There is no need to take any other view than a simplistic one. 99% of industrial action can be brought back to one thing. Money. These people are just being greedy.
I, too, agree with this.There is no need to take any other view than a simplistic one. 99% of industrial action can be brought back to one thing. Money. These people are just being greedy.
People in the Public sector should understand that in return for stable life long employment that certain things are expected of them apart from doing the job in which they're paid to do and that is continuity of service. Striking in the public sector should lead to losing your Job in my opinion. A country cannot be held to ranson by a greedy group of people.
It is a judgement on Ireland if we are to go down the same road as those Countries and have massive industrial unrest that closes down our airports with 24 hours notice especially since we are an Island. Ireland is in competition with other Countries just like any company has to compete and moves like this reflect very badly on us. France and Italy are large enough and important enough to get away with things that we can't.
Going by this logic, working in the public sector you basically have to take everything without any recourse. If that was the case the budget deficit could be almost halved by reducing the PS wage bill by 50%.
Take it or lose your job!
Very well thought out statement.
BTW, if this dispute is just about a 6% payrise I don't agree with it.
May I remind everyone that IAA employees are not public servants. The IAA is a semi-state body. Public servants are subject to the Pension levy and the recent pay cut. Employees of semi-state bodies are not.
Since when did Ronald Reagan become so popular? Just waiting for the Maggie Thatcher quotes now.
Whether or I think the pay of ACC is excessive (I do), they've disagreed with the current offer (which we haven't had full detail of only the one aspect of the pensions really) and have taken the correct route of the LRC. They haven't immediately walked out, they've engaged in the appropriate and proper resolution process.
If you'll notice my post didnt mention the remuneration of ATCs - just that Niallers and umop appear to have a stunningly simplistic and myopic view of the world......there is no middle ground with these two!
Therefore I would be willing to wager my house on it that they wouldnt get within an asses roar of the job even if they were willing to do it for free. To do a job where hundreds of peoples lives are at risk requires balance, a level head, ability to weigh options up......plus loads of other specialist requirements mentioned by previous posters.
As I said before I think they are WUMs - for god sake Niallers got the conversation going by dobbing in a few of his mates! In fact I wouldnt be surprised if they are one and the same person.
Since he dealth with an ATC strike in the US in 1981. He gave them an ultimatum to go back to work within 48 hours or lose their job. He sacked 11,345 of them. No one group of people should be allowed to harm a country.
The air traffic controllers in this case are harming the country for their own greed.
I thought they stopped working in protest. Given their critical nature of their job and the risk to lives that you mention, is this engaging in the "appropriate and proper resolution process"?
The protest is relating to the suspension of employees and the introduction of new technology.
Of course the employer claims it's related to the pay dispute, but officially this strike is over the suspension without pay.
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