With all the strikes, I was just wondering if anybody knows if they get paid while striking. If their wages got stopped, they might not be so quick to strike.
Barbara Stevens ● 951d8 Comments
https://amp.theguardian.com/society/2023/jun/29/nhs-staff-sickness-rate-england-record-highThey need better conditions!
Philippa Bond ● 949d
Their WORKING CONDITIONS are so bad - they work terrible hours in jobs responsible for the lives of other people and don't have and aren't getting the back up they should have from other members of what would and should be TEAMWORK to give the care that they want to give and which the public expects from them.There are THOUSANDS of job vacancies in the NHS. Most of these jobs take years of training. When the work conditions become so bad with overwork and stress there comes a point where they can't take any more. They can take jobs with less responsibility and more money stacking shelves or be headhunted by Australia and Canada who are also short of staff for a better life or into the private sector where they get better work conditions and better pay. The NHS then loses experienced staff and teamwork is harder with inexperienced staff.
Philippa Bond ● 951d
Andy, the RMT dispute with National Rail has been resolved but not the RMT (or ASLEF) disputes with operating companies.
Michael Ixer ● 951d
I remember some years ago the old Nalgo Ynion told strikers they would be looked after by the strike fund, raised by increasing members contributions. it very quickly ran out and a return to work swiftly followed.I did read some train staff were getting recompensed by the union but how long that will last is doubtful. Many if the non driver RMT members have settled their dispute and accepted the settlement.
Andy Pike ● 951d
Some unions have strike funds:https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strike_payThose on high salaries generally have higher outgoings:https://www.bma.org.uk/news-and-opinion/introducing-the-bma-strike-fundMany RMT members aren't train drivers but work in other functions:https://www.rmt.org.uk/about/national-dispute-fund/
That could be said of any striker.With the senior doctors / consultants they may simply withdraw their labour for a few days from the NHS and make up the loss by using that time to carry out a bit more private work.Only a train driver earning £60k plus could afford to go on strike. Or he has a 2nd form of income maybe cabbing, decorating etc.
Not arguing about it just curious. But surely if they are so hard up why make matters worse by striking.
Barbara Stevens ● 951d
They do not get paid by their employer when on strike.No one who strikes does.Not sure if their union has a hardship fund but somehow I doubt it.