Bill wrote:I know the strikes are down as 48 hour strikes, but would like to know what time they start at. This has been a problem so far as staff who are in work when a strike begins have been advised by the union to finish their shift. Previous strikes started at 3am or 7pm. This obviously affects workers on various different shift patterns. Anyone know the answer?
I would imagine that it would be 12am to 12am
but not sure
This time no stopping the I A cos we cannot afford to the pension thing is criminal they have taken money from our pensions ti top up thier bonuses and put it into bad investments , now we have to pay it back for them so they had no intention of paying it back , in any other buisiness there would be a legal investigatiion as to why the money had been stolen maybee gordon brown dose not want the trouble . But lets stand together right to the end sod the fecking scab's if they want to cross the line they should be made to sign this bull sh i t agreement
Bill wrote:I know the strikes are down as 48 hour strikes, but would like to know what time they start at. This has been a problem so far as staff who are in work when a strike begins have been advised by the union to finish their shift. Previous strikes started at 3am or 7pm. This obviously affects workers on various different shift patterns. Anyone know the answer?
I would imagine that it would be 12am to 12am
but not sure
I think it is important that to get the maximum effect from the 48 hour stopppage that we dont end up with people supporting the strike in work! If the second 48 hour stoppage is at midnight then nightshift staff will already be in work when it begins. If as happened with the previous stoppages they will finish their shift then go on strike. Hope the union has sorted this out.
Bill wrote:I know the strikes are down as 48 hour strikes, but would like to know what time they start at. This has been a problem so far as staff who are in work when a strike begins have been advised by the union to finish their shift. Previous strikes started at 3am or 7pm. This obviously affects workers on various different shift patterns. Anyone know the answer?
I would imagine that it would be 12am to 12am
but not sure
I think it is important that to get the maximum effect from the 48 hour stopppage that we dont end up with people supporting the strike in work! If the second 48 hour stoppage is at midnight then nightshift staff will already be in work when it begins. If as happened with the previous stoppages they will finish their shift then go on strike. Hope the union has sorted this out.
This should have said 'if the first stoppage is at midnight'
digitalangel wrote:Loss of money I could live without is one thing but if I don't have money to pay my rent, my landlord will kick me out and then what do I do? I don't live near my family. What do I use to buy food? People need money just to live.
In our office it causes major problems and I find it personally distasteful especially when the Union Rep is the instigator. We're not children in a playground, we shouldn't be bullying or pressuring people (we're no better than management then) and everyone has a right to their own opinion last time I checked and tolerance seems to be in short supply.
The union has set up a hardship fund, so every branch should be approaching other unions to get the solidarity funds coming in, if they're not get on the phone. And get the members out on the highstreet shaking a bucket to get some solidarity funds. Where there's a will there's a way digitalangel. The problem is clearly some people's opinion is the same as Leighton and Croziers and against our interests, and others "see both sides", and then some opinions are in our interests. How can we be neutral to total flexibility, working us tilll we're 65 etc? if someone wants us to work till we are 65 which means many of us will be worked to death, literally, then we should not tolerate their opinion - they are screwnig us over pure and simple. Those people who join in with that are either wrong or weak.
WHY TWO WEEKS NOTICE?....SO THE ENEMY CAN PLAN THEIR ACTION?
f**k ME , THE UNION SCREWED UP BY TRUSTING THE GANGSTERS AND NOW WE ARE PLAYING CATCH UP.
SACK THE GRAVY TRAIN ABUSERS AND INSTAL A LEADERSHIP LED FROM THE BOTTOM UP AND ON AVERRAGE SKILLED MANS WAGE.
