[user104658]

Strike action by private sector workers sometimes work because the strike action causes the company to bleed turnover, and if it goes on long enough, could send them bust.

THIS strike action doesn't hit anyone in the pocket and, to be frank, simply will probably not achieve anything. In fact, I'd say if the government bows to it, they'll be setting a dangerous precedent.

I'm not arguing that 60 is an OK age to be expected to still do the job. I can appreciate that that in itself is probably dangerous (I don't want a 60 year old trying to haul me out of a burning building, to be honest). I just think that this strike action smells like fruitless desperation... It's putting elives at risk and will not change anything. On top of that it sends the wrong message to the public... The very people they should be appealing to for help.

The entire system is broken, EVERYONE is being ****ed over, public and private sectors... No one's future is even close to being secure any more. Anyone who expects to have any sort of retirement needs to be setting THEMSELVES up for that. Otherwise, we're all going to be working ourselves into the grave. It's that simple.