A question about Unison Pension Strike November 30th.?

Question

I am a Unison member, I was told by a colleague that if I didn't strike on November 30th and went to work as normal, then I wouldn't be paid!!!! This sounds rubbish but just checking out...... just incase!! I can't see the NHS not paying me because I refused to strike with Unison!!!

Thanks

Answer 1

Teachers must support other public services in order to be supported themselves they have no choice but to come out alongside their other union allies. The teachers are absolutely right to do what is right.



ATB Red

Answer 2

You should not be giving this issue any thought at all you should 100% without hesitation strike.

I am certainly no fan of Dave Prentis and Unison but you have to strike.

If Unison does happen to as put by someone in this thread start to bully it's members that is actually a rare turn up for the books as usually members have to bully the union.



Yes this strike is officially about public service worker pensions but it is also about so much more.

Support the teachers and all the other workers out on that day and in turn you will be supporting not only other public sector workers but private sector workers too not to mention the elderly and the young.

These other groups are our allies.

I am so sick of the attitude that one sector of workers should be brought down to the level of another sector.

It should be the other way around we should be bringing each other up to the same levels that the more fortunate individuals are at.

This day of action is potentially monumental for the working class.

It hopefully will bring vast numbers of people together and instil confidence and some proof that ultimately it is us that holds the power.

We have to adopt strategies to really mobilise ourselves and save our hard fought for working class gains.

Past generations of millions of workers have made huge sacrifices and fought in some cases to their dying breath for some of what we are lucky enough to have now.

The NHS ,a welfare system, libraries ,day care centres ,schools , reasonable working conditions with holiday pay a 40 hour week.

We made the rich rich.

The money that the bankers gambled away so recklessly was actually our money.

They could never achieved their levels of wealth without us the workers.

We are now expected to pay for their utter greed with our jobs and public services and our pensions and so on.

If they are allowed to get away with it it then breaks up our societies and communities and in turn leads to such potentially awful resentment towards one another which as history teaches us manifests itself through racism ,fascism and a whole number of other discriminatory behaviors.

Not to mention the inevitable increase in crime figures along with an increase in people suffering with mental health issues.





WHAT WE SHOULD ALL BE WORKING TOWARDS IS AN INDEFINITE EUROPEAN GENERAL STRIKE AND THE END OF CAPITALISM.

Answer 3

If you go to work you'll be paid, if you go on strike you will not be paid.



You should consider carefully whether to go on strike, weighing up loss of wages for a day against loss of pay and pension rights for the future.



If you believe that it is fair that public service workers are facing unprecedented job cuts and a pay freeze then you should go to work. If you believe it is fair to ask public sector workers to pay an average 3% more from their salaries on top of all that in return for a pension with worse benefits you should go to work.



If you want to make a stand against job cuts, pension cuts and the pay freeze with your colleagues you should go on strike.

Answer 4

You will get paid if you work don't worry but the UNISON bully boys/girls no doubt will pressurise you to join them.

As a retired Civil Servant I can tell you that a lot of the perceptions on the Civil Service staff are accurate, for example holidays,sickness and etc. Most of them have no wish to go out into the world of business and commerce as they couldn't cope with it. If they had to take decisions and stand by them they simply wouldn't know how to handle that situation.Why do you think there are so many committees in the civil service ? Simply because it makes it very difficult to apportion blame to any one individual.

Answer 5

I will reiterate what others have said despite the thumbs down.

If you strike you will NOT be paid.

If you go to work you WILL be paid.

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Answer 6

If you strike, you will not be paid for that day.



If you go to work as normal, you will be paid as normal for that day.