Not just the Teachers on strike tomorow.. don't forget

The DWP who are in the Public a Commercial Services Union (PCS). Many of our members are the lowest paid in the Civil Service, bordering along the minimum wage. For many the imposed 3 year pay deal represents a drop in wages.
I will be on picket line duty from 07:30 tomorrow at the rear of the Job centre in tarn if any one wants to say hello. (Y)

 

My mate works for Job centre plus and is on strike

He's had loads of days off recently for strike action</p>

 

RE: My mate works for Job centre plus and is on strike

probably will have many more strike days as well mate. This was never going to be a swift outcome. Labour Govt my @rse.

 

Everything seems to be collapsing at the moment

They won't get in next time

 

RE: Everything seems to be collapsing at the moment

They will get in next time, they'll just be called the Conservative party thats all. By the way I hate the Tories with a passion (ex Miner and all)Thats the trouble now with our Politics, everyting thing is too far to the Right. There's no real alternative. Power to the People

 

My dad is an ex miner

Used to work at Woolley and my grandad at North Gawber - not the easiest job in the world. They both hated it!

 

RE: My dad is an ex miner

Didn't care for it too much myself and I spent almost 16 years as a Miner. However, it seemed for evreyone like me there were many more who were content/ liked their way of life.

 

RE: My dad is an ex miner

My old man worked at Barrow Colliery for summat like 38 years before retiring through ill health.

 

Is there still coal down there?

I ask because I was reading an article today about the possible rebirth of the coal industry, now the cost of energy has made coal extraction economically viable again. A new breed of machines, specialising in extracting the scraps from the seams have been developed so there must be some truth in this.

 

RE: Is there still coal down there?

I don't know? Didn't BUdge continue with mineworks around the Selby area etc when it was deemed there wasn't any coal?

 

RE: Is there still coal down there?

I believe Grimethorpe had loads of coal left. A lot was considered uneconomical to mine because coal could be imported cheaper from subsidised foreign industries....no surprise really that once we aren't producing the cost of those imports goes up.
My dad always use to say that Grimey produced some of the best quality coal (in terms of the burning temperature it could achieve)

 

British Deep-mined Coal was economically viable...Indeed

In the 1980s/90s we produced the cheapest deep-mined coal in Europe. An outstanding achievment bearing in mind the Tories heavilly subsidised Gas and the Australian Govt. subsidised the Transportation of their coal into Europe. Please don't believe that Coal production was halted because of its price. Also please bear in mind that here in Britain we were at the forefront of cleaner burning coal technology before the Tory Govt. pulled the plug on the funding for this. Trust me I know.

 

Clean coal technology

Trialled at Grimey wasn't it ? Then the technology was sold to Scandinavia.

 

Don't know about being sold to Scandinavia.. but it went there

directly as a result of the funding being stopped by the Govt.