75% of Union members who voted in a recent indicative poll are in favour of
a strike over low pay.
The Union are now about to conduct a full postal ballot with a decision to
strike or not in January.
Go for it guys and good luck!

Will
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On Saturday, November 29, 2014 4:51:38 PM UTC, wrote:
75% of Union members who voted in a recent indicative poll are in favour of
a strike over low pay.
The Union are now about to conduct a full postal ballot with a decision to
strike or not in January.
Go for it guys and good luck!

Will
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Will Hand (Haytor, Devon, 1017 feet asl)
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What's the average pay of a forecaster at the MetO?

On 29/11/2014 17:16, Dawlish wrote:
On Saturday, November 29, 2014 4:51:38 PM UTC, wrote:
75% of Union members who voted in a recent indicative poll are in favour of
a strike over low pay.
The Union are now about to conduct a full postal ballot with a decision to
strike or not in January.
Go for it guys and good luck!

Will
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http://www.lyneside.demon.co.uk/Hayt...antage_Pro.htm
Will Hand (Haytor, Devon, 1017 feet asl)
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What's the average pay of a forecaster at the MetO?


And gold plated pension when they retire at 55 years old?

On Saturday, 29 November 2014 22:52:01 UTC, history wrote:
On 29/11/2014 17:16, Dawlish wrote:
On Saturday, November 29, 2014 4:51:38 PM UTC, wrote:
75% of Union members who voted in a recent indicative poll are in favour of
a strike over low pay.
The Union are now about to conduct a full postal ballot with a decision to
strike or not in January.
Go for it guys and good luck!

Will
--
http://www.lyneside.demon.co.uk/Hayt...antage_Pro.htm
Will Hand (Haytor, Devon, 1017 feet asl)
---------------------------------------------

What's the average pay of a forecaster at the MetO?


And gold plated pension when they retire at 5


Pension now iron plated, and contributions up by approx 480% in 3 years.

Ben

On Saturday, November 29, 2014 10:58:59 PM UTC, wrote:
On Saturday, 29 November 2014 22:52:01 UTC, history wrote:
On 29/11/2014 17:16, Dawlish wrote:
On Saturday, November 29, 2014 4:51:38 PM UTC, wrote:
75% of Union members who voted in a recent indicative poll are in favour of
a strike over low pay.
The Union are now about to conduct a full postal ballot with a decision to
strike or not in January.
Go for it guys and good luck!

Will
--
http://www.lyneside.demon.co.uk/Hayt...ntage_Pro..htm
Will Hand (Haytor, Devon, 1017 feet asl)
---------------------------------------------

What's the average pay of a forecaster at the MetO?


And gold plated pension when they retire at 5


Pension now iron plated, and contributions up by approx 480% in 3 years.

Ben

Why are they striking? They are so well off compared to most other sections of society. Try picking for Amazon in a warehouse on minimum wage and minimum conditions. It's people like that who should be striking, but they realise they are fortunate to have a job. Any job. They do qualify for a pension, but contributing 4% of their income leaves them with 4% less than the minimum wage and they have lives to live.

Be thankful, if you work for the MetO that you have a very well-paid and well-respected job*.

*Caveat. I support the work of the MetO and have done many times, only criticising when I feel criticism is necessary, especially when idiots like larry try to criticise them from a position of no information and global warming denial, but to strike for more pay will get them no sympathy whatsoever and will fail. Watch.

....says he who is only an OFSTED inspector but earns considerably more than the scientists in our orgasisation. Anyone can visit a school and see if it functions according to a set of rules.

On Sunday, 30 November 2014 09:31:20 UTC, Dawlish wrote:
On Saturday, November 29, 2014 10:58:59 PM UTC, wrote:
On Saturday, 29 November 2014 22:52:01 UTC, history wrote:
On 29/11/2014 17:16, Dawlish wrote:
On Saturday, November 29, 2014 4:51:38 PM UTC, wrote:
75% of Union members who voted in a recent indicative poll are in favour of
a strike over low pay.
The Union are now about to conduct a full postal ballot with a decision to
strike or not in January.
Go for it guys and good luck!

Will
--
http://www.lyneside.demon.co.uk/Hayt...antage_Pro.htm
Will Hand (Haytor, Devon, 1017 feet asl)
---------------------------------------------

What's the average pay of a forecaster at the MetO?


And gold plated pension when they retire at 5


Pension now iron plated, and contributions up by approx 480% in 3 years..

Ben

It's people like that who should be striking, but they realise they are fortunate to have a job. Any job.

The problem with that attitude, which is one that the economic right which are in control of all the main parties - particularly the Tories, but also the others to quite a degree, sadly - are constantly shoving down the throat, is it spreads an attitude that it's ok to have poor terms and conditions at work because you need to be "thankful you have a job". That is an extremely poor attitude to take. Having decent terms in your job is seen by the economic right which make up the vast majority of the political establishment as an unaffordable luxury, or something.



If this attitude carrie

On Sunday, 30 November 2014 09:31:20 UTC, Dawlish wrote:
On Saturday, November 29, 2014 10:58:59 PM UTC, wrote:
On Saturday, 29 November 2014 22:52:01 UTC, history wrote:
On 29/11/2014 17:16, Dawlish wrote:
On Saturday, November 29, 2014 4:51:38 PM UTC, wrote:
75% of Union members who voted in a recent indicative poll are in favour of
a strike over low pay.
The Union are now about to conduct a full postal ballot with a decision to
strike or not in January.
Go for it guys and good luck!

Will
--
http://www.lyneside.demon.co.uk/Hayt...antage_Pro.htm
Will Hand (Haytor, Devon, 1017 feet asl)
---------------------------------------------

What's the average pay of a forecaster at the MetO?


And gold plated pension when they retire at 5


Pension now iron plated, and contributions up by approx 480% in 3 years..

Ben

Why are they striking? They are so well off compared to most other sections of society. Try picking for Amazon in a warehouse on minimum wage and minimum conditions. It's people like that who should be striking, but they realise they are fortunate to have a job. Any job.


The problem with that attitude, which is one that the economic right which are in control of all the main parties - particularly the Tories, but also the others to quite a degree, sadly - are constantly shoving down the throat, is it spreads an attitude that it's ok to have poor terms and conditions at work because you need to be "thankful you have a job". That is an extremely poor attitude to take. Having decent terms in your job is seen by the political establishment as an unaffordable luxury, or something.

I agree that low-paid workers have a *particular* reason for striking, but *anyone* (within reason) should be able to if their own terms and conditions are deteriorating. There is too much of this right-wing "everyone has to work harder for less pay and less benefits" crap going round in today's society, which is more Thatcherite than the 1980s ever were.

On Sunday, November 30, 2014 9:31:20 AM UTC, Dawlish wrote:
On Saturday, November 29, 2014 10:58:59 PM UTC, wrote:
On Saturday, 29 November 2014 22:52:01 UTC, history wrote:
On 29/11/2014 17:16, Dawlish wrote:
On Saturday, November 29, 2014 4:51:38 PM UTC, wrote:
75% of Union members who voted in a recent indicative poll are in favour of
a strike over low pay.
The Union are now about to conduct a full postal ballot with a decision to
strike or not in January.
Go for it guys and good luck!

Will
--
http://www.lyneside.demon.co.uk/Hayt...antage_Pro.htm
Will Hand (Haytor, Devon, 1017 feet asl)
---------------------------------------------

What's the average pay of a forecaster at the MetO?


And gold plated pension when they retire at 5


Pension now iron plated, and contributions up by approx 480% in 3 years..

Ben

Why are they striking? They are so well off compared to most other sections of society. Try picking for Amazon in a warehouse on minimum wage and minimum conditions. It's people like that who should be striking, but they realise they are fortunate to have a job. Any job. They do qualify for a pension, but contributing 4% of their income leaves them with 4% less than the minimum wage and they have lives to live.

Be thankful, if you work for the MetO that you have a very well-paid and well-respected job*.

*Caveat. I support the work of the MetO and have done many times, only criticising when I feel criticism is necessary, especially when idiots like larry try to criticise them from a position of no information and global warming denial, but to strike for more pay will get them no sympathy whatsoever and will fail. Watch.

WELCOME TO THE REAL WORLD. They should hire Sir Piers he could sort that lot out in hours. And give the world what they really, really want. DECENT FORECASTS!!! NOT LIES

On Sat, 29 Nov 2014 22:52:05 +0000, history wrote:
And gold plated pension when they retire at 55 years old?

55? More like 67 and still rising! Not gold plated either!

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