I think I’ll go on strike:
Example one (doing a “Taxi Driver”): I am a shop keeper and have found that competition is driving down my margins and I have to work harder to earn the same income. I will protest in front of the Dail demanding that the government forces other shops to close down, or at least stop allowing new shops from opening.
Example two (doing a “Bus Driver”): My employer is broke (despite a massive hand out each year from the parent company that owns the business) and demand for our services has dropped off significantly over the last few months. In order to stop the company losing money and becoming insolvent the company wants to lay off staff that no longer have anything to do. Obviously the right thing to do is to strike to stop them from doing this so that all of our jobs will be in jeopardy in the near future.
Example three (doing a “Public sector union”): My employer provides me with a defined benefit pension toward which I make a small contribution. At the moment the company is broke and has to borrow up to one third of the funds it needs for day to day expenditure. Therefore they want me to increase my contribution toward my pension (but still come nowhere near covering the full cost). Obviously I am against this and would rather see them borrow even more money, sack many of my co-workers who are not on the same job for life contract that I am on or cut back on even more of the essential services that they provide for the most needy and vulnerable in society. Therefore I will go on strike ‘till they issue a statement saying “Screw the rest of them; you’re all right jack”.
Example one (doing a “Taxi Driver”): I am a shop keeper and have found that competition is driving down my margins and I have to work harder to earn the same income. I will protest in front of the Dail demanding that the government forces other shops to close down, or at least stop allowing new shops from opening.
Example two (doing a “Bus Driver”): My employer is broke (despite a massive hand out each year from the parent company that owns the business) and demand for our services has dropped off significantly over the last few months. In order to stop the company losing money and becoming insolvent the company wants to lay off staff that no longer have anything to do. Obviously the right thing to do is to strike to stop them from doing this so that all of our jobs will be in jeopardy in the near future.
Example three (doing a “Public sector union”): My employer provides me with a defined benefit pension toward which I make a small contribution. At the moment the company is broke and has to borrow up to one third of the funds it needs for day to day expenditure. Therefore they want me to increase my contribution toward my pension (but still come nowhere near covering the full cost). Obviously I am against this and would rather see them borrow even more money, sack many of my co-workers who are not on the same job for life contract that I am on or cut back on even more of the essential services that they provide for the most needy and vulnerable in society. Therefore I will go on strike ‘till they issue a statement saying “Screw the rest of them; you’re all right jack”.
