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Topic: Re:Re:Re:Tube strikes leaving elderlies without carers
Posted by: Vanessa Smith
Date/Time: 17/08/15 16:55:00

Whilst I can understand your frustration - the whole purpose of withdrawing your labour is to cause the maximum disruption possible to make your point. Inevitably some people bear the brunt of such action and that of course is not the intention. However, whatever the rights and wrongs of strikes it cannot be right that a government takes such draconian action against trades unions as to render them almost impotent to represent their members. Many of us in this country owe a tremendous debt to trades unions for the working conditions of today, in spite of government, and some employer's efforts, that keep attacking the rights of working people in an attempt to keep wages down and weaken their ability to have decent representation. A strong economy needs checks and balances, and in that strong trades unions are essential. Employers and the government would have more credibility with their proposals for percentages on strike ballots were they to practise what they preach.


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Tube strikes leaving elderlies without carers17/08/15 13:22:00 Elizabeth Ross
   Re:Tube strikes leaving elderlies without carers17/08/15 13:54:00 Claire Moran
      Re:Re:Tube strikes leaving elderlies without carers17/08/15 16:30:00 Elizabeth Ross
         Re:Re:Re:Tube strikes leaving elderlies without carers17/08/15 16:55:00 Vanessa Smith
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Tube strikes leaving elderlies without carers17/08/15 17:20:00 Loraine Pemberton
   Re:Tube strikes leaving elderlies without carers17/08/15 17:23:00 Adrian Irving
      Re:Re:Tube strikes leaving elderlies without carers17/08/15 17:28:00 Adrian Irving
         Re:Re:Re:Tube strikes leaving elderlies without carers18/08/15 23:42:00 Claire Diaper
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Tube strikes leaving elderlies without carers19/08/15 00:51:00 Richard Jennings
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Tube strikes leaving elderlies without carers19/08/15 08:10:00 Elizabeth Ross
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Tube strikes leaving elderlies without carers19/08/15 08:37:00 Andy Pease
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Tube strikes leaving elderlies without carers19/08/15 08:42:00 Elizabeth Ross
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Tube strikes leaving elderlies without carers19/08/15 09:33:00 Loraine Pemberton
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Tube strikes leaving elderlies without carers19/08/15 09:38:00 Richard Greenhough
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Tube strikes leaving elderlies without carers19/08/15 10:21:00 Claire Moran
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Tube strikes leaving elderlies without carers19/08/15 10:44:00 Rima Jones
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Tube strikes leaving elderlies without carers19/08/15 10:55:00 Elizabeth Ross
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Tube strikes leaving elderlies without carers19/08/15 11:36:00 Rima Jones
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Tube strikes leaving elderlies without carers19/08/15 11:57:00 Claire Diaper
                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Tube strikes leaving elderlies without carers19/08/15 13:28:00 Richard Greenhough
                              Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Tube strikes leaving elderlies without carers19/08/15 14:02:00 Claire Diaper
                                 Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Tube strikes leaving elderlies without carers19/08/15 14:05:00 Claire Diaper
                                    Re: free advice to Claire..19/08/15 14:10:00 Stuart Kerr
                                       Re:Re: free advice to Claire..19/08/15 14:39:00 Adrian Irving
                                    Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Tube strikes leaving elderlies without carers19/08/15 14:49:00 Richard Greenhough
                                 Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Tube strikes leaving elderlies without carers19/08/15 14:44:00 Richard Greenhough
                                    Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Tube strikes leaving elderlies without carers19/08/15 15:38:00 Jonathan Bingham
                                       Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Tube strikes leaving elderlies without carers19/08/15 16:14:00 Gregory Turner
                                          Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Tube strikes leaving elderlies without carers19/08/15 16:24:00 Jonathan Bingham
                                             Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Tube strikes leaving elderlies without carers19/08/15 16:43:00 Claire Diaper
                                                :Re:Re:Tube strikes leaving elderlies without carers19/08/15 16:57:00 Philippa Bond
                                                Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Tube strikes leaving elderlies without carers19/08/15 18:14:00 Carl Wynne
                                                   Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Tube strikes leaving elderlies without carers20/08/15 17:39:00 Francis Rowe
                                                      Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Tube strikes leaving elderlies without carers20/08/15 18:00:00 Claire Diaper
                                       Re:DLR19/08/15 18:01:00 Richard Greenhough
                                          Re:Re:DLR20/08/15 11:12:00 Jonathan Bingham
                                             Re:Re:Re:DLR20/08/15 11:34:00 Philippa Bond
                                                Re:Re:Re:Re:DLR25/08/15 08:22:00 Philippa Bond
                                                   Re:Carers, casual & the low paid do have a union, it's called UNITE25/08/15 09:07:00 Alex Thomas
                                                      Re:Re:Carers, casual & the low paid do have a union, it's called UNITE25/08/15 10:34:00 Richard Greenhough
                                                         Re:Re:Re: Surely he has a right to be heard?25/08/15 19:57:00 Alex Thomas
                                                            Re:Re:Re:Re: Surely he has a right to be heard?26/08/15 09:40:00 Richard Greenhough
                                                               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re: Surely he has a right to be heard?26/08/15 10:39:00 Vanessa Smith
                                                                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re: Surely he has a right to be heard?26/08/15 10:41:00 Richard Greenhough
                                                                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re: Surely he has a right to be heard?26/08/15 16:03:00 Vanessa Smith
                                                         Re:Re:Re:Carers, casual & the low paid do have a union, it's called UNITE26/08/15 16:59:00 Philippa Bond
                                                            Re:Re:Re:Re:Carers, casual & the low paid do have a union, it's called UNITE26/08/15 18:11:00 Vanessa Smith
                                                               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Carers, casual & the low paid do have a union, it's called UNITE27/08/15 16:17:00 Philippa Bond
                                             Re:Re:Re:DLR26/08/15 09:41:00 Richard Greenhough
                                                Re:Re:Re:Re:DLR26/08/15 09:45:00 Adrian Irving
                                                Re:Re:Re:Re:DLR26/08/15 09:57:00 Jonathan Bingham

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