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Just found out kids not in school tomorrow

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waggledancer · 27/03/2006 13:41

Called in to school this morning to pick up vomitting ds1, bringing total number of sick boys in house to 3 cos dh and ds2 also poorly, and receptionist was talking about her "day off" tomorrow! I questioned her and a passing teacher about when the school had sent home the letter informing parents of the school closure and was met with blank looks and the answer that none had been sent. They did say that they would ask the secretary this afternoon, but that's no comfort to the working parents who will have less than 12hrs to arrange childcare. It is secondary school, so the impression i got was that childcare wasn't an issue, but i think leaving 11yr olds alone is not on.

So, am i being oversensitive or should i complain about the lack of notice?

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Eulalia · 28/03/2006 12:10

We were told Friday. dd's Playgroup is open though.

carla · 28/03/2006 12:14

What are they striking about?

compo · 28/03/2006 12:15

pensions

carla · 28/03/2006 12:18

Thanks, compo. Have you a link to anything?

jessicaandrebeccasmummy · 28/03/2006 12:18

one bonus - car park in town was free today because the council workers are on strike - RESULT!

JonesTheSteam · 28/03/2006 12:23

Think a day's notice is awful - think you should complain.

DD is off school today because of the strike. Letter in her bag is dated 23rd March, so they were sent out last Thursday. DD only had hers yesterday, as she was ill last week, but my friend told me they would be off today anyway.

More irritating, however, is the fact that our bins haven't been emptied this am. Really hope they try to catch up in next few days, otherwise we'll lots of black plastic bags flying round our close (v. windy here!!!!)

compo · 28/03/2006 12:25

carla \link{http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4848584.stm\here you go}

bundle · 28/03/2006 12:26

apparently dd's school can't go on strike because it's a voluntary aided school (so her teacher said, i'd taken emergency sandwiches in case school meals were off)

essvee · 28/03/2006 12:30

Carla, there's lots on the BBC site about it, see \link{http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4841166.stm/What's the strike about?}. There's also an MN thread about it called "Strike and final pension".
I'm a librarian (public, not school) - on strike today and passing the time on MN :)

compo · 28/03/2006 12:31

essvee - dh is a librarian too and anyone who is striking has to be outside the building picketing. You can choose not the cross the picket line which means you don't get paid but that's not striking. So if you're on mumsnet you're not striking - you've just taken an unpaid day off!!

essvee · 28/03/2006 12:37

There's no compulsion to picket, compo, you only have to stay away from work (without being on leave, which has to have been booked before the strike was announced) to be on strike. The Unison reps or management at your dh's library may have told him he has to picket but that's not true (in law).

I choose not to picket because I believe it is up to the individual to decide whether they strike or not (or whether they use the services or not). I am not being paid, by my employer or the union, so I can do what I like! :o

Normsnockers · 28/03/2006 12:38

Do workers on strike get paid for the day ?

Imagine it must be a nightmare for payroll departments to have to administer that month's/week's payroll if they have to have their pay docked.

Normsnockers · 28/03/2006 12:40

You don't get paid ?

This should help balance the books financially although I suppose there's a loss of revenue as well.

Nicely timed at the end of a difficult finacial year as well.

essvee · 28/03/2006 12:40

No, we don't get paid... I'm sure payroll have deducting a day's pay from strikers down to a fine art :)

compo · 28/03/2006 12:46

blimey Essvee I didn't know that!! there's a big deal made of it at work (I work there too) that you have to be standing outside with banners etc to raise awareness about the cause of the strike. Dh is actually off sick this week so he'll still get paid thank goodness.

essvee · 28/03/2006 12:52

Strikers are ALLOWED to picket their place of work (only) and union reps can picket the places of work of those they represent. However picketing is not compulsory for strikers. I'd be interested to know whether it's management or unions who make much of this at your work; I'd expect that a lot more people would strike if they knew they didn't have to picket :)

Kabsy · 28/03/2006 15:08

Have no kids school age, but by the amount of kids i have seen hanging around our village I would say so, however there appears to be kids at the high school that i can see from our bedroom window.

I suppose this is the reason i have an overflowing wheely bin sat outside!

stoppinattwo · 28/03/2006 18:12

thanks mumofmonsters just show how often i get to sit n watch telly, next youll be telling me that Dallas is no more!!!........ now that would be tragic, ok so i spent the day watchin house doctor....... Or should it be "come into my home, rip it to bits, broadcast it on TV and hope it sells" its a winner in my books!!! Soz not much to say bout strike

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