Thursdays Strike

[Ric.ror]

My colleagues are on strike on Thursday
I'm not in their union but if it's sunny I might join them
I know I won't get paid but other than that will it be ok

[sherrardk]

Only one class at the primary school is affected but I have to get my kids at 12 and take them back at 1 (no lunchtime supervisors). Going to have to get a wiggle on as it's a ten minute walk there and back (it's five minutes for me but twice as long for little legs).

[wolf63]

Is it the public sector that are on strike?

Enjoy yourself if you take the day off. If you go in and they decide to open your office you might find yourself covering a s hit job.

[Buenchico]

The union members can't be sacked for failing to turn up to work (because their strike has come about through a properly organised ballot about a matter which is relevant to their employment and the employer will have been given appropriate notice of their action). As an individual, you will have no such protection.

[Baldric]

As you don't say, I'm going by sher's reply and guessing you're teachers, in which case you should be ashamed of yourselves, disrupting kids education yourselves, given the number of times we hear of parents being fined for taking kids out of school for various reasons, and don't you get enough time off anyway?

[Mosaic]

If by some remote chance your striking colleagues are able to achieve an improvement in working conditions, you'll doubtless accept the benefit.

[237SJ]

No. You could be sacked.

[sunny-dave]

Phew - I logged in specially to warn you - but Chris beat me to it and saved me some typing.

[Ric.ror]

Me a teacher!
I have never been so insulted in my life

[sherrardk]

Baldric, I fully support the teachers and the other educational staff who are striking on Thursday. If their conditions continue to be eroded the profession will not attract the best people. FYI, the schools do not fine parents for taking their kids out of school, the LEA does. Teachers get 13 weeks holiday a year, most of which they spend marking, preparing, etc. I would rather stick wasps up my arse than go back to teaching.

[Ric.ror]

Mosaic - I am a union member
Just not unison

[sunny-dave]

Chris's warning still applies though ric-ror - if Unison haven't balloted then you are 'absent without leave' if you don't turn up & could be disciplined.

dave xx

[Baldric]

Ric, you've just insulted a lot of Teachers!

[Mosaic]

Glad to hear it Ric - so what's your union's advice in the situation you face?

[sunny-dave]

Sorry "if your union hasn't balloted" that should be.

[237SJ]

Not your union, not your ballot so you have no protection.

[alexanderd]

buenchico, any idea what percentage voted for a strike and what percentage of members voted?

[Ric.ror]

I emailed my union two weeks ago and have not had a reply yet

[Baldric]

So if being thought a teacher is an insult what do you do,
Dinner Lady?

[royfromaus]

I'm trying to think what job you could have that makes you feel insulted by being called a teacher?

[Buenchico]

>>>buenchico, any idea what percentage voted for a strike and what percentage of members voted?

Unison balloted approximately 600,000 local government workers. 49,836 voted for strike action. That's 58.7% of the 84,898 people who actually voted but only 8.3% of those eligible to vote.