un-fucking-believable. striking workers to lose tax credits

[ThatVikRinA22]

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just watched the news and couldnt quite believe my ears. On the news it said the Government thinks that the public will back the move....

i dont get tax credits anway since starting work full time, but surely this is just blackmail??
i do not have the right to strike in my job, (police do not have any legal right to strike) but those who do have the right should be able to exercise that right if they feel strongly enough about conditions.

im appalled at this move. is the government right? would most public back this move?
i wont.

ahhhhh, didnt check there first! sorry! thought it would have been in the news cos it was in the news! never mind.

Doesn't it mean they won't be able to clain more tax credits than usual due to them losing wages due to being on strike? They will be able to claim their normal amount as if they had worked a normal week.

It's a loophole. Workers lose pay when they strike, always have done, which is why unions have hardship funds. Unlike unemployment benefits Tax Credits were designed to encourage more people to get back into work, not encourage strike action. Claimants will still get their normal amount.

But doctors KEEP PAY when striking on Thursday.

pattercakes i saw that headline on the front of a paper when i was out today. One rule for the middle classes and another rule for low paid workers as usual.

Not really a class issue. It just means the doctors' representatives did a better job renegotiating their contracts than other public sector unions. But we know that because doctors got a mammoth pay award a few years ago in exchange for a reduction in hours.