[Ninastar]

Originally Posted by Cherie

It might work though at some point, as protesting has helped change laws in the past, and governments have been known to do U turns when faced with a public backlash.

I just think it's very unprofessional.

Just say I protested, I work with children. If I protested, (and say more members of staff did too), then we would lose the ratio of having 1 member of staff with 4 children. If they lost me, it would then become 1 member of staff for every 6 children. with my age group this is difficult. Now saying that it's not only me protesting, we could loose another 3/4 staff. Then we would have a 1:15 staff/children ratio.

i wouldn't do that the my manager/the staff I work with. it would be incredibly selfish, not to mention potentially dangerous for the kids.

hell, with this new government scheme where we have a higher ratio of children with less staff, I want to protest. Instead, i'll probably sign a petition, write a letter or let people know how i feel. I'm not going to act selfishly, take a day off work and hope that standing in a crowd will help.