List: November 24th - What services will not be availalbe on this "protest day"?

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So what services will not be availalbe on this "protest day". Never mind the rights and wrongs, just the services and offices to make people aware of.

I know that there will be no civil weddings as these offices will be on strike.

No Passports offices.

No social welfare offices.

Will trains, buses etc be off as well ?
 
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All schools will be closed I assume.
Did the teahers unions ballot their members yet?
 
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All depends on who goes in strike. Some of the public sector workers I know are not union members and wont be on strike. Whereas a lot of public sector workers are in unions, as it is not mandatory to be a member, a high proportion arent members. I would assume that there will be skeleton services provided by the non-union members assuming they can get access to their places of work.
 
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Haven't heard much about public transport being affected. Doesn't mean it won't be though.
 
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Caveat said:
Haven't heard much about public transport being affected. Doesn't mean it won't be though.
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Isn't all public transport run by private (semi-state) companies? As such they don't pay the pension levy and their pay rates aren't controlled by the Govt.

They have had their own pay related issues and strikes earlier in this Recession.
 
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csirl said:
All depends on who goes in strike. Some of the public sector workers I know are not union members and wont be on strike. Whereas a lot of public sector workers are in unions, as it is not mandatory to be a member, a high proportion arent members. I would assume that there will be skeleton services provided by the non-union members assuming they can get access to their places of work.
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Can't be in work if the offices aren't open. Service officers in Gov dept are on strike as well and they open the buildings. I'm not in a union but have been told my building will be closed so what can i do.
 
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Ron Burgundy said:
Can't be in work if the offices aren't open. Service officers in Gov dept are on strike as well and they open the buildings. I'm not in a union but have been told my building will be closed so what can i do.
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Will you lose a day's pay if you are technically making yourself available for work on that day but are unable to, which is not your fault?
 
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Ron Burgundy said:
Can't be in work if the offices aren't open. Service officers in Gov dept are on strike as well and they open the buildings. I'm not in a union but have been told my building will be closed so what can i do.
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So if the building is locked because the Service officers are on strike, how does the Government know which public servants were actually on strike and which didnt work because they couldnt get into their office? All the non Service officers who dont turn up will claim they werent actually on strike and so will get full pay?
 
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Howitzer said:
Isn't all public transport run by private (semi-state) companies? As such they don't pay the pension levy and their pay rates aren't controlled by the Govt.

They have had their own pay related issues and strikes earlier in this Recession.
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Yes, but as this is being touted as a general 'protest' and show of union strength, and not specific to levies I wouldn't be surprised if the heavily unionised transport bodies got involved though.
 
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Ron Burgundy said:
Can't be in work if the offices aren't open. Service officers in Gov dept are on strike as well and they open the buildings. I'm not in a union but have been told my building will be closed so what can i do.
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Not sure thats true. I would work in the education sector and although there will be no teaching, I definitely have one meeting that is going ahead that day.

Just heard this morning, that students union are going to back staff and strike with them. Will be a very odd day to come to work.
 
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Will you lose a day's pay if you are technically making yourself available for work on that day but are unable to, which is not your fault?
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Now that i do not know and have to find out.

Newbie, not sure whats true ? I've been told my building won't be open at all. Others have been told the same in other buildings as well.

On the previous strike day the service officers were working so access wasn't a problem.

It is indeed going to be a rather weird day !
 
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Ron Burgundy said:
Now that i do not know and have to find out.

Newbie, not sure whats true ? I've been told my building won't be open at all. Others have been told the same in other buildings as well.

On the previous strike day the service officers were working so access wasn't a problem.

It is indeed going to be a rather weird day !
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A circular has gone around our job from HR to say that attendance records have to be maintained for Payroll. No annual leave can now be granted for that day either. For now, it looks like buildings will open and work go ahead though.
 
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Ron Burgundy said:
Can't be in work if the offices aren't open. Service officers in Gov dept are on strike as well and they open the buildings. I'm not in a union but have been told my building will be closed so what can i do.
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Are there not managers who could open up? Dear Lord, that is just a crazy situation.
There are 8/9 of us in this office of 15 people with keys so we can come in early or work late. We even manage to put out the bins, turn off the air con and set the alarm. And we don't even get an allowance for it!!! Shocking I know, but it's a novel approach to show flexibility which servants of the public should at least try.
 
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A circular has gone around our job from HR to say that attendance records have to be maintained for Payroll. No annual leave can now be granted for that day either. For now, it looks like buildings will open and work go ahead though.
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True, but the catch 22 is how can it open if those who open them aren't there :confused::D

VOR, i agree but....Managers are also in unions and will be on strike, but its not their jobs and unions will tell them that.

Its like the story of the guy who was always in early and sat at his desk and had his breakfast.

One morning staff came in to find him in the dark, he was told he could not turn on the lights as that was someone elses job..........

I honestly believe the general public have no idea of the amount of offices/services that aren't going to be there on Mov 24 ( go Movember )
 
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Ron Burgundy said:
Now that i do not know and have to find out.

Newbie, not sure whats true ? I've been told my building won't be open at all. Others have been told the same in other buildings as well.

On the previous strike day the service officers were working so access wasn't a problem.

It is indeed going to be a rather weird day !
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Ypu should bill the unions if you lose a days pay and make yourself available for work
 
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I will be making the HR dept well aware of it before the day, if there are any problems i'll go the press.
 
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Ron Burgundy said:
I will be making the HR dept well aware of it before the day, if there are any problems i'll go the press.
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Seriously? Good man Ron.

It's an interesting situation - you can't be alone in this predicament.

We need more Rons and Beckys on this site! :)
 
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