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So today I am at home instead of work - The NUT has called its first national strike in 21 years. It has got me thinking - is the strike an outmoded form of protest? Or is it just a that we have been sucked into seeing unions and their actions as outmoded - a throwback to a less'enlightened' age?
I suppose the more important question is whether it does any good striking? Afterall this is costing me a day's pay and possibly losing me the goodwill of the 'general public'. I voted to strike in the ballot because I really wanted people to realise just how paltry this supposed pay rise is (I believe the common verb for employers is 'offered' whilst we are 'demanding' - interesting connotations there)
And I have been involved in local disputes which have been more about the actual institutions I have been working at - these haveusually been successful because of the level of leverage involved.
I feel that I should be doing something about my pay and conditions, after all I don't suppose many would wnat to be in my hush puppies and cord jacket period 5 on a Friday afternoon!
I suppose the more important question is whether it does any good striking? Afterall this is costing me a day's pay and possibly losing me the goodwill of the 'general public'. I voted to strike in the ballot because I really wanted people to realise just how paltry this supposed pay rise is (I believe the common verb for employers is 'offered' whilst we are 'demanding' - interesting connotations there)
And I have been involved in local disputes which have been more about the actual institutions I have been working at - these haveusually been successful because of the level of leverage involved.
I feel that I should be doing something about my pay and conditions, after all I don't suppose many would wnat to be in my hush puppies and cord jacket period 5 on a Friday afternoon!