BT strike looms

[Sysman]

Thousands of BT Group staff are almost certain to go on strike next month after their union rejected the company's last ditch attempt to avert its first walk out in almost a quarter of a century. The Communication Workers Union, which represents more than 50,000 BT employees, yesterday dismissed the company's new offer and accused Britain's largest telecoms company of "blatant double standards".

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BT's blue-collar workers are angry that they have been offered a below-inflation pay rise, while some senior executives have been granted increases in excess of 7pc.

Couldn't happen to a nicer company.

The CWU has warned that the first national strike since 1987 could leave thousands of households and businesses without a working phone line or broadband access, because the majority of its members work as engineers or in call centres dealing with faults.

Not exactly what's required to help rebuild the economy, eh?

[TimberWolf]

Union coffers are going to be empty before this recession ends. Well before by the looks of it.

[Platypus]

I've noticed very few competent BT engineers and very few folks in UK call centres.

Who are these people that the CWU represents? And will anyone notice if they go on strike?

[Sysman]

Just wait until the public sector morons go out.

Rubbish in the streets, dead unburied.

It'll be like 1979 again.

Or deja vu.

But haven't a load of things like rubbish collection been farmed out to private companies?

Oh look. Public sector goes on strike, nobody notices inconvenienced, people notice this and wonder what the public sector actually does

[Clippy]

But haven't a load of things like rubbish collection been farmed out to private companies?

Oh look. Public sector goes on strike, nobody notices inconvenienced, people notice this and wonder what the public sector actually does

The fkrs still have a public sector mentality.

[DiscoStu]

But haven't a load of things like rubbish collection been farmed out to private companies?

Oh look. Public sector goes on strike, nobody notices inconvenienced, people notice this and wonder what the public sector actually does

Public sector strikes are fine by me, they can take as much unpaid time off as they like

[minestrone]

I heard chat that this might cause problems with internet, might just be saber rattling though.

[Sysman]

I heard chat that this might cause problems with internet, might just be saber rattling though.

Like I said, not good for the economy. A BT strike could have far worse consequences than your bins not getting emptied.

[Scrag Meister]

Virgin Media, the way forward.

Cable to the door, not a BT line rental in sight.

Let me know if you need my details for a referral discount. :-)

[Jeebo72]

Virgin Media, the way forward.

Cable to the door, not a BT line rental in sight.

Let me know if you need my details for a referral discount. :-)

Too right. Just hope it doesn't go wrong tho!