Public Sector Workers — Reality Check

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geoffrey_prime Jun 26, 2010 01:17:32
Replying to handofdave

Hey Dave, the private sector have been screwed more, over the recent past.
From my own experience, I know my old colleagues in Civil Service and Local Government have been getting,what they see as "natural" either inflation and/or salary grade increases year over year. I moved out of public sector 20 years ago and I am working with some people who haven't had a pay rise in up to 6 years.

N nigelswift
nigelswift Jun 26, 2010 06:02:42
Replying to geoffrey_prime

geoffrey_prime wrote:
I am working with some people who haven't had a pay rise in up to 6 years.
From which we can deduce, with some certainty, that they are earning more than the national minimum wage - which is what thousands of public sector workers are on.

H handofdave
handofdave Jun 26, 2010 09:44:44
Replying to geoffrey_prime

So what you're saying is that deprivations to people in the private sector should be setting a benchmark for everyone else.

To me, this attitude of 'I got it bad, so in fairness you should too' is exactly what the corporate masters of the world love to see.... people squabbling and pointing fingers anywhere but in their direction.

I've been watching this rank and file conservative view grow over the years (anti-union, pro-corporate) and it's very disturbing to me. It's hastening the destruction of the middle class. Once that demographic has been eliminated, democracy and economic justice will be a memory.