Comments by "Mark Welch" (@markwelch3564) on "Strikes: Unions will coordinate strike action if government doesn't discuss pay -TUC" video.

@Bevrinton "the nation comes first" - what does "coming first" look like? Shouldn't a winning nation be able to pay it's key workers properly?
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@Bevrinton water - privatised, terrible Power - privatised, most expensive in Europe Rail - privatised, poor and still heavily subsidised NHS - heavily subcontracted to private firms. Delivering poorer results despite increasing funding as a result I feel I've missed one or two, but the pattern is clear - privatisation delivers worse results at higher cost
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@trainman665 what's the difference between re-tendering a poorly performing private contract, and sacking poorly performing management in a publicly owned network?
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@Bevrinton we have privatised almost everything already. Which one improved?
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@Bevrinton who or what did the Tories swear allegiance to? It clearly wasn't the nation or the people!
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It's nothing special, it's just getting back to normal pay after over a decade of broken austerity
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@james bolem why would a Union take the side of management?
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@james bolem I am all for constructive and engaged negotiation, but ultimately a union rep is not representing management interests. ...and as for the Tories, they seem determined to make the stand-off existential. I suspect the Tories have forgotten that they could be the one that falls when they make wannabe-tough statements about "never giving in while they remain in power" - the Tories may yet regret the escalation!
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