pommie bastard

The 1970s in the UK revisited , the ungrateful buggers want a living wage at the over taxed payers expense.



THE Western Australian Government yesterday claimed it would cost taxpayers $600 million to meet pay demands of state teachers and police.

The Government was tabling a proposed three per cent annual pay rise over three years for WA's 20,000 teachers and 5000 police officers.

It's offer is well short of teachers' demands for a 30 per cent increase over three years and the police bid for an annual five per cent payrise over the same period.

As unprecedented industrial action appeared likely, Treasurer Eric Ripper said the demands from both unions were unrealistic and that strike action would be unreasonable.

"Whichever way you look at it, we are offering a wage increase over and above the increase in the cost of living. It is a fair wage increase, and it is an increase which has already been budgeted for," Mr Ripper told 6PR radio.

DianeOZ

Have they had teachers strikes here before? If so how severe was it...

Am I gonna have to take a few sickies to look after the little buggers???

Diane

pommie bastard

They are good at strikes in teaching here trying to get them to get interested in teaching thats the hard bit , go up Pot Black any morning and see the kids getting a free period with their Teachers looking on.