bazwillrun]

"at least they waited until after the olympics if that's any consolation.. "

they only waited because thew knew theyd be eclipsed by all the olympics headlines and they would get an even worse name for themselves.

It certainly wasnt for any altruistic reasons

[Gromit]

// there was a strike yesterday by public sector workers. //

Job Centre staff were on strike yesterday. It's like the winter of discontent all over again. Not sure how the country got through yesterday, but the olympic spirit saw us through.

And now today we have the Campaign for Better Transport openly getting a bit vexed at a few railway stations around the country. Send in the army is what I say. We cannot have these trots handing out leafiest to affluent people who can still afford to travel by rail.

[Baldric]

A strike!.....yesterday? can't say I noticed, job centre staff on strike, would that have stopped some little luvs getting weekly fix, sorry meant dole money, shame that!

[ichkeria]

Do job centre staff handle dole money?
Anyway what a thing. There was me thinking that we'd all be so carried away by Olympic fever that we'd stop worrying about the issues that concerned us before :-)

[Baldric]

^^^^^ No, they don't, but I believe you have to sign at the JC now and again to qualify for it

[THECORBYLOON]

It was staff at the Contact Centres who were on strike yesterday, staff at the Jobcentres where folk sign on and staff at the Benefit Centres where the claims are processed were not on strike.