Ulster Workers Strike 2024

[trailer]

Be interesting to know how many of those striking today are DUP voters and how many will vote for the DUP again.

The union trumps everything. The Unions anger is aimed squarely at CHH.
I think the unions need to tread carefully. This strike is pointless. Everyone agrees they need fair pay inc the UKG. So what is the point of the strike?

3 weeks down the line, I think it is fair to say it had some significance.

Well as we can see they are going out on strike again, so like I said.. pointless

[Saffrongael]

Be interesting to know how many of those striking today are DUP voters and how many will vote for the DUP again.

The union trumps everything. The Unions anger is aimed squarely at CHH.
I think the unions need to tread carefully. This strike is pointless. Everyone agrees they need fair pay inc the UKG. So what is the point of the strike?

3 weeks down the line, I think it is fair to say it had some significance.

Well as we can see they are going out on strike again, so like I said.. pointless

It's a negotiating tactic to accelerate an offer being made

[red hander]

Be interesting to know how many of those striking today are DUP voters and how many will vote for the DUP again.

The union trumps everything. The Unions anger is aimed squarely at CHH.
I think the unions need to tread carefully. This strike is pointless. Everyone agrees they need fair pay inc the UKG. So what is the point of the strike?

3 weeks down the line, I think it is fair to say it had some significance.

Well as we can see they are going out on strike again, so like I said.. pointless

We'd still be living under a feudal system and eating grass to survive if it was down to people like you.

[Tony Baloney]

Be interesting to know how many of those striking today are DUP voters and how many will vote for the DUP again.

The union trumps everything. The Unions anger is aimed squarely at CHH.
I think the unions need to tread carefully. This strike is pointless. Everyone agrees they need fair pay inc the UKG. So what is the point of the strike?

3 weeks down the line, I think it is fair to say it had some significance.

Well as we can see they are going out on strike again, so like I said.. pointless

We'd still be living under a feudal system and eating grass to survive if it was down to people like you.

I have said on here before if your public sector job is so terrible just hand in your notice and move on somewhere else. No need to eat grass.

[Armagh18]

Be interesting to know how many of those striking today are DUP voters and how many will vote for the DUP again.

The union trumps everything. The Unions anger is aimed squarely at CHH.
I think the unions need to tread carefully. This strike is pointless. Everyone agrees they need fair pay inc the UKG. So what is the point of the strike?

3 weeks down the line, I think it is fair to say it had some significance.

Well as we can see they are going out on strike again, so like I said.. pointless

We'd still be living under a feudal system and eating grass to survive if it was down to people like you.

I have said on here before if your public sector job is so terrible just hand in your notice and move on somewhere else. No need to eat grass.

Good luck to you if you ever need a hospital then and all the workers have left.... Jesus Christ.   

[trueblue1234]

Be interesting to know how many of those striking today are DUP voters and how many will vote for the DUP again.

The union trumps everything. The Unions anger is aimed squarely at CHH.
I think the unions need to tread carefully. This strike is pointless. Everyone agrees they need fair pay inc the UKG. So what is the point of the strike?

3 weeks down the line, I think it is fair to say it had some significance.

Well as we can see they are going out on strike again, so like I said.. pointless

We'd still be living under a feudal system and eating grass to survive if it was down to people like you.

I have said on here before if your public sector job is so terrible just hand in your notice and move on somewhere else. No need to eat grass.

Yeah let's get into a race to the bottom for nhs staff. That will help things.

[Duine Inteacht Eile]

Be interesting to know how many of those striking today are DUP voters and how many will vote for the DUP again.

The union trumps everything. The Unions anger is aimed squarely at CHH.
I think the unions need to tread carefully. This strike is pointless. Everyone agrees they need fair pay inc the UKG. So what is the point of the strike?

3 weeks down the line, I think it is fair to say it had some significance.

Well as we can see they are going out on strike again, so like I said.. pointless

We'd still be living under a feudal system and eating grass to survive if it was down to people like you.

I have said on here before if your public sector job is so terrible just hand in your notice and move on somewhere else. No need to eat grass.

You might want to stop saying it because you're making yourself look stupid. What type of society aspires towards that for their public sector?
Lazy comments like that are beneath you, Tony.

[bennydorano]

200,000 public sector workers too. All just up sticks and look for better jobs??

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200,000 public sector workers too. All just up sticks and look for better jobs??

Certain areas of our Civil Service are bloated and inefficient. No one can deny this.

[Armagh18]

200,000 public sector workers too. All just up sticks and look for better jobs??

Certain areas of our Civil Service are bloated and inefficient. No one can deny this.

For sure. But don't think the solution for nurses not getting paid enough is for them all to leave and get another job.

[lurganblue]

200,000 public sector workers too. All just up sticks and look for better jobs??

Certain areas of our Civil Service are bloated and inefficient. No one can deny this.

What sections do you believe this to be the case?

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200,000 public sector workers too. All just up sticks and look for better jobs??

Certain areas of our Civil Service are bloated and inefficient. No one can deny this.

What sections do you believe this to be the case?

Agriculture
Infrastructure
Communities

All employ far far to many people. Lots of Admin and client services people.

[bennydorano]

200,000 public sector workers too. All just up sticks and look for better jobs??

Certain areas of our Civil Service are bloated and inefficient. No one can deny this.

What sections do you believe this to be the case?

Agriculture
Infrastructure
Communities

All employ far far to many people. Lots of Admin and client services people.

Wouldn't dispute it for a second, NI is a basket case, Public Sector jobs were always the way to keep stable employment levels during the troubles when private industry faced too much upheaval to really thrive. Its never really moved on from this and there's definitely no political will to rationalise it. It will only ever be genuinely tackled if a United Ireland came into being - imo.

[trueblue1234]

200,000 public sector workers too. All just up sticks and look for better jobs??

Certain areas of our Civil Service are bloated and inefficient. No one can deny this.

What sections do you believe this to be the case?

Agriculture
Infrastructure
Communities

All employ far far to many people. Lots of Admin and client services people.

Wouldn't dispute it for a second, NI is a basket case, Public Sector jobs were always the way to keep stable employment levels during the troubles when private industry faced too much upheaval to really thrive. Its never really moved on from this and there's definitely no political will to rationalise it. It will only ever be genuinely tackled if a United Ireland came into being - imo.

People have been leaving the civil service lately. In the past, this was unheard of due to the pay and benefits. Private salaries have not only caught up with but have surpassed the public sector. The problem this causes is that it's the better ones that are leaving.

[LC]

Moved in to the public sector a few years ago after 20+ years in the private sector.  Took a sizeable pay cut but joined mainly for pension, holidays etc plus less travelling.

No doubt about the public sector is full of a serious amount of arseh*les full of their own importance and would not last 5 mins in the private sector.  To them their job is crap but none of them will leave because they know if they went somewhere else they might have to work.

My 'welcome to the public sector' moment was when I asked one of my department members to do something one day and they turned around and said that it was not in their job description so they refused to do it.