Board index › General Discussion › News and Current Events

pensions strike bites across uk

Page 1 of 1 [ 3 posts ] 

Previous topic | Next topic

yoyobek
Hummingbird
Hummingbird

User avatar

Joined: 15 Jan 2006
Gender: Female
Posts: 24

28 Mar 2006, 10:53 am

more than one million council workers have joined a 24 hour strike over pensions,closing schools,libraries and sports centres,say unions.

services like transport,courts and refuse collection have also been hit.



Laz
Veteran
Veteran

User avatar

Joined: 8 Dec 2005
Age: 43
Gender: Male
Posts: 4,540
Location: Dave's Toilet

28 Mar 2006, 12:08 pm

Results may vary depending where you live in the united kingdom, only the post office's are closed here



AspiRob
Deinonychus
Deinonychus

User avatar

Joined: 25 Mar 2006
Age: 58
Gender: Male
Posts: 304

28 Mar 2006, 7:46 pm

yoyobek wrote:
more than one million council workers have joined a 24 hour strike over pensions,closing schools,libraries and sports centres,say unions.

services like transport,courts and refuse collection have also been hit.


It never fails to amaze me that public servants around the world go on strike whenever they want and then wonder why governments are so big on privatisation.

Rob


_________________
I am highly in tune with my perceptions. It's reality that I haven't got a clue about.