Guernsey airport dispute ends
Thursday 28th May 2009, 2:55PM BST.
Guernsey airport runway
GUERNSEY Airport firefighters have ended their industrial dispute after accepting a new pay deal.
The firefighters have accepted a one-off payment – believed to be £4,000 – and have agreed to provide fire cover for at least 12 months.
However, all members of the pay negotiating body, the Public Sector Remuneration Committee, have announced their resignation after being angered that a group of ministers brokered the deal behind their back.
Guernsey Airport was forced to close on Tuesday after the long-running dispute over pay and conditions escalated into a strike.
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Looks as though the inmates are back running the assylum! Sounds like a return to the bad old days of the 70′s when the unions ran the UK.
How will the Guernsey government resist any future public services wage claims now?
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As I predicted when a group of workers have sufficient clout those in charge back down pretty sharpish.
Most workers however don’t have as much bargaining power so have to put up with whatever their employer TELLS them they are going to get.
Gerry that was your opinion of the 1970′s. I find it pretty damning of the way of things that in an allegedly civilised society unions were needed in the first place. However because the workers were being abused by unscrupulous employers they came into existance to protect these downtrodden people who had no rights and were treated not much better than slaves, in certain circumstances, in the past.
I believe that as the workers do the work, they should be given decent remuneration and not be taken advantage of by their bosses. You may view this as an employer’s right to do as they wish, I don’t. It should be a balanced system where both have their needs met.
It is far too much biased to the employer now as far as I am concerned. All Thatcher did was smash the little person and enabled those in charge to regain their position as top dog, in my opinion, and it has had a big impact on why we are in the mess we are in worldwide now.
The above also shows the management as not up to their job, in my eyes, as they were unable to negotiate a fair deal for both sides, causing the workers to feel so agrieved that they had to go on strike. I know of no one who would go on strike just to wind the management up.
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So lets get this right, they accepted a job and the pay, conditions etc, they don’t work nights remember and then they don’t get the pay deal they want so lets go on strike, bring the place to a stand still cost the Island millions then we will get what we want! and you are applauding this?
I am shocked that anyone can think that this is ok, lets hope our nurses, police and fire crews in Jersey don’t get disgruntled eh, doesn’t matter what they want just giv eit to then r they could strike as we now agree its ok to strike despite being an essential service
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Gary have you ever wondered why the police are so well paid and well looked after over here?
If they got upset and went on strike who would sort out law and order for those in charge?
I don’t think its good for anyone to go on strike, just as I don’t think it is good for management to affect the workers terms and conditions by not giving them cost of living every year. It is not the workers fault there is inflation every year so why should they be penalised by the management for this?
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