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Originally Posted by Livia
No, you don't know what the strike's about. And while I agree that holiday pay, sick pay etc. etc. probably came about because of the unions, that's got absolutely nothing to do with why these people are striking.
Yes they have brought London to a standstill, and they've stopped other workers getting to work. So there are people who will not be able to earn money today because people who are already relatively well-paid and get a range of benefits - like I said before, including free travel on London Transport - have decided to have a 48 hour strike. If I was working in London today, I'd have to get from Liverpool Street to Vauxhall. That's quite a trip on foot. But hey, as long as the strikers get what they want, what's inconveniencing a whole city?
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They know they will be demonised for it on TV, and in the press, so if that's the course of action their members have decided on, then that's what signing up to a union is about.
People are not worried about a whole city. People are generally worried about themselves and their journeys, but they use this "whole city" bollocks to justify that fact, and use it as another stick to beat them with.
People aren't reaching out to each other and starting support groups for those affected by the strikes. People solely have their own things to worry about. Try and pretend otherwise.