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Question re next week's strike

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  • 27-01-2020 8:06pm
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    Jeditraining1
    Registered Users Posts: 190 ✭✭


    Question for you all. We are to strike next Tuesday. The shop stewart has decreed that I have to stay an hour after my normal finish time. (Normal 4.30 he is saying 5.30) can he legmitally do this.


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    rainbowtrout
    Registered Users Posts: 15,381 ✭✭✭✭rainbowtrout


    Jeditraining1 wrote: »
    Question for you all. We are to strike next Tuesday. The shop stewart has decreed that I have to stay an hour after my normal finish time. (Normal 4.30 he is saying 5.30) can he legmitally do this.

    Not that I'm aware of. What is his reason for it??


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    Jeditraining1
    Registered Users Posts: 190 ✭✭Jeditraining1


    rainbowtrout wrote: »
    Not that I'm aware of. What is his reason for it??

    None. He simply handed out a time table, told us we can shuffle it but can't change it. We have to be always on the gate as the mail states. I feel this might be a rep over stating his importance.


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    rainbowtrout
    Registered Users Posts: 15,381 ✭✭✭✭rainbowtrout


    Jeditraining1 wrote: »
    None. He simply handed out a time table, told us we can shuffle it but can't change it. We have to be always on the gate as the mail states. I feel this might be a rep over stating his importance.

    It does sound a bit daft. Why would anyone be picketing an hour after work?


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    Jeditraining1
    Registered Users Posts: 190 ✭✭Jeditraining1


    rainbowtrout wrote: »
    It does sound a bit daft. Why would anyone be picketing an hour after work?

    All teaching staff will be gone by 4.30 at the latest. 5PM for support staff. No rhyme or reason for it.


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    doc_17
    Registered Users Posts: 6,836 ✭✭✭doc_17


    Jeditraining1 wrote: »
    All teaching staff will be gone by 4.30 at the latest. 5PM for support staff. No rhyme or reason for it.

    Are there evening classes running?


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    Jeditraining1
    Registered Users Posts: 190 ✭✭Jeditraining1


    doc_17 wrote: »
    Are there evening classes running?

    Dont think so, no. Still don't start until 6.30.


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    doc_17
    Registered Users Posts: 6,836 ✭✭✭doc_17


    If there are evening classes then I think the school needs to picketed as picketing needs to take place during the normal opening hours of the place of work.


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    RealJohn
    Registered Users Posts: 2,099 ✭✭✭RealJohn


    I’m pretty sure the email we got said that we should be picketing from a half an hour before the normal start time until the normal end of the school day. No mention of being later than that (though I don’t have the email in front of me).


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    joebloggs32
    Registered Users Posts: 1,591 ✭✭✭joebloggs32


    RealJohn wrote: »
    I’m pretty sure the email we got said that we should be picketing from a half an hour before the normal start time until the normal end of the school day. No mention of being later than that (though I don’t have the email in front of me).

    Yes that's what's in the FAQ sheet provided.


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    Will Yam
    Registered Users Posts: 671 ✭✭✭Will Yam


    No shop steward has the right to tell anybody when they can and cannot work


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    spurious
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 27,111 CMod ✭✭✭✭spurious


    Will Yam wrote: »
    No shop steward has the right to tell anybody when they can and cannot work

    Nobody mentioned working. It's about a timetable for a picket.


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    Will Yam
    Registered Users Posts: 671 ✭✭✭Will Yam


    I wasn’t aware that union officials could issue diktats to union members.

    Probably illegal.


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