These guys certainly know when the best time is for them to go on strike, they apparently already have the best pension in the public sector.....
These guys certainly know when the best time is for them to go on strike, they apparently already have the best pension in the public sector.....
I believe they also pay for itunlike many public sector workers, they risk their lives, and the gov wants them to work until they are 60Recent pensions contributions increases, to 14.2% for most firefighters, meant they were now one of the highest in the public sector,
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-28166635
I don't see a problem with that, people aged sixty are not exactly geriatric....
Why are the firemen so special? If a builder or a manual worker is not allowed to retire until they are 65, why should they retire at 55 with an index-linked pension? ....
Modern safety equipment, nanny state health & safety, massive reduction in call out...............
Firemen are heroic but the emotional blackmail of their union hides the fact they're very underworked
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They pay 14.7% of their wage into their pension, they have to carry heavy equipment never mind a person; you really think a 60-yr-old can do that ?
They risk their lives and don't get any thanks from some people until they've gone into a burning building and saved a person's life.
Well funnily enough, I never knew people were forced into being firemen - I thought they could choose their own careers!
No-one is going to deny the work they do, of course not, but they get the every woman loves a fireman vote, and I know a few who are able to earn nice extra cash posing as plumbers and Taxi drivers in their spare time.
Not because they are skint but they like the money
My Mrs is working nights this Sunday - Tuesday and she doesn't have a grasping union making unrealistic demands
Spot on Les - Joes in his usual govt/employer bashing fantasy land. Nigh on impossible to get into the fire service - too many takers - I wonder why ?
If I was a Fireman I would just accept whatever decision is made and carry on working!
You're doing it again - ignoring my comment!well I'm sure you would start praising them if they saved your life
The other quote that the Army can do no wrong in my eyes is pretty much correctNo-one is going to deny the work they do, of course not
I bet he's not getting £750,000 a yr while moonlighting as a Tory MP. He should be sacked
read more here ...... http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...-ducks-4539430A Tory MP who rakes in vast sums from his “second job” as a barrister has skipped meetings in Parliament to appear in court.
Stephen Phillips QC was embroiled in a complex High Court business case for six days this week and last while the House of Commons was in session.
During that time, he missed two meetings of the Commons Public Accounts Committee – despite being appointed to the panel only last month.
His salary as an MP is £67,060 but he earned £750,000 as a barrister in 2012 alone
I doubt firemen would go on strike if they got paid £750,000 a year or even £69k !!
Dedworth's neighbour has so much time on his hands he does a second job. I presume he doesn't leave his fireman job to go moonlighting - unlike this Tory MP
It's good to see you support the firemen and police too
I think firemen do a brave job. Never said they didn't. But I praise the Army more. Far more soldiers die and lose limbs than firemen. Soldiers don't strike either!
The average fireman gets nearly 30k per year down in Dedworth's neck of the woods, which seems a bit low to me, but considering they also receive nearly £20 p/h overtime, that kinda makes up for it IMO.
http://www.rbfrs.co.uk/job_ff_wt_pay.html
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