4 comments
Comment from: Anthony Visitor
Comment from: M Visitor
Striked are not "illegal". The right to strike is a fundamental human right. People should be free to withdraw their Labour if they feel (and have just grounds) that they are being mistreated. All power to the Prison officers' elbow. Maybe now someone will listen to the cries for help they have been making for years.
Comment from: Paul Member
Anthony a pay cut, due a below inflation pay increase is not acceptable. Especially with cost of living in the United Kingdom spinning out of control.
Such an act is nothing less than a slap in the face, especially when considering prison workers who are just being given a higher and higher work load as the prison population rises.
In this case however it's more than a slap in the face, its an all out offensive in an ongoing class war, a war which needs to be won, totally, with an indefinite general strike.
Comment from: Anthony Visitor
A total and indefinite general strike? While I do agree that would probably prompt people to start changing policies I would say it would be more plausible they'd just outsource the jobs. Tell people from another country if they come and work we'll pay you X.
Of course if the system just got rid of non violent offenders then it would mean less workload. Less employees. More money for the average worker.
They have similar laws in the US if you work for the federal government. State employees can strike but Federal employees can only picket. They must go to work when they are scheduled. My father was a the foreman of the union of postal workers.
They did receive a 2.5% raise for the year that is not too bad though. Standard raise is usually 1-5% generally most people only receive 3% or less.