States staff want RPI rise plus 3%
Thursday 17th April 2008, 2:30PM BST.
States manual workers at Beau Sejour yesterday, the venue for one of three meetings called to discuss pay issues. (Picture by Daniel Guerin)
PUBLIC sector staff claimed yesterday that they were being asked to pay twice for zero-10 tax reform.
Nearly 400 workers at meetings at Beau Sejour, the Princess Elizabeth Hospital and the Dairy voted unanimously to reject the Public Sector Remuneration Committee’s 3% pay offer.
‘People are disgusted with the offer and feel they are being asked to pay for zero-10 twice,’ said Unite regional industrial organiser Ron Le Cras. ‘We are all paying for zero-10, but others are probably not having deductions from their wages as well.’ Workers are asking for the September RPI figure of 4.9% plus a further 3%.
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Good for them!
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which is best states P.S.R.C or manual workers
theres only one way to find out
FIGHT!!!
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Ron Le Cras is an old school rabble rouser and while he might have a point that maybe the employees should have RPI or something close to it, why should they get a bonus on top of it.
There are many in similar work who have not got any more than RPI.
Everyone has to try to help with this zero 10 situ now we have it and until we see how the land lies, inflation busting deals are a stab in the jugular.
Yes they might help run the island with the services they provide but if it were not for the businesses on the island providing jobs and wealth then there would be no-one here to be provided with their services and they would probably be out of a work anyway.
Everyone has to recognise everyone elses role and we must all work together.
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Negotiations are also underway for States clerical workers.
They’ll need to ensure that that increase is attractive, otherwise many staff will be lost to the private sector, where they can pay good money because they are paying zero tax thanks to zero-10.
Ironic?
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