General Chat

Its about time more people in this country stood up and fought for what they beleive in, and not just sit on there bots and accept everything.

exactly Gary. This country has become greedy and materialistic. I am only on a basic hourly minimum rate of pay although I am expected to be there 15 minutes before I start and I often dont get out of the building until 15 minutes after I have finished meaning I work for half an hour a day for nothing. My doctor charges at least £10 just for his signature on a passport application form. I wouldnt mind working for the council. When I have applied there before they dont even bother responding. And I always have a long wait when I go to enquire about paying my council tax

Gary I am sorry but I take offence at being called mindless, I am in a lowish grade and I would say that maybe I am showing more brains than you at this present time, I do not insult people that I have never met, we work hard, and with systems that don't do what the government have paid megga bucks for, the place is full of collage and uni graduates, but the truth of the matter is in the rural areas we don't have the optens open to big city areas. Bev

I work for a council and don't get even near 12,000 in fact I am on just 10,000 a year full time. And like everyone else I have bills to pay and only my wage coming in. I also have to be in work at least 10 minutes before my time to start work and I have worked over with no pay. When you are a Manual worker for any council the pay is usually just above the minimum wage. And yes I back the strike. Sue

well from what was said tonight on the news it seems as if the majority back the one day strike but if it is repeated it will not be favourable. Only repeating what the reporter said. At least people got to cross the humber bridge free of charge and not so long ago they were complaining about how much they need for the upkepp of the bridge and to pay for the buildiing of it in the first place. Dont think it has paid for itself yet. So lots more revenue lost there today

I would strike everyday, all day for this battle. I may wish to retire at 40 and freeze my pension, i may wish to retire at 60 etc. Who in there right mind would like to work until they are at least 65 if you didnt have to. Nobody, who says at 65 i am healthy or i may not be living, but the people who are left behind will get a good payout. If there is a way to fight it then i will. I chose to opt into this pension as because of what they were offering was good, now its being changed, then if i knew that was going to happen i would have opted for a private one. I am also backing the wages for all assistant, the money they earn is low as it is, only for it to be lowered by a few thousand. Noway. :-) oh i am at work 40 mins before hand to set up etc, that is my choice, i am also there until about 5pm when the school closes at 3.15pm, that is my choice. I only get paid from 8.40am - 3.15pm. I also go into school at half term and help, that is my choice.

thats another good point Sue, have you noticed manuel jobs are always x an hour, but the office jobs are x a year, and it gets interesting when you divide the x a year by 52 then by 37 hours a week, it then makes the manuel hourly pay look sick, i think if all the big pay jobs at the council were advertised as an hourly rate there would be an outcry and people would realise how well off council staff are. Speedy working hard is relative, i have seen people in offices moaning how hard they work, but try scaffolding for an hour and then tell me sitting in an office is hard work, its what you get used to. Nicola, opt for a private pension, you could not pay 100% of your council pay into one and get the same return, do you also get the luxury of being payed for all those weeks when the schools are off and no nights or week end work, sounds a cushy number that, your on the inside looking out, i wish you could come out into the real world and see what thats like.