A few days ago my brother posted a link on his facebook page showing an article from sky news, stating that firefighters were planning to strike next weekend. Not only is next weekend bonfire night, it is also Diwali - the Hindu festival of lights. In other words, the one weekend when there will be more risk of fires starting than ever. Coming from London myself I thought that this was ridiculous, how can firefighters go against their job title on the one weekend where their skills, charisma and determination matter the most? I decided to look into it a bit more today and find out whether this was actually going ahead, as I know that every organisation loves a bit of publicity and they don't always carry things through. Not this time though, as of today, the firefighters are in fact going ahead with the strike.
The reasoning behind the strike is due to a pay rise that the firemen are demanding (£10,000 pay rise). This is due to the fact that they are unhappy with new shift patterns that they have been given.
This whole thing made me think. Part of me , as i mentioned before, thinks that its completely outrageous that firemen are striking on the one weekend where it would matter more than ever, but the other part of me is thinking that there must be a serious reason behind all of this drama and they wouldn't be doing it for no valuable reason. I can completely see why the fighters have chosen this weekend because it would prove just how much the public rely on and need their services, but is it really worth going to the extent of risking people's lives to prove that point??
It is totally ridiculous and makes me very angry.
ReplyDeleteThe fact is they do not get paid enough and should be paid a lot more than they do. But then so should Nurses & police officers & care workers and so on.........
When you sign up to a job and agree to a contract then you stick to it no matter what!
The world is becoming too greedy! it should be illegal for them to strike!
Exactly. The world is becoming extremely greedy.... all of these tubes strikes, BA strikes, and now fire fighter strikes is becoming pathetic quite frankly. I couldn't agree more with what you said about signing up to a job, if you don't agree with the amount of money you are getting paid and the amount of hours you have to work, dont take the bloody job!
ReplyDeletePeople need to start thinking about how many people can't get a job and are suffering because of it, rather than moaning about the job that they are quite frankly lucky to have. They are all a bunch of idiots if you ask me.