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Call off the Strikes

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  • 23-11-2009 11:01am
    #1
    Liam79
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    Call it off. It cant go ahead, not now. This country is in a mess, people are losing their homes. belongings etc.
    Its already called off in Clare Galway and Cork. PS Unions should get their heads out of their arses now and call it off. PS Workers are now very much against this strike in the current climate.
    Call it off. Now. Do the decent thing.


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    Dr Galen
    Registered Users Posts: 7,373 ✭✭✭Dr Galen


    do we really need another thread on this topic?


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    Jumpy
    Registered Users Posts: 7,606 ✭✭✭Jumpy


    No. Let them happen, we need the extra money we will save by having no PS wages for a day.


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    seangal
    Closed Accounts Posts: 194 ✭✭seangal


    Liam79 wrote: »
    Call it off. It cant go ahead, not now. This country is in a mess, people are losing their homes. belongings etc.
    Its already called off in Clare Galway and Cork. PS Unions should get their heads out of their arses now and call it off. PS Workers are now very much against this strike in the current climate.
    Call it off. Now. Do the decent thing.
    wake up man
    public sector worked 24 hours a day since thursday in cork
    what did the private sector retail do????????
    doubled the price of drinking water and water bottles
    shame on private sector again showing there greed that destroyed this country


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    Riskymove
    Registered Users Posts: 10,888 ✭✭✭✭Riskymove


    seangal wrote: »
    what did the private sector do????????

    try to avoid paying any claims and raise insurance premiums??


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    seangal
    Closed Accounts Posts: 194 ✭✭seangal


    Riskymove wrote: »
    try to avoid paying any claims and raise insurance premiums??
    that is what they will do
    they will screw the people again


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    Seth Brundle
    Moderators, Politics Moderators Posts: 39,853 Mod ✭✭✭✭Seth Brundle


    seangal wrote: »
    wake up man
    public sector worked 24 hours a day since thursday in cork
    what did the private sector retail do????????
    doubled the price of drinking water and water bottles
    shame on private sector again showing there greed that destroyed this country
    Is there a hint of exaggeration with your "working 24 hours a day since Thursday"?
    As for the retail sector bumping prices - maybe the newsagents, etc. but I'm surprised that drapery and clothing stores were doing this - its shocking! What about music shops; were they too at it?




    :rolleyes:


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    ardmacha
    Registered Users Posts: 7,476 ✭✭✭ardmacha


    What about music shops; were they too at it?

    The music shops were no help, completely useless in a crisis. Give me a fireman any day.


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    Riskymove
    Registered Users Posts: 10,888 ✭✭✭✭Riskymove


    ardmacha wrote: »
    The music shops were no help, completely useless in a crisis. Give me a fireman any day.

    could a lot of stacked CDs act like sandbags?


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    dresden8
    Registered Users Posts: 3,290 ✭✭✭dresden8


    Liam79 wrote: »
    PS Workers are now very much against this strike in the current climate.

    You didn't ask me, and I'm all for it.

    Are you having jimmmy-esque notions of knowing?


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    Tipp Man
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,025 ✭✭✭Tipp Man


    Riskymove wrote: »
    could a lot of stacked CDs act like sandbags?

    DVD's are better in my opinion (which is fact)


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    whatnext
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    seangal wrote: »
    wake up man
    public sector worked 24 hours a day since thursday in cork
    what did the private sector retail do????????
    doubled the price of drinking water and water bottles
    shame on private sector again showing there greed that destroyed this country

    What do they want?? a medal for doing their job!!

    Did they put in for over time??

    Or maybe they should have their pay docked while they are waiting for something to happen.

    I am not suggesting that any of the above should happen, but you can ef off if you think your going to get any sympathy. What a joke


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    Riskymove
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    Tipp Man wrote: »
    DVD's are better in my opinion (which is fact)

    what utter tosh

    everyone KNOWS that the AVERAGE DVD case is overpriced and shoddy. It simply believes it is entitled to be seen as superior to a CD Case...and dont get me started on its superior retitement benefits


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    dresden8
    Registered Users Posts: 3,290 ✭✭✭dresden8


    whatnext wrote: »
    but you can ef off if you think your going to get any sympathy.

    They don't want your sympathy, they have an important job to do.


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    irish_bob
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,271 ✭✭✭irish_bob


    seangal wrote: »
    wake up man
    public sector worked 24 hours a day since thursday in cork
    what did the private sector retail do????????
    doubled the price of drinking water and water bottles
    shame on private sector again showing there greed that destroyed this country

    the majority of those helping with the rescue effort were volunteers


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    irish_bob
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,271 ✭✭✭irish_bob


    whatnext wrote: »
    What do they want?? a medal for doing their job!!

    Did they put in for over time??

    Or maybe they should have their pay docked while they are waiting for something to happen.

    I am not suggesting that any of the above should happen, but you can ef off if you think your going to get any sympathy. What a joke

    sit back and wait for the rescue efforts by public servants to be brought up during every interview with a union head or even a random public sector worker on various radio shows in the coming days and weeks , they know how to play the pull at the heartstrings card


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    skearon
    Registered Users Posts: 1,869 ✭✭✭skearon


    kbannon wrote: »
    Is there a hint of exaggeration with your "working 24 hours a day since Thursday"? :rolleyes:

    Not neccessarily, they could be on double or triple time for that...


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    Seth Brundle
    Moderators, Politics Moderators Posts: 39,853 Mod ✭✭✭✭Seth Brundle


    skearon wrote: »
    Not neccessarily, they could be on double or triple time for that...
    but the same people were not working - a rota system would have been in place and they would be providing similar services to those that would have already been in place.
    Also, many private sector workers would be trying to assist those in need when possible. The fact is that some PS workers do this for a living but making them out to be martyrs for doing this at a time of need is misleading the debate.


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    pyramuid man
    Registered Users Posts: 1,196 ✭✭✭pyramuid man


    Liam79 wrote: »
    Call it off. It cant go ahead, not now. This country is in a mess, people are losing their homes. belongings etc.
    Its already called off in Clare Galway and Cork. PS Unions should get their heads out of their arses now and call it off. PS Workers are now very much against this strike in the current climate.
    Call it off. Now. Do the decent thing.
    Why dont you call off your vague statements and try coming back with some facts. The PS are perfectly entitled to strike. In the areas worst affected, it is not going ahead but in general please give a good reason other than you feel put out by it.

    PS. Not a public servant


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    Mcloke
    Registered Users Posts: 201 ✭✭Mcloke


    Liam79 wrote: »
    Call it off. It cant go ahead, not now. This country is in a mess, people are losing their homes. belongings etc.
    Its already called off in Clare Galway and Cork. PS Unions should get their heads out of their arses now and call it off. PS Workers are now very much against this strike in the current climate.
    Call it off. Now. Do the decent thing.

    I think you will find that IMPACT certainly (not sure about the others) are only not striking staff working in those areas needed due to the current situation....those in other areas are still striking.

    P.S. Not a public sector worker :rolleyes:


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