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There are strict rules about 'picket lines' and they must be followed or otherwise become unlawful.

I think it is to prevent 'mob' type situations.

'Union Rallies/Marches' are different.


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I suppose your correct on that side of things, but those who i know who have the day off are younger and just look at it as a day off work/ holiday, i suppose at their age they don't worry about pensions

I think you might be making a broad sweeping statement which may not be too well founded (must admit I put that well )

Was talking to my Dad last night and he recalled workers he worked with some 40 years who would always vote for a one day 'shopping day' strike but anything longer than one day they voted NO and complained about the union trying to take money out of their pockets  2002 Honda VFR800
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And bearing in mind the Gordon Brown plundering of said funds years ago - he obviously say the sensible finances and thought "let's screw them!"

While I'm in the moaning mood

Teachers, they complain and parents get fined if they take their kids out of school during term time for holidays, their reason is the disruption to their education Because it's now reversed does not that reason still hold true
How shallow are their words.

EY, moan, no never, not him.

I agree, not true, must be a rumour CG started.

I'm off today anyway, but went along to the rally to show my support.

Essentially the NHS pensions have always been self managing and in credit. Now the government want us to pay more in and tax us on our pensions in order to balance the nations books. This then runs the risk of putting our pension funds in debt and no doubt when I come to retire there will not be enough money left for me to live off.

Leave my pension alone.  Poke it, Poke it, make it do it again!!

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What would expect from our government - oh look there is a large amount of money being carefully managed for peoples future - let's sort them out with TAX - that will show them  2002 Honda VFR800
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I am a Governor of our local school. All the teachers including the Head are on strie, not one of them has turned up at school to picket, I guess they are all Christmas shopping.

The Icing on the cake.........one of them has got a doctors note for today so she will be paid as she is off sick, the others will not be paid!!!!!!

I am absolutely furious the way some people take the

Emile Heskey is said to be delighted as he's not the only useless striker in the country today!

sorry just had that one text to me and couldnt resist sharing...

If people aren't happy with the government pension, why not take out a private pension whereby your employers contribution would go into and then they can't get their hands on it

Can't they Are you sure

Dave wrote:

If people aren't happy with the government pension, why not take out a private pension whereby your employers contribution would go into and then they can't get their hands on it

the Local gov pensions are backed by the gov. if everyone pulls out and pays into a private pot then that will place even more of a burden on the tax payer.

i signed up to the LGPS 24 years now, i had to as it was compulsary then and have paid in every month since. when i joined they said i could retire at 57 under the 80 year rule but thats gone now. they also said id get a nice lump sum, thats gone now. they said i could retire at the latest 65, thats gone now. my contribution would be 6%, thats higher now....

i could go on and on but cant really be arsed, in my view i entered into a contract and played my part only to be told a long long time down the line that nah, chaned us mind mate and you can have F%^ck all now and oh yeah work a bit longer and pay more in each month too  freelander 2 SE black and beige - now sold

That's like the rest of us then. Welcome to the real world