Funnily enough, the Belgians were also striking over pension reforms. This did come up in conversation at the time.
My objection is not with them going on strike, but with them doing so with virtually no notice. That doesn't happen in this country; our strike was announced plenty in advance and allowed people to plan around it. For me that's what tips the balance between mostly just costing your employer a day's trade and massively inconveniencing the general public.
Had there been even a week's notice, we could've sorted everything out before we left the UK, made alternative arrangements and still travelled back on the day we originally intended. The extra journey time wasn't so bad. The losing a day's holiday and the extra hassle and stress involved were what annoyed me.
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Date: 2011-12-23 01:25 am (UTC)Funnily enough, the Belgians were also striking over pension reforms. This did come up in conversation at the time.
My objection is not with them going on strike, but with them doing so with virtually no notice. That doesn't happen in this country; our strike was announced plenty in advance and allowed people to plan around it. For me that's what tips the balance between mostly just costing your employer a day's trade and massively inconveniencing the general public.
Had there been even a week's notice, we could've sorted everything out before we left the UK, made alternative arrangements and still travelled back on the day we originally intended. The extra journey time wasn't so bad. The losing a day's holiday and the extra hassle and stress involved were what annoyed me.