To think that nurses who choose to strike over pensions will not get any sympathy from the general public??

[McQueasy]

Unison have voted to strike on the 30th, this means that nurses within that union have the choice to participate. As a result of this the NHS may have to operate as an 'emergency only' service for the day. Cancelling routine work, clinics, operations etc.

The governments pension proposals are ridiculous, in essence the average worker will pay between £50-£200 a month more towards their pension in what is realistically a levy. They will not see a penny of that when they retire (if they ever are allowed to retire as the age or retirement gets pushed back and back)

However, as operations, clinics and routine work is cancelled in an already stretched system, I cant help but think that public sympathy for this strike will be minimal.

"1. Without a single penny more in contributions, the local government pension scheme could pay all its liabilities for twenty years."

Clearly it means without contributions being increased, rather than actually no further contributions.

Clearly. You can tell by the way it doesn't say that...

You are misinterpreting the statement.

I suppose it could mean what you say it means, although it would be rather a pointless statement to make as that would mean the end of the pension scheme for today's workers and it is an irrelevant position for the current argument.

Well if I stay part-time for the remainder of my years til retirement I will be striking to protect a princely sum of £6k a year. And don't forget - that will be taxed too. I have to ask myself why bother to continue paying into the pension when a buy-to-let would offer a better yield. At this rate..........with a delayed pension age I doubt I'll live long enough to draw much of it anyway.

My clinic appointment and scan got got cancelled and the miniqueasies school is shut!
Yay the revolution