Comments on: Why I’m striking tomorrow

By: Chatty Baby

Chatty Baby — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 18:55:01 +0000

Thanks for this post, it really shed some light on it all for me and I have to confess how little I understood. Good stuff!

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My Favourite Posts | Yellow Days — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 21:23:34 +0000

[…] Why I’m striking tomorrow – As an NHS employee and a striking Unison member I tried to put a human face on the news stories by explaining how the proposed changes would impact on my family. […]

By: Tasha Goddard

Tasha Goddard — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 11:19:17 +0000

Excellent post, which very clearly states the reasons behind the strike. Thank you. I’ve added a link to it at the end of my own strike post.

By: In support of the strike | WAHM-BAM!

In support of the strike | WAHM-BAM! — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 09:44:42 +0000

[…] above. Edited to add: Here’s a really good explanation of what the strike was about over at Yellow Days. Previous post […]

By: Yellow Days

Yellow Days — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 14:05:33 +0000

In reply to Alicia. It is depressing that we are heading down a road to a very limited public sector that does not fulfill many of the roles we would like it to.

By: Yellow Days

Yellow Days — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 13:54:40 +0000

In reply to Fiona Cooper (@nlpmum). Exactly, there are a number of changes that could be considered without taking the pension out of reach for so many of us and of course I should have mentioned that in the NHS we did review the pension scheme a couple of years ago and agreed relatively amicably to put up our contributions, equalise retirement age for women and give up the lump sum we used to get on retirement. It's not like we haven't been pretty reasonable about compromising up to now.

By: Alicia

Alicia — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 02:22:51 +0000

I have now been teaching away from the UK for about 8 years and although my plan is to go back and use all my experiences and personal and professional development… these are the kind of things that are stopping me right now.
And… It’s a real shame…Because, when you live abroad, you actually realise how much the UK has to offer and how well the public system could/should work…But it isn’t. What is it we are planning to give our children?The future generations who are supposed to be prepared to continue making the UK a better place to live in?
I totally support the strike in any sector and encourage other professionals to continue fighting for what’s right. Let’s find out where our moral values went so we can work towards bringing them back.

By: Fiona Cooper (@nlpmum)

Fiona Cooper (@nlpmum) — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 23:17:05 +0000

Gosh, I sounded a bit radical earlier – I’m not disgusted at the teachers in my kids school, don’t know why I wrote that…… I’m disgusted at the state our country is falling into and the way protection systems for poor children, the old and the vulnerable are all falling into disarray. I’ve also been talking to some friends tonight (both public sector workers) about the lack of consultation and possible reforms that would make more sense (taking the average wage as the base for pensions rather than the final for example which would probably greatly favour women). The long and the short of it is that public sector or not, we’re probably all going to be better off organising our own retirement somehow… though lord alone knows how!

By: Yellow Days

Yellow Days — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 19:54:45 +0000

In reply to Bibsey Mama. It does seem a crazy disparity. Thanks for stopping by.

By: Yellow Days

Yellow Days — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 19:51:22 +0000

In reply to expatlogue. Thank you, it's not something anyone is happy about doing but we really don't feel we have a choice.