>A majority of voters continue to support striking nurses and ambulance workers, despite government claims that they are putting the public at risk, according to the latest Opinium poll for the Observer.
>The poll puts net support for the striking nurses at +26%, although this has fallen by 4 points since December. About 57% of voters support the nurses striking for more pay, against 31% who are opposed. The nurses continue to enjoy the highest level of public support among different groups of striking workers.
>Striking ambulance workers have the second-highest support, with 52% of voters backing their walkouts and 35% opposed.
>By contrast, the proportion of people who back railway workers taking action (38%) is lower than the proportion that opposes them doing so (46%).
Toby Helm, 14 Jan. 2023.
Good. The Tory’s attempt to reframe this action has been seen through by the public.
Time to kick the Tories out. Heck, time for voting reform.
As they fucking should. I have seen advert for Mcdonald worker for £12.31 today that is a £1 more than I get as band 4 after 18 months at uni Level 5 diploma and with far less stress..
This is because people now actively get their news from places other than the Biased Broadcasting Cunts.
Good, now go big on the strikes and bring britain to its knees.
And?
People still vote for these people when it comes to election. What will really change tbh?
They have my backing despite having a higher than normal chance of using their services (immunosuppressed with a heart condition).
Oh that’s good. I saw an poll a couple of days ago showing 51% of people support Sunak’s ban on nurses and paramedics striking and was disappointed in the public.
Labour needs to publicly get behind these strikes. Keir has misjudged this one.
If you are in a position to strike to improve your wage, you damn well should, we are all getting screwed over.
Healthcare workers, teachers, public transport, fire/police, all super needed and should be paid a wage that reflects thier value to society.
Nurses & ambulances- 100% yes, they deserve so much more.
Trains- absolutely not.
How can we show the Tory’s that we support them? Like, how are they taking the polls?
Supporting NHS workers is our duty as the brtish people
Saving people is more paramount than striking over little pay.
Can we not take a Japanese approach to this?
When they strike, the trains and buses still operate, but they dont charge the passengers.
Striking is a right in our country yes. But refusing to drive, or blocking roads (E.R) and costing lives is a very poor approach.
If you’ve got a problem with people striking for better pay because your pays worse. Stop bitching and join your own union.
Well, Sunak is half right, it *is* about affordability.
But it is about whether or not nurses and other clinical staff can afford to continue working for the NHS.
I wonder how much variation there is in support for strikes between different regions, different income levels and different age groups.
All hospital staff deserve better from our government …pay them fairly, this will show respect for there profession….
Agreed. Yes some have killed many babies and patients but the majority aren’t like that and deserve a pay rise they should have got years ago.
I was wondering since nurses are in high demand why there could not be a mass resignation if a hospital used the new laws to sack a striker. It would be easy for the Nurses Union to set up a go fund me page to support the workers until they found new jobs. The first hospital administrator to use the new rules would be soon out of a job themselves. If the hospital decided to re-hire, pretty sure the union could negotiate for there-hire on the pre-existing contract including leave entitlements plus a sign on bonus and pay rise.
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>A majority of voters continue to support striking nurses and ambulance workers, despite government claims that they are putting the public at risk, according to the latest Opinium poll for the Observer.
>The poll puts net support for the striking nurses at +26%, although this has fallen by 4 points since December. About 57% of voters support the nurses striking for more pay, against 31% who are opposed. The nurses continue to enjoy the highest level of public support among different groups of striking workers.
>Striking ambulance workers have the second-highest support, with 52% of voters backing their walkouts and 35% opposed.
>By contrast, the proportion of people who back railway workers taking action (38%) is lower than the proportion that opposes them doing so (46%).
Toby Helm, 14 Jan. 2023.
Good. The Tory’s attempt to reframe this action has been seen through by the public.
Time to kick the Tories out. Heck, time for voting reform.
As they fucking should. I have seen advert for Mcdonald worker for £12.31 today that is a £1 more than I get as band 4 after 18 months at uni Level 5 diploma and with far less stress..
This is because people now actively get their news from places other than the Biased Broadcasting Cunts.
Good, now go big on the strikes and bring britain to its knees.
And?
People still vote for these people when it comes to election. What will really change tbh?
They have my backing despite having a higher than normal chance of using their services (immunosuppressed with a heart condition).
Oh that’s good. I saw an poll a couple of days ago showing 51% of people support Sunak’s ban on nurses and paramedics striking and was disappointed in the public.
Labour needs to publicly get behind these strikes. Keir has misjudged this one.
If you are in a position to strike to improve your wage, you damn well should, we are all getting screwed over.
Healthcare workers, teachers, public transport, fire/police, all super needed and should be paid a wage that reflects thier value to society.
Nurses & ambulances- 100% yes, they deserve so much more.
Trains- absolutely not.
How can we show the Tory’s that we support them? Like, how are they taking the polls?
Supporting NHS workers is our duty as the brtish people
Saving people is more paramount than striking over little pay.
Can we not take a Japanese approach to this?
When they strike, the trains and buses still operate, but they dont charge the passengers.
Striking is a right in our country yes. But refusing to drive, or blocking roads (E.R) and costing lives is a very poor approach.
If you’ve got a problem with people striking for better pay because your pays worse. Stop bitching and join your own union.
Well, Sunak is half right, it *is* about affordability.
But it is about whether or not nurses and other clinical staff can afford to continue working for the NHS.
I wonder how much variation there is in support for strikes between different regions, different income levels and different age groups.
All hospital staff deserve better from our government …pay them fairly, this will show respect for there profession….
Agreed. Yes some have killed many babies and patients but the majority aren’t like that and deserve a pay rise they should have got years ago.
I was wondering since nurses are in high demand why there could not be a mass resignation if a hospital used the new laws to sack a striker. It would be easy for the Nurses Union to set up a go fund me page to support the workers until they found new jobs. The first hospital administrator to use the new rules would be soon out of a job themselves. If the hospital decided to re-hire, pretty sure the union could negotiate for there-hire on the pre-existing contract including leave entitlements plus a sign on bonus and pay rise.