PDFORRA union status bid

marketty · 12-10-2011 10:43pm #1

For the serving PDF non-com members here, how do you feel about PDFORRA's bid to become a fully fledged trade union?

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2011/1007/1224305389492.html

Poccington · 14-10-2011 3:50pm

Does any other armed forces in the world have a trade union?

I don't really see the point in it to be honest.

SIRREX · 14-10-2011 11:17pm

Poccington wrote: »

Does any other armed forces in the world have a trade union?

I don't really see the point in it to be honest.

Several european forces have full union rights ( i'm just off to the euromil site because i can't remember exactly who)

xflyer · 15-10-2011 11:36am

It won't happen, things are going to get bad enough with the already unionised public servants when the true extent of the cuts become clear. The government won't want to add to that issue by having a unionised police or army.

My opinion and that of many others is that people haven't really been hit yet and don't actually realise how bad the cuts are going to be. While everyone is basking in the glowing half term reports from the IMF. The reality of what three or four billion in cuts actually means will only become obvious in December.

Barrack closures is only the start of it.

alanmcqueen · 15-10-2011 10:06pm

My opinion and that of many others is that people haven't really been hit yet and don't actually realise how bad the cuts are going to be. While everyone is basking in the glowing half term reports from the IMF. The reality of what three or four billion in cuts actually means will only become obvious in December. Barrack closures are only the start of it

Couldn't agree more.

PDFORRA union status bid

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