03-10-2012, 11:29 AM
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Aurthur Scargill, the miners' hero.
It seems that Aurthur is in dispute with his own union over what expenses he can claim as being part of his retirement package. he is claiming, among other things, that the £35,000 rent on his London flat is part of the package. So much for his principles !!!
03-10-2012, 12:31 PM
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Re: Aurthur Scargill, the miners' hero.
So true Meg. During the miners strike we lived not very far away from Peter Heathfield, who was evidently quite devoted to Scargill. We certainly didn't see him suffering, he wasn't standing in the streets with his collection bucket or getting his electricity cut off, neither was Scargill. "Follow my leader" is fine for the leaders but really not good for the followers !
03-10-2012, 12:55 PM
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Re: Aurthur Scargill, the miners' hero.
I'm amazed that anyone is amazed by this; union leaders are primarily out to make an easy living for themselves and it is their prime objective, just like the politicians and business people they purport to despise. Undiluted hypocrisy...
03-10-2012, 04:42 PM
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Re: Aurthur Scargill, the miners' hero.
Somebody needs to tell Scargill that because there are not many miners left these days, the union subscriptions are not coming in, so there is not enough money in the pot to pay for his very generous pension and add ons. He must cut his cloth. I am sure without his flat in London and his vehicles he would still manage to live very well.03-10-2012, 05:50 PM
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Re: Aurthur Scargill, the miners' hero.
Well he did set himself up with a great contract of employment, so it should be honoured.Now it does seem wrong but it is the people who countersigned the contract who are at fault, but I feel he should come to some sort of deal with his union.
But there is every chance the court will find in his favour, tough that might teach them a lesson.
03-10-2012, 05:57 PM
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Re: Aurthur Scargill, the miners' hero.
Originally Posted by Aerolor
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Somebody needs to tell Scargill that because there are not many miners left these days, the union subscriptions are not coming in, so there is not enough money in the pot to pay for his very generous pension and add ons. He must cut his cloth. I am sure without his flat in London and his vehicles he would still manage to live very well.
03-10-2012, 09:51 PM
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Re: Aurthur Scargill, the miners' hero.
Originally Posted by plantman
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You seem to forget that this is a man of principle, and a deal is a deal. Besides, isn't he worth it for all that he did for the miners....
03-10-2012, 10:10 PM
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Re: Aurthur Scargill, the miners' hero.
There are many takers, the CEO of a charitable organisation, is of the opinion that they are entitled to renumeration commensurate with that of others in the same position, within a private company, but the bottom line is that his/her coalface workers are doing some good for society. The CEO of a union likewise believes that they are entitled to the same renumeration, because the coalface workers have had their standard of living raised by "the managements" representation for them. The CEO of a PLC is only concerned with the reducing of a workforce to keep costs down, and has no social concience, so drawing parallels is of no consequence IMO.
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