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consettsafc · 25th May 2012, 01:39 PM

Just seen on the local news that these places are closing, now the unions who are striking at the drop of a hat over preserving their pensions should be fighting tooth and nail to keep these places open.

joemcdokes · 25th May 2012, 01:41 PM

Unions can't do a thing, never really have been able to stop closures more terms and conditions related issues.

Pop · 25th May 2012, 01:45 PM

The facotries lost something like £6,000,000 last year, not really sustainable.

joemcdokes · 25th May 2012, 01:47 PM

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The facotries lost something like £6,000,000 last year, not really sustainable.

How much does it cost the tax payer to keep those who may well never get another job per year...?

Lose, lose situation really.

Pop · 25th May 2012, 01:54 PM

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How much does it cost the tax payer to keep those who may well never get another job per year...?

Lose, lose situation really.

I couldn't tell you that but it would cost the tax payer about £22,000 per disabled employee to get the place running even and that would be on top of the DLA and other benefits they are all receiving.

consettsafc · 25th May 2012, 01:55 PM

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Originally Posted by joemcdokes

How much does it cost the tax payer to keep those who may well never get another job per year...?

Lose, lose situation really.

My point exactly, there just seems to be apathy over the closure of these places, not even a whimper of protest.

Pop · 25th May 2012, 02:03 PM

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My point exactly, there just seems to be apathy over the closure of these places, not even a whimper of protest.

They had a protest in March mate.

joemcdokes · 25th May 2012, 02:03 PM

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Originally Posted by consettsafc

My point exactly, there just seems to be apathy over the closure of these places, not even a whimper of protest.

Has there ever been...?
Unions should be concentrating on the best deals their members can get and not on flogging a dead horse.

Governments decide to close places, they close, the private sector decides to close places, they close.

consettsafc · 25th May 2012, 02:06 PM

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They had a protest in March mate.

Ah, thanks, out of the country for 6 months of the year so must have missed that, just on todays news there was no mention of any protest, and to be fair i was very suprised that there was none.

Pop · 25th May 2012, 02:14 PM

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Originally Posted by consettsafc

Ah, thanks, out of the country for 6 months of the year so must have missed that, just on todays news there was no mention of any protest, and to be fair i was very suprised that there was none.

There was a fair bit of coverage for it at the time on both the local and national. Only 100 people turned up to the protest.