I don't understand striking

[WrendaleCountryDogs]

I really don't understand striking. If you're not happy with your pay, get another job. I work in a care home. I'm on £9.80 an hour. No, it's not enough. But its a job. Amazon are striking because they want more than £10.50 an hour for packing parcels. I earn less to keep people alive. Medication, food, personal care etc.

sick of seeing it’s about greed rather than services
Pay rises are graduated based on pay scales.

There are very limited reasons that workers can strike all related to terms and conditions of employment and trade union rights. for example no right to strike due to underfunding not allowing to buy enough books or fix school buildings. Often strikers and unions will highlight that safeguarding etc are being affected.

244 Meaning of “trade dispute" in Part V.

(1)In this Part a “trade dispute” means a dispute between workers and their employer which relates wholly or mainly to one or more of the following—

(a)terms and conditions of employment, or the physical conditions in which any workers are required to work;

(b)engagement or non-engagement, or termination or suspension of employment or the duties of employment, of one or more workers;

(c)allocation of work or the duties of employment between workers or groups of workers;

(d)matters of discipline;

(e)a worker’s membership or non-membership of a trade union;

(f)facilities for officials of trade unions; and

(g)machinery for negotiation or consultation, and other procedures, relating to any of the above matters, including the recognition by employers or employers’ associations of the right of a trade union to represent workers in such negotiation or consultation or in the carrying out of such procedures.

Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992

Maybe you should retrain then.
Or stick with the Conservative party and see your wages equate to £2.50 per hour in a few years. Presumably you didn't sign up for that.

But if everyone leaves and "gets a better job" then we will have no nurses/ teachers etc. It's not about individuals, it's about the bigger picture. The greater good.

OP I assume you are either in reciept of UC or someone (a partner?) Is supporting you financially. Correct me if I'm wrong.

Without the ability to withdraw your labour, employers have too much power. And going to get another job does not work if you are in public services where your wage is set by external bodies who are baised and told what to do by the government.

I'm a care worker and, frankly, I'm appalled by your Op. The state of the NHS directly affects the state of Social Care. You must know this surely?

It's time you educated yourself, and fast.

Striking when you work in home care, care homes etc is not an option.

No carer will leave people in their own mess in bed, not fed, unwashed etc.

When i did home care, a newish member of staff suggested striking. She was instantly dismissed.

This is the economic equivalent of colonisation of the mind.

But yes, utterly infuriating how people like this will happily reap the benefits that others put themselves on the line for. Little things like sick leave and basic safety standards.