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Report RE: Devon nursery nurses pay cut
Original Post
RE: Devon nursery nurses pay cut - 28-05-09 00:13
by: dj.in.brighton
Good to talk to you Devon!
I really wish you all the best.
And not just for you but for all of us.
And if I was a teacher,having watched the government throw £700,000,000,000 at the banks AND all political parties promise the money will come from education after the election,I'd be worried about termly pay.
You need to know about our teaching assistant strike in Brighton in 2006(I think.Try googling it)
They won a better deal than offered at first after a few one or two day strikes I think.It was also one of those amazingly popular strikes.All the politicians and officials squirmed trying to defend taking money off low paid women who do a job for love,not expenses.I tend to agree with all their talk about the importance of equalities .But it is just that - talk.
Its not like we're asking for their expenses or anything!
These politicians are more unpopular than ever.And quite rightly.Get noticed by these people and dare them to publicy take your wages.
Kimme - offer to help you union rep or become one yourself.The union is only as strong as the members,but having a bigger layer of activists between the union central office and ordinary members will make the union more real to members and therefore stronger.
I'm sorry if all this talk of stronger unions and strikes is a bit difficult for some people.But I really strongly feel that we are being taken advantage of because of the job we do.
In the last 10 years the government has met some promises to modernise British under 5s care.They have put (some) money into parents to help pay fees.They have put some money into new buildings.They have put some money into training.And they have put money into measuring our jobs.They've even put a little money into renaming us practitioners and remembering to call us professional.
BUT THERE'S NEVER MORE MONEY FOR US
Unless we act
Sorry for ranting