TALKING COLLEAGUES OUT OF CROSSING THE PICKET LINE

[FilthyBloke]

My suggestion would be to strike for an entire month. Then everyone can do a month temping somewhere else to pay for the strikes. Otherwise this will drag on. This would be the ultimate weapon. Just an idea

Yeah iv said that too
It would give people that need the income a chance to get a temp:agency job at least instead of saying “I can Wednesday next week, Tuesday and Friday the week after…”

I’m not sure how that would work with the CWU weekly subs though?

[GRS]

On Tuesday had a colleague say to me that they couldn’t afford to take 2 days off. They said they could 1 day but definitely not the 2. They then went on to say that they could go out if they got their day off (was Saturday) as that meant they could suck up the single day.

Anyway they went into work on both strike days then lo and behold worked their day off as well. Great - they got 6 days pay and the rest of us frozen on the picket line got 3!!

Now I get it’s entirely up to them if they want to go in on strike days but I must say I was disappointed with them when they walked in on Saturday! To me that was taking the piss!

[milly]

My suggestion would be to strike for an entire month. Then everyone can do a month temping somewhere else to pay for the strikes. Otherwise this will drag on. This would be the ultimate weapon. Just an idea

Can you please stuff your suggestion up your own whatever.

Does anyone know the law with regard to moonlighting whilst participating in industrial action?
I would assume it could be a sackable offence considering that some of us will have signed documents confirming that you have no other driving job.

[Chitchat]

My suggestion would be to strike for an entire month. Then everyone can do a month temping somewhere else to pay for the strikes. Otherwise this will drag on. This would be the ultimate weapon. Just an idea

Can you please stuff your suggestion up your own whatever.

Does anyone know the law with regard to moonlighting whilst participating in industrial action?
I would assume it could be a sackable offence.

I'm sure I read somewhere that if your on strike you can't work that day for somewhere else.

[Dorset Plodder]

Just read this Thread from the begining. FFS

This Strike is obviously VERY divisive but I think you guys need to realise that you're not going to change each other's opinions. There's Hard Core Strikers, and Hard Core Strike Breakers, neither of you are going to persuade the other that they're wrong.

It's the "Moderate" thousands in the middle who are wavering one way of the other. Perhaps your post may convince some of them to change their minds?

Forcing Strikers back to work due to shortage of money is nothing new. Money is Power! I can sympathise with Family men concerned for their Family, I have No Respect for Greedy Bastards who just want (not need) more money to feed their lifestyles.

All I would suggest to those struggling financially is "Learn something from this" In the future try not to let yourself be put in this predicament again. Whatever happens with this crap company and it's future, if any, learn the lesson. Try to make yourself Financially Stronger so when the next crisis comes along, which is surely will, you'll not have to compromise your principles because your Boss has got you over a barrel. Stay Strong!

[milly]

Just read this Thread from the begining. FFS

This Strike is obviously VERY divisive but I think you guys need to realise that you're not going to change each other's opinions. There's Hard Core Strikers, and Hard Core Strike Breakers, neither of you are going to persuade the other that they're wrong.

It's the "Moderate" thousands in the middle who are wavering one way of the other. Perhaps your post may convince some of them to change their minds?

Forcing Strikers back to work due to shortage of money is nothing new. Money is Power! I can sympathise with Family men concerned for their Family, I have No Respect for Greedy Bastards who just want (not need) more money to feed their lifestyles.

All I would suggest to those struggling financially is "Learn something from this" In the future try not to let yourself be put in this predicament again. Whatever happens with this crap company and it's future, if any, learn the lesson. Try to make yourself Financially Stronger so when the next crisis comes along, which is surely will, you'll not have to compromise your principles because your Boss has got you over a barrel. Stay Strong!

Making yourself more financially robust is easier said than done.
It's very easy to be smug if you are in your 50's or 60's with decades of service and financially secure.

[FilthyBloke]

Just read this Thread from the begining. FFS

This Strike is obviously VERY divisive but I think you guys need to realise that you're not going to change each other's opinions. There's Hard Core Strikers, and Hard Core Strike Breakers, neither of you are going to persuade the other that they're wrong.

It's the "Moderate" thousands in the middle who are wavering one way of the other. Perhaps your post may convince some of them to change their minds?

Forcing Strikers back to work due to shortage of money is nothing new. Money is Power! I can sympathise with Family men concerned for their Family, I have No Respect for Greedy Bastards who just want (not need) more money to feed their lifestyles.

All I would suggest to those struggling financially is "Learn something from this" In the future try not to let yourself be put in this predicament again. Whatever happens with this crap company and it's future, if any, learn the lesson. Try to make yourself Financially Stronger so when the next crisis comes along, which is surely will, you'll not have to compromise your principles because your Boss has got you over a barrel. Stay Strong!

Well said. It’s like listening to a debate between an atheist and the pope.

[Dorset Plodder]

Making yourself more financially robust is easier said than done.
It's very easy to be smug if you are in your 50's or 60's with decades of service and financially secure.

One day you'll be in your 50s and 60s Milly. How do you think you'll become more Finacially Secure? Sometimes it's by learning lessons the hard way as you move through life ..... other times it's by taking well intentioned advice.

We've all been there (unless your an eccentric millionaire that gets a buzz out of delivering letters). I've been made Redundant twice.... I don't own my own house (with a fully paid off mortgage),......I've been stuck on a shitty PT contract for years..... I've maxed out credit cards to pay bills.... I've had Christmases when we couldn't afford hardly any presents for my kids.... I nearly went Bankrupt but settled for a Debt Management Plan instead...... So I'm far from SMUG about Families suffering Milly.

We struggle through life to make it better for our Families, and when I meet someone like Simon Thompson who just seems determined to destroy a job, which I quite like, in order to line his own pockets, then I get Angry!

I've managed over the years to pay off those credit cards and not run them up again. When I've had small windfalls .... or even pay rises .... I've put the extra money away instead of pissing it up the wall. I don't smoke, I drink moderately, I don't cover myself in tatoos, I don't have SKY Sports plus or Film Channels, I have a 10 year old car, I have a Take Away about once a month, we Holiday in the UK not flying around the World!

So as you say Milly ... Making yourself Financially Robust is easier said than done .... But it can be done. Good Luck!

[milly]

Making yourself more financially robust is easier said than done.
It's very easy to be smug if you are in your 50's or 60's with decades of service and financially secure.

One day you'll be in your 50s and 60s Milly. How do you think you'll become more Finacially Secure? Sometimes it's by learning lessons the hard way as you move through life ..... other times it's by taking well intentioned advice.

We've all been there (unless your an eccentric millionaire that gets a buzz out of delivering letters). I've been made Redundant twice.... I don't own my own house (with a fully paid off mortgage),......I've been stuck on a shitty PT contract for years..... I've maxed out credit cards to pay bills.... I've had Christmases when we couldn't afford hardly any presents for my kids.... I nearly went Bankrupt but settled for a Debt Management Plan instead...... So I'm far from SMUG about Families suffering Milly.

We struggle through life to make it better for our Families, and when I meet someone like Simon Thompson who just seems determined to destroy a job, which I quite like, in order to line his own pockets, then I get Angry!

I've managed over the years to pay off those credit cards and not run them up again. When I've had small windfalls .... or even pay rises .... I've put the extra money away instead of pissing it up the wall. I don't smoke, I drink moderately, I don't cover myself in tatoos, I don't have SKY Sports plus or Film Channels, I have a 10 year old car, I have a Take Away about once a month, we Holiday in the UK not flying around the World!

So as you say Milly ... Making yourself Financially Robust is easier said than done .... But it can be done. Good Luck!

Thank you Martin Lewis!

[POSTPERSON50]

Making yourself more financially robust is easier said than done.
It's very easy to be smug if you are in your 50's or 60's with decades of service and financially secure.

One day you'll be in your 50s and 60s Milly. How do you think you'll become more Finacially Secure? Sometimes it's by learning lessons the hard way as you move through life ..... other times it's by taking well intentioned advice.

We've all been there (unless your an eccentric millionaire that gets a buzz out of delivering letters). I've been made Redundant twice.... I don't own my own house (with a fully paid off mortgage),......I've been stuck on a shitty PT contract for years..... I've maxed out credit cards to pay bills.... I've had Christmases when we couldn't afford hardly any presents for my kids.... I nearly went Bankrupt but settled for a Debt Management Plan instead...... So I'm far from SMUG about Families suffering Milly.

We struggle through life to make it better for our Families, and when I meet someone like Simon Thompson who just seems determined to destroy a job, which I quite like, in order to line his own pockets, then I get Angry!

I've managed over the years to pay off those credit cards and not run them up again. When I've had small windfalls .... or even pay rises .... I've put the extra money away instead of pissing it up the wall. I don't smoke, I drink moderately, I don't cover myself in tatoos, I don't have SKY Sports plus or Film Channels, I have a 10 year old car, I have a Take Away about once a month, we Holiday in the UK not flying around the World!

So as you say Milly ... Making yourself Financially Robust is easier said than done .... But it can be done. Good Luck!

Thank you Martin Lewis!

[Dorset Plodder]

Thank you Martin Lewis!

I'll take that as a compliment Milly. The man speaks a lot of common sense and helps thousands save money.

If anyone hasn't checked out the Money Saving Expert web site it's a good place to get ideas for getting yourself out of debt.