U.K. Unions Vow More Strikes
- Posted on December 30, 2010 at 8:39am by
Jonathon M. Seidl
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LONDON (AP) — Union leaders say there will be a surge in strikes next year to protest the government’s harsh spending cuts – and they may even affect Britain’s royal wedding.
Brendan Barber, general secretary of the Trades Union Congress, said on Thursday that walkouts could become widespread in 2011 as workers feel the impact of Britain’s austerity measures.
Treasury chief George Osborne has announced 81 billion pounds ($128 billion) in spending cuts through 2015, which will see as many as 330,000 public sector jobs lost and trim welfare payments.
The Public and Commercial Services Union says it is planning strikes for late April or early May, which could potentially impact on the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton on April 29.
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Comments (45)
Eblaze44
Posted on December 30, 2010 at 5:04pmThey have their head in the sand – not – it’s up their butt. Someday they’ll figure out that “money doesn’t grow on trees”, “you can’t get blood from a turnip”, and that the only people they hurt are themselves.
Unions are a VERY large part of the problem – and the cure will be to get rid of the unions, fire any public employee who doesn’t go/come to work and do the job they were hired to do. Fired for cause – no unemployement – no benefits. It’s time citizens (all of them) learned that the government is not a cash cow or a way to milk those that work.
Report Post »WhiteFang
Posted on December 30, 2010 at 4:40pmGo on strike!
It so profitable for everyone concerned…..
Everyone except the workers, and the community and the nation they live in.
Report Post »pamela kay
Posted on December 30, 2010 at 3:49pmIt is coming here. I am thankful right now that the UK is a portal into our future if we don’t wake up. I say repalce them with nonunion people that are willing to work. We all know what that will do which is exactly want the progressives want. They know the violence that the unions are capable of and will use them to do their dirty deeds, thus creating …………………..a CRISIS. I hope it is not to late for the people in the UK since they have sat back and allowed their government to become a socialist country. I believe that the whole world is watching what happens here and through our efforts and our determination they might possibly gain the strength and courage to fight for their God given rights as well.. I don’t care what most people say, I believe if it comes down to a complete take over of our nation our military will stand behind the people instead of an administration that would attempt to take America down. God Bless America and the spirit and honor that still prevails inspite of the progessive advancements to destroy her.
Report Post »Afungi
Posted on December 30, 2010 at 1:42pmCurrent European tax rates:
United Kingdom Income Tax:50% VAT:17.5% TOTAL:67.5%
France Income Tax:40% VAT:19.6% TOTAL:59.6%
Greece Income Tax:40% VAT:25% TOTAL:65%
Spain Income Tax:45% VAT: 16% TOTAL:61%
Portugal Income Tax:42% VAT: 20% TOTAL:62%
Sweden Income Tax:55% VAT: 25% TOTAL:80%
Norway Income Tax:54.3% VAT: 25% TOTAL:79.3%
Netherlands Income Tax:52% VAT: 19% TOTAL:71%
Denmark Income Tax:58% VAT: 25% TOTAL:83%
Finland Income Tax:53% VAT: 22% TOTAL:75%
Report Post »Serving in congressional pay $174,000 Public servant
Average federal worker’s pay $74,403 Public worker
Average US workers pay $50,462 ??? Slave of the Government???
Stronge
Posted on December 30, 2010 at 8:48pmAre you trying to suggest that, for example, everyone in the UK pays 50% of their income in tax? Because that’s, y’know, wrong.
Report Post »southernloyalty
Posted on December 30, 2010 at 1:29pmThis is why you continue to pay the police with nice salaries. So when these obnoxious greedy pigs start protesting your well paid police force beats thems and puts them back in their place. They should all be fired and replaced when they do start their crying.
Report Post »Lord_Frostwind
Posted on December 30, 2010 at 1:28pmPerhaps long ago there was a reason for a Union, but since their inception, they have signed their souls away to criminals and thugs to further their agenda. The Union outlived its usefulness a very long time, and the longer they exist, the more rotten and plague ridden their corpse becomes.
Report Post »Sgt.Crust
Posted on December 30, 2010 at 11:46amOff topic, but important:
http://www.independentlivingnews.com/searchresults/dynDeficitkpetition_landingpage.php?creative=101229_OTG_DeficitPetition
Sing it and submit it, your VOICE will be heard, do not delay!
Report Post »TheLascone
Posted on December 30, 2010 at 10:58amSounds like they are moving toward State Capitalism to me.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/23630227@N06/5102901563/in/photostream/
Report Post »Rickfromillinois
Posted on December 30, 2010 at 10:57amThis is what is going to happen in the U.S. if we aren’t very careful. Public workers including teachers should not be allowed to join a union, and if they do striking should be illegal. The unions here are no different then the unions in the U.K. They could care less if the whole country is going down the tubes, they want more. They are the fat hogs at the slop trough always squealing for more. oink oink oink.
Report Post »Ronko
Posted on December 30, 2010 at 10:36amThe unions need to shut up and take the pay cuts like a man.
Report Post »MikeinIdaho
Posted on December 30, 2010 at 10:35amIf they have any cajones at all, they will do what Reagan did with the Air Traffic Controllers…FIRE THEM!
Report Post »(It will save the government even more money when they reduce even more useless, overpaid workers!)
psst
Posted on December 30, 2010 at 10:13amCheerio!!
Report Post »Are there unions in Moslem countries?
Hold on just a mite longer UK.
Help is nearly at hand.Mohammad is on the way.
UK men, throw away your razors. Buy tablecloths for your heads and sheets for clothings
UK “wimmens” better start buying some of those hot-pants Burkas.
Start closing down those damn Fish & Chips joints.
Here comes the Sweet teas and Desert Sand Oysters eat-emup joints.
Ta-ta now.
jgeezy
Posted on December 30, 2010 at 9:59amWow, what a real shocker. Anyone not see this coming?
http://grumpypolitics.wordpress.com/
Report Post »rightwingheroes
Posted on December 30, 2010 at 9:50amAll these corrupt, socialist unions in the UK are doing is emboldening the corrupt union bosses here in America. Be prepared, it will happen here before long.
Report Post »Sgt.Crust
Posted on December 30, 2010 at 9:40amIt is unions that have caused the American worker to be priced out of the market! Thus we have barely any manufacturing jobs here any more! Between outrageous pensions and pay, they have bankrupted many a company! And The Obumbler wants to bring unions (collective bargaining) to the gov’t sector, just goes to prove how marxist the man is!
Report Post »justice
Posted on December 30, 2010 at 9:37amwha,wha, I am sure their are other people over there who are unemployed who would love to take their job without a union.
Report Post »Silat
Posted on December 30, 2010 at 9:25amScrew unions! Lazy turds, The unions want the lazy ass worker to get paid the same as the hard worker. What you get is mediocre work. Unions are just legal mobsters hired by politicians to shake down legitimate business owners for the workers vote!
Report Post »In Texas, the worker can tell the Unions to eat one. Texas is a Right to Work State.
Sgt.Crust
Posted on December 30, 2010 at 9:44amVirginia is a ‘right to work state’, and we don’t like unions very much. Did you see the expose on them recently, going to the park to chug down a six pack and smoke a fat one?! Then when they’re all buzzed up, they make the automibiles that fall apart in one year, makes me want to throw up! It’s not all union members, but damn it is quite a few of them. Unions did have a place at one time, but that time has long since been gone!
Report Post »Sgt.Crust
Posted on December 30, 2010 at 9:15amAwww, the little pusses in England, they’re taking away their redistribution, how sad.
London’s burning! Let ‘em burn, they put themselves in that position, just like we have, and it’s gonna be coming here when we make difficult choices on spending cut too! We’ve also created a welfare class, and they will be screaming like little children when we take it away, booo hooo!
Report Post »GhostOfJefferson
Posted on December 30, 2010 at 9:26amFor a lot of the U.K. I tend to agree with your sentiments. However there are still elements of traditional conservatism and libertarianism over there, and it makes me a bit sad to consider how what they must be going through right now. I can’t imagine waking up to an utterly alien culture, like they do every day.
It‘s a wonder that they’re not emigrating to the U.S. or at least out of the U.K., though I suspect that many are (especially to Australia). Such a shame, it was a great nation at one time.
Report Post »Sgt.Crust
Posted on December 30, 2010 at 9:36amI agree, it’s not everyone over there. My brother-in-law is a Brit and he is conservative, and it makes him burn inside to see what England has become. He just went over there this summer for a visit, and he said it is like a muslim country there now, overrun by Pakistanis and the like, and a bunch of socialist punks everywhere. I do feel a a bit of heartfelt sorrow for him and his country, but they’ve done it to themselves with misguided socialism, just like we are doing here, sad, really sad!
Report Post »Stronge
Posted on December 30, 2010 at 8:58pm“My brother-in-law is a Brit and he is conservative, and it makes him burn inside to see what England has become. He just went over there this summer for a visit, and he said it is like a muslim country there now, overrun by Pakistanis and the like, and a bunch of socialist punks everywhere.”
I’d be intrigued to know where exactly in the UK is “overrun by Pakistanis and the like”.
Report Post »xm-1774u
Posted on December 30, 2010 at 9:10amthey are ! will this be the spark that blows up the powder keg ? hope not
Report Post »burnteye86
Posted on December 30, 2010 at 9:06amI thought I saw on the news that unions in NY were “gearing up for protests” just like Greece.
Report Post »commonsenseguy
Posted on December 30, 2010 at 9:06amthey should have rounded all those protesters “”" communist unions } up and shot every one of them who where tearing stuff up so now they want to try harder, well here is your chance, don’t miss.
Report Post »BoilitDown
Posted on December 30, 2010 at 8:57amTrumpka and Stern must be giddy with the excitement of bringing union protests to America. I’m assuming they have a complete game plan by now. So, what are we going to do about it? Do we allow the disease to attack the body or employ preventive medicine?
Report Post »Sgt.Crust
Posted on December 30, 2010 at 9:18amhey ghost, I want to apologize for the other day, I was out of line for cursing at ya! Hope you can accept a sincere apology. BTW, I agree with you on this one!
Report Post »GhostOfJefferson
Posted on December 30, 2010 at 9:23amSure Mr. Crust, no problem and no grudge held. :)
Report Post »Sgt.Crust
Posted on December 30, 2010 at 9:32amok, thanks! After all we are basically on the same side, just a few differences of opinion, yes!
Report Post »hickoryrat
Posted on December 30, 2010 at 8:56amjimmie crack corn and I don’t care.
Report Post »Death to unions!
mtnclimberjim
Posted on December 30, 2010 at 8:56amOf course they do, that’s what union goonery is all about. Bring it on bitches. The sooner you bring on your self destruction the sooner the USA can repair itself.
Report Post »STUBBYK
Posted on December 30, 2010 at 6:45pmBottom up. Coming to the U.S. Be prepared.
Report Post »Blazing
Posted on December 30, 2010 at 8:56amPublic employees should not be unionized. Wake up USA.
Report Post »Cemoto78
Posted on December 30, 2010 at 9:16amWhen they strike, replace them. I’d like to see that here in the great U.S., just like Reagon did with the Air traffic controllers. With unemployment so high, who in their right mind would want to strike?
guyperram
Posted on December 30, 2010 at 9:48amMaybe they could burn down London. That would create a lot of union jobs, rebuilding. Isn’t Marxism/ socialism wonderful?
Report Post »mtnclimberjim
Posted on December 30, 2010 at 10:01amdoomed
Report Post »heavyduty
Posted on December 30, 2010 at 11:20amNo employee’s should be UNIONIZED. If you have to belong to a UNION then you are too stupid to go out and find a real job. Hopefully one day the UNIONS will be like the Edsel, just a bad dream. .
Report Post »Xcori8r
Posted on December 30, 2010 at 5:20pmBush specifically refused to unionize the TSA when he founded it after 911 because he wanted to be able to get rid of them if possible. There were 50,000 then and there are 70,000 TSA employees now. They will become permenant government workers (and dues paying Democrats and election contributors) if Obama can possibly swing it.
A unionized TSA would could hobble the whole US air transportation system.
Report Post »AmericanSoldier
Posted on December 30, 2010 at 8:20pmFire their asses. I‘m sure there are enough unemployed people who’ll be willing to take a good paying job.
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