The 50+ Blog » strike http://www.the50plusclub.co.uk Get it off your chest Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:07:26 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= Strike! http://www.the50plusclub.co.uk/2009/12/strike/ http://www.the50plusclub.co.uk/2009/12/strike/#comments Thu, 17 Dec 2009 12:00:33 +0000 paul.read http://www.the50plusclub.co.uk/?p=432 I’ve decided to go on strike! Now, before anyone gets alarmed I can confirm that no-one will be affected by this unlike all the transport sector strikes such as BA and Eurostar. Baggage handlers at major airports including Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen and Southampton are also calling for strike action.

London Transport MIGHT strike as may The Post Office.

So that’s it, if you haven’t already gone then you’re probably stuck here, given that Globespan has just gone into administration if you’re already there then you’re probably staying a bit longer!

Why am I going on strike? Because I’m extremely jealous that loads of people are going to be sat on their arses doing nowt and I want to join them!

No children or animals were hurt in the making of this post :-)

]]> http://www.the50plusclub.co.uk/2009/12/strike/feed/ 0 Striking in a recession is not a good idea! http://www.the50plusclub.co.uk/2009/10/striking-in-a-recession-is-not-a-good-idea/ http://www.the50plusclub.co.uk/2009/10/striking-in-a-recession-is-not-a-good-idea/#comments Thu, 22 Oct 2009 07:28:39 +0000 paul.read http://www.the50plusclub.co.uk/?p=384 The postal workers go on strike today, the binmen in Leeds have been on strike since early September and may be out until Christmas while South Yorkshire firefighters went on strike on October 19th.

I’m not going to comment on who is right and who is wrong, there are plenty of people already doing that despite the fact that they probably know no more than we do. It’s rare to get to the truth these days.

You can call me cynical but a recession is an awfully good time for organisations to push for change and shake a little shit out…

]]> http://www.the50plusclub.co.uk/2009/10/striking-in-a-recession-is-not-a-good-idea/feed/ 0