Brighton Sky Blue
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Wages staying still for years led to prosperity ok
Bin Strikes (21 Viewers)
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Wages staying still for years led to prosperity ok
Evo1883
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The drivers do
TomRad85
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rob9872
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So we can only criticise one thing if we criticise everything?
A bit like it's not ok to say Arthur's mum was a scumbag if we've not first said all men are pigs for Sarah Everard.
Bringing an irrelevant argument into it.
I've only been vocal on this as I had only posted an alternative view (a simple opinion if you like) but then the pile on began, some if it personal, so I've responded and reacted.
Evo1883
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Brighton Sky Blue
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I have only done it once ever. But the whole point of strike action is to be inconvenient and is nearly always the very last resort. As a union man myself it’s something I hope never to have to call for, but it’s there for when nothing else has worked.
Evo1883
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To be clear this is the last resort , its been going on for months
Brighton Sky Blue
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Teaching unions despite being called ‘militant’ are the same. That our Scottish friends get 7% more than we do being a big focus at the moment.
Evo1883
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It's 1000 pound a year for nothing really , that's decent
clint van damme
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A bit of consistency would be nice.
The police at the Sarah Everard protest and Arthur's parents is a non sequitur.
You mentioned the service taxpayers are getting, I mentioned an exact comparison.
Brighton Sky Blue
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4 pound 2 1 ooooooo
We’ve got a meal deal
Oooooo
Sandwich and a Boost bar
Oooooo
Never take the bins awaaaaaay
Grendel
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Its not the point - wages keeping up with inflation perpetuates inflation which leads to bankruptcy widespread job losses interest rate hikes and crashing property values
Brighton Sky Blue
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Well yes it is as otherwise people’s earnings become increasingly weak in what it affords them. Property has of course surged to farcical extents
TomRad85
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You should take the plunge and become a private tutor BSB.
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Brighton Sky Blue
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A big risk that though. The silly thing is that even local private schools don’t pay as well as Scottish state ones and the pension is less secure too.
My best way out is probably to move into exam boards/DfE/Ofqual.
Grendel
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why do wages need to go up?
Marty
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Aren't the wages low for the bin collectors because you plod around the city at 5 mph all day. You want the wages of a tramper but unwilling to do the work load. My old man was a tanker driver before his retirement. He earn't a decent wage because he drove the length of the country daily with a dangerous load, being away from family for days at a time.
Brighton Sky Blue
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Hahaha
Evo1883
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They earn more an hour plus do more hours .
It's irrelevant to our argument, some trampers take home 1000 plus a week plus , we are not asking to be on trampers wages , or tanker driver wages for that matter .. 95% of tanker driver will be at home every night too btw
Marty
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why don't you work for Birmingham City Council then? it's only half hour down the road. I actually hope you get your wage rise btw.
rob9872
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Despite all I've said, I hope they get it too, I just hope it's by negotiation rather than strike.
clint van damme
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Brighton Sky Blue
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There is nothing unlawful about a strike assuming it has gone through and been balloted
Sky_Blue_Dreamer
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How much longer will that stay true for?
Sky_Blue_Dreamer
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So the argument you're making is people shouldn't get paid more when prices go up because it'll just make prices go up even more? I assume you've turned down all pay rises in your life as part of your duty to keep inflation down?
I think the argument you're making a case for there is that business owners are greedy, profiteering bastards.
Brighton Sky Blue
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No upcoming laws on it as far as I’m aware. The last set meant that you needed to get 50% plus of all eligible members, instead of a majority of all who chose to vote. So just not voting is counted as ‘no’.
Grendel
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I was actually asking a legitimate question? What are the reasons wages would need to rise.
JAM See
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I'm really uneasy about this whole 'ballot/unlawful' narrative.
I'm not erudite enough to express my views eloquently, but...
...It should be the right of any working person to withdraw their labour as they see fit.
When did withdrawing your labour become a crime?
JAM See
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Consumer price inflation, UK - Office for National Statistics
Price indices, percentage changes and weights for the different measures of consumer price inflation.
www.ons.gov.uk
Grendel
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So what happens when inflation gets back under control do wages go down?
clint van damme
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Fucking hell!!