Newsbot Posted August 21, 2008 Share Posted August 21, 2008 Officials who monitor the Irish Sea will stage a walkout in a long-running row over pay. Source : http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/england/7574993.stm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newsbot Posted August 23, 2008 Author Share Posted August 23, 2008 Coastguard workers around the UK will begin a 48-hour strike later in a long-running dispute over pay. Source : http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk/7578026.stm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Jampton Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 Waiting for all you anti union posters to complain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Tatlock Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 I don't know many people who can live on £12,500 a year whilst running a house, a car and bringing up kids etc. It seems a very reasonable request IMO. There's a sh1t load of money tied up in a sh1t load of boats, and if they are 'struggling to find the money' maybe they should consider upping registration fees for boat owners to cover it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluemonday Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 Agreed 100%. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sebrof Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 Waiting for all you anti union posters to complain Which anti-union posters? Sensible people make their minds up according to the facts of each case, not as a matter of rigid orthodoxy. Some union members are paid well, others badly. The latter may merit a rise, the former may not. At the end of the day, I suspect that coastguard staff work because they love the job, and the money is secondary. It would seem that their employers (the union-funded Labour government) take advantage of this. Stop fighting wars that were won more than half a century ago. The situation is more complex than the Daily Worker would have you believe. It needs thought, not slogans. S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newsbot Posted August 24, 2008 Author Share Posted August 24, 2008 Coastguard workers around the UK are in the middle of a 48-hour strike in a long-running dispute over pay. Source : http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk/7579813.stm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newsbot Posted August 25, 2008 Author Share Posted August 25, 2008 A 48-hour strike involving Coastguard staff is to end later, with people being reminded to take extra care. Source : http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/northe...and/7579926.stm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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