FMTTM Solidarity thread

I've been striking since last June (Rail) and to be honest we need to start doing something differently now to make a point.

As they've shown with the rail strikes, the Tories are happy to let things continue and waste tax payers money to cover the private firms losses.

A couple of strike days here and there won't change anything and public sector workers can't keep losing money, its not sustainable.

In my opinion the only solution is to have mass demonstrations in the streets and that needs everyone who supports this to come out and support it. A few thousand union members in the streets isn't enough, it needs a couple of million protesting through London to make a point.

If this isn't brought to a head soon it'll fizzle out and I think the public sector needs help from the rest of the general public. I said a couple of days ago, its easy to sit on the sidelines watching and thinking this won't affect you, this is about the rights of workers being attacked and it will be you next.
Good points, it seems like we will need to organise a co-ordinated "general" strike to get the message across.
 
Right. Ok.
So how do those of us who work in the private sector go on strike without been sacked?
It's 'easier' for public sector workers to go on strike with the protections they have from unions etc.
Are you part of a union? Join one

If not, that's fine, you don't want to campaign for workers rights (despite being a worker) you crack on. But you can't complain if your employer treats you badly
 
Are you part of a union? Join one

If not, that's fine, you don't want to campaign for workers rights (despite being a worker) you crack on. But you can't complain if your employer treats you badly
To be fair to Randy, I don't think he's said he wouldn't campaign for workers rights. It is more difficult for private sector workers employed by small companies to take Industrial action. Not impossible, but definitely more difficult.
 
Are you part of a union? Join one

If not, that's fine, you don't want to campaign for workers rights (despite being a worker) you crack on. But you can't complain if your employer treats you badly
There is no hospitality union.

I'm asking you a simple question. How do those who work in the private sector go on general strike (your idea) without union support and protections?

Also your suggestion that I can't complain should my employer ever treat me badly (they haven't) because I don't want to go on a general strike as I have bills to pay is bonkers.
 
There is no hospitality union.

I'm asking you a simple question. How do those who work in the private sector go on general strike (your idea) without union support and protections?

Also your suggestion that I can't complain should my employer ever treat me badly (they haven't) because I don't want to go on a general strike as I have bills to pay is bonkers.
There are Unions for Hospitality workers, the old USDAW for one. I believe Unite also have some hospitality workers as members.
 
There is no hospitality union.

I'm asking you a simple question. How do those who work in the private sector go on general strike (your idea) without union support and protections?

Also your suggestion that I can't complain should my employer ever treat me badly (they haven't) because I don't want to go on a general strike as I have bills to pay is bonkers.
It isn't really. You are either for protecting worker rights or against it. You're against it. Fine
 
It isn't really. You are either for protecting worker rights or against it. You're against it. Fine
Again, I think you're doing Randy a bit of a disservice. I've had a few 'discussions' with him on here and often don't agree with him, but he hasn't said he's against protecting workers rights. If anything, on this thread he has been supportive of workers taking action, whilst perhaps not realising how and why Unions do that. As the law currently stands, there is no way a worker, who is not in a Trade Union can take any form of direct action without facing consequences which might well include losing their job. They can however be for or supportive of any such actions , by saying so on message boards or by beeping their horn as they go past a picket line or by going and standing on a picket line.
 
Where have I said that?
Your attempts at baiting are truly awful. Are you sacking off your job (whatever that is) in solidarity?

Yeah. That's what I thought.
Imagine voting for the Conservative Party and then telling people they should be on strike 🤣
 
Where have I said that?
Your attempts at baiting are truly awful. Are you sacking off your job (whatever that is) in solidarity?

Yeah. That's what I thought.
Attempts at baiting. You're the one who jumped on my post suggesting we need to protest fro workers rights. Look at your own behaviour kidda before you start that
 
Again, I think you're doing Randy a bit of a disservice. I've had a few 'discussions' with him on here and often don't agree with him, but he hasn't said he's against protecting workers rights. If anything, on this thread he has been supportive of workers taking action, whilst perhaps not realising how and why Unions do that. As the law currently stands, there is no way a worker, who is not in a Trade Union can take any form of direct action without facing consequences which might well include losing their job. They can however be for or supportive of any such actions , by saying so on message boards or by beeping their horn as they go past a picket line or by going and standing on a picket line.
Which is why I told him to join a union. I was reacting to the post above saying that the government were happy to let the train strikes run. So we, the working people, need to do more. Randy doesn't want to do anything.
 
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