If the water is the same across the whole public sector than I came face-to-face with the problem yesterday and have to acknowledge that when dialogue fails, all that remains it to make the point by removing one's labour. After all, doesn't the Bible tell us that the, "Worker is worthy of his (and her) wage?"
Elsewhere someone was saying thus: "The strike is a total disgrace. The fact that the public sector workers are allowed to disrupt the lives of ordinary folk, regardless of the reason, is wrong. How dare they disrupt the lives of ordinary people? Bloody strikers!" Surely unless the strike disrupts the lives of 'ordinary people' it is but a worthless toe-pointing exercise?
A Mum told me how it had spoilt her day because she was having to take a day off to babysit her children!!! (How do you babysit your own children - surely it was 'spending a day with her children, a joy?).
Seems to me that we aren't finished with the wonderful world of industrial action and as pressures begin to tell I assume that those who were taking philosophical points of view and proclaiming that they wouldn't strike (like Millband's striking head teacher) will be changing their tune and throwing their all in with the masses, and what will we have?
A Cameron who apparently relishes taking on the unions (not that he should merely roll over)
A Milliband who stuffs brothers (fraternal and union) who has realised that popularity lies in supporting the union (whilst it suits him of course)
A nation who will see more on the poverty line and more injustice apparent.
Where is the Church? Who is making a stand?
A comment from a picket member yesterday: "Hello Vicar, don't suppose people like you are that bothered by all this?"
How wrong can you be?
Won't get better unless you picket?
