Have you went on Strike?

corkhero

With all the strikes happening at the moment, have you ever went on strike?

And if Yes, what for?

Adam

have you went on strike from the english language?

consultech

Adam wrote: »

have you went on strike from the english language?

haha you beated me two it!

here.from.day.1

Yes once, during school! I have no idea what it was for, I only know it was the best day evar!

claiva

past tense - gone
:eek::eek::eek:

biko

I did some stroking before if that counts?

ejmaztec

I've never wented on strike.

Collie D

ejmaztec wrote: »

I've never wented on struck.

Fixed your post

Sanjuro

phasers

No I never done went on strike, its unpossible when your you're own bozz

_blank_

yes

oh look, I just dun a strike there

Danbo!

Oh my God...the PTA has disbanded! *jumps out a window*

Diddy Kong

Yes, back in ye olde school days...4 hours sitting outside the school in the cold...how does that help anyone?

corkhero

ah jeez, was still half asleep typing that earlier.

Reading that, many would be surprised i got an A1 in honours English in the Leaving.

Anyway, ye get what i mean.

anonymous_joe

Yeah, once actually.

When the ASTI was protesting are entire school went on strike against them, demanding they not get a pay-rise.

ScumLord

phasers wrote: »

No I never done went on strike, its unpossible when your you're own bozz

Not impossible, just stupid.

homerjay2005

striking is for c*nts. in the current times, we are all lucky to have jobs. people have been getting away with murder for years and first sign of no more free coffee, no double velvet bog roll, or no more luxury expenses and their in a huff. unions are troublesome and nothing but a shower of trouble makers only interested in their 2/3 euro that they get from everybodies pay check.

id sack anybody that went on strike if i was an employer. employers dont own us anything. its not wonder that big companies are upping sticks and leaving this country and going off to other countries where people are grateful to have jobs.

Smart Bug

homerjay2005 wrote: »

employers dont own us anything.

Hmm, Freudian slip there?

homerjay2005

Smart Bug wrote: »

Hmm, Freudian slip there?

its called a typo. or sorry typing error.

amen

unions are troublesome and nothing

how do you think you got a 40 hours working week, 20 days holidays, no more saturday morning work as a part of the regular working week, no child working, minimum wage etc?

homerjay2005

amen wrote: »

how do you think you got a 40 hours working week, 20 days holidays, no more saturday morning work as a part of the regular working week, no child working, minimum wage etc?

tell that to the people who dont have a job cos companies now find it too expensive to employ people here. unions should be there to ensure that people are not exploited, but in reality, they got too big for themselves. ive dealt with unions in previous jobs and seen the damage they can do. have no time for them what so ever.

amen

companies now find it too expensive to employ people here

some companies do but others are just using it as an excuse to remove jobs.
A case in point is Ericsson in Dublin, one of the best Ericsson R&D Centres now going to China. Mast cost reductions so much in fact that you would be paying qualified engineers in Ireland below min wage if they jobs were to stay here.

Bigger issues than Unions are the costs of doing business in Ireland, electricity, phones, insurance etc. Most private sector jobs are non unionised and this is were the job losses are

homerjay2005

amen wrote: »

some companies do but others are just using it as an excuse to remove jobs.
A case in point is Ericsson in Dublin, one of the best Ericsson R&D Centres now going to China. Mast cost reductions so much in fact that you would be paying qualified engineers in Ireland below min wage if they jobs were to stay here.

Bigger issues than Unions are the costs of doing business in Ireland, electricity, phones, insurance etc. Most private sector jobs are non unionised and this is were the job losses are

people are the biggest expense companies have. alot of the companys had a shed load of grants that meant their expenses were low. they can get those elsewhere now too.

if i was starting up a company, i would not have it in ireland due to the greed and lazyness that exists here with the employees.

kowloon

corkhero wrote: »

ah jeez, was still half asleep typing that earlier.

Reading that, many would be surprised i got an A1 in honours English in the Leaving.

Anyway, ye get what i mean.

I passed my driving test and I came first in the three legged race in my 1st class sports day. BASK IN THE GLORY OF MY ACHIEVEMENT YOU SWINE!

Loomis

Adam

Mr. Anderson wrote: »

way to kill the serious discussion there :P

Tom65

I was in first year during the teacher's strike. At the end of one break we all sat down and chanted "we're on strike" (for what, I don't know - solidarity with the teachers? opposition?). Then the principal came out and said "right, anyone still on strike in five minutes gets detention". Then everyone went inside.

Collie D

homerjay2005 wrote: »

people are the biggest expense companies have. alot of the companys had a shed load of grants that meant their expenses were low. they can get those elsewhere now too.

if i was starting up a company, i would not have it in ireland due to the greed and lazyness that exists here with the employees.

Yeah, let's just bin the unions, workers rights etc and see what we get from our employers out of the goodness of their hearts

Yeah I plan to strike within the next few weeks

There has been pay reductions and lay offs in our company so we are all gonna go march on Kildare St.

...Oh wait now I work in the public private sector

Guess I should be thankful I'm not one of those laid off

Tom65

"If you don't like your job, you don't strike. You just go in every day and do it really half-assed. That's the American way."

sdanseo

First reply to this was hilarious.

Downhill from there i'm afraid.

Rowley Birkin QC

Went on strike from secondary school at one stage when we were in 5th year, have no idea what it was for though. Mighty craic.

m5ex9oqjawdg2i

Yea I was in a job for about 2 weeks, we had to walk out and let the managers do all the work, while we had tea and biscuits in a meeting in siptu. They were giving out about the manager which was my best mates dad... was kinda funny as they didn't know that. :P

I think we went on strike in school, can't remember anything about it though... O.o and the doctor says my memory is fine. What a load of balls...

5starpool

amen wrote: »

how do you think you got a 40 hours working week, 20 days holidays, no more saturday morning work as a part of the regular working week, no child working, minimum wage etc?

If I had to work an extra 5 hours a week and lose 8 days holidays I'd be pretty pissed off. The above better not happen me

dr.bollocko

Never went on strike I'm afraid. Though I did go to college once or twice. Same diff.

Toots

Almost went on strike last summer when the bank cut our share issue (fat lot of good that did us :P) but the IBOA and the bank reached an accord about a week beforehand so it was called off.

reverandkenjami

here.from.day.1 wrote: »

Yes once, during school! I have no idea what it was for, I only know it was the best day evar!

+1!

Never from work though!!

Handsome Bob

Nope never went on strike. But I remember when I was a senior, we had the perk of getting a half day on a tuesday. The 1st and 2nd years staged a protest in anger at this perk. How we laughed our asses off sitting on the wall opposite the school while teachers came running out after the "protesters". They didn't last long I tell you.:pac:

destroyer

corkhero wrote: »

Reading that, many would be surprised i got an A1 in honours English in the Leaving.

No , not surprised at all.