The Public Sector Unions will stop any cuts to pay for their members. They will continue to exploit the poor and vulnerable in order to maintain their income.2% reimbursement of Public Sector pay in October next as agreed on 2019 will be paid.
Shine lights, clap hands but don't give those health workers their agreed payrise!
Maybe we should be asking why we werent able to source PPE if not in Irelqnd at least in the EU.Ah it has already started...….Sure lets ignore economic reality and lets give them 20%. Or is that not enough appreciation for doing the job they chose they do and were trained to do. It is a bloody tough job but they are not heroes.
By the way, shining lights and clapping was always ridiculous. Just like having pilots on the Late Late Show for flying a plane with PPE from China.
In fairness Sunny the only reimbursement of previously foregone pay on the cards is the previously agreed 2% in October next .
I think the current public perception of nurses and doctors is that they are risking their lives in combating Covid-19 and that indeed they are heroes , this is a view that is also generally shared across the media whether by way of TV , radio or papers and social media.
I agree with you totally , there are innumerable people out there doing sterling work for which they should be admired and thanked - personally I thank the postman , the bus driver , the supermarket staff , cafe staff and all others for making our life bearable at this hugely trying time.
My greatest admiration is for those doctors and nurses who are risking infection and possible death every day and yes I believe that they are heroes , would you agree that my perception is generally shared by the majority of the Country currently?
If there was a list of people who deserve a pay increase I wouldn't put doctors who earn hundreds of thousands a year and nurses, with an average pay of over €54,000 a year (over €70,000 if you factor in the value of their pension) at the top of the list. Most are working hard and doing all they can now but these are the same people who have resisted reform for decades and are a key factor in why our health service is so shambolic, despite one of the highest per capita spends in the world.No idea and does it really matter what people think of them? We are borrowing 30,000,000,000 this year and that is not worse case scenario. So I don't think it is disrespectful to maybe just think that people might just want to wait before jumping and down for their 2% payrise promised or not until we actually have a functioning economy.
I agree with you totally , there are innumerable people out there doing sterling work for which they should be admired and thanked - personally I thank the postman , the bus driver , the supermarket staff , cafe staff and all others for making our life bearable at this hugely trying time.
My greatest admiration is for those doctors and nurses who are risking infection and possible death every day and yes I believe that they are heroes , would you agree that my perception is generally shared by the majority of the Country currently?
Of course it matters what people think of them given the thread title - the huge admiration for their efforts to date means it's inconceivable that any Government would impose cuts on wages particularly as the Government and their successors have stated that income tax rates will remain unchanged and public spending will not be cut.No idea and does it really matter what people think of them? We are borrowing 30,000,000,000 this year and that is not worse case scenario. So I don't think it is disrespectful to maybe just think that people might just want to wait before jumping and down for their 2% payrise promised or not until we actually have a functioning economy.
the public sector had the benefit of strong unionised voices .
"Reimbursement".... Surely even the shameless PS unions will cancel this 2% increaseIt should be interesting to see if the 2% reimbursement of Public Sector pay in October next as agreed on 2019 will be paid.
And yet if you think about it the people who faced the highest risk of death, and suffered the highest death toll, were the people just trying to survive in nursing & care homes.
I am hopeful that the current crisis will emphasise the benefits of Union membership , I have always found that you are far better off being in a Union than not.Therein lies the problem
"Reimbursement".... Surely even the shameless PS unions will cancel this 2% increase
I am hopeful that the current crisis will emphasise the benefits of Union membership , I have always found that you are far better off being in a Union than not.
Hopefully they just won't pay it for obvious reasons, no discussion or negotiation necessaryThe 2% in question has been negotiated and agreed by the current Government - who knows at this juncture whether or not they will pay it or enter into negotiations with the Unions.
And the purpose of Unions is to protect and where possible enchance the terms and conditions of it's members.
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