Offshoring Your Claim
Jan 23 2006 20:44
Well it had to come as they`ve out-sourced the primeminsterial job to America, they are know thinking about out-sourcing the civil service to overseas contractors.
The DWP in a frenzy of activity hacking away at its costs is considering plans to switch the work of the departments which deals with such as jobseekers, Benefit Claiments and Pensions to overseas contractors.
The leaked document which gave details of `Offshoring Processes` came to light ahead of a strike this week by the DWP workers, in a protest at job cuts. Union leaders stated this showed complete contempt for the workforce.
No word yet has been given on how this will effect the recipients these departments work for. But given the DWP is good at hiding the news that unemployment rose by 100 thousand last month it is worth considering whether they have intentions of exporting Jobseekers, Claiments & Pensioners.
Jan 23 2006 22:39
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Jan 23 2006 23:00
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DWP staff will be holding a two day strike this Thursday and Friday to protest against ongoing job cuts in the department which they claim are placing unreasonable stress on staff.
Another excellent example of how a lack of imagination will loose them their dispute. They’d get a lot more success if rather than causing further delays to benefit claimants they adopted a policy of over payment, and refused to do any more snooping.
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LR
Jan 23 2006 23:28
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Lazy Riser wrote:
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DWP staff will be holding a two day strike this Thursday and Friday to protest against ongoing job cuts in the department which they claim are placing unreasonable stress on staff.Another excellent example of how a lack of imagination will loose them their dispute. They’d get a lot more success if rather than causing further delays to benefit claimants they adopted a policy of over payment, and refused to do any more snooping.
What do you think about this RMT guy explaining why they don't do the equivalent of that?
http://libcom.org/news/article.php?story=tube-strike-interview-080106
Jan 24 2006 00:14
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Unfortunately, there is established case law which deems it unlawful for members of staff to attend work and perform only part of their duties
I'm not convinced. If they made striking itself illegal (as in NY Transit Strike) I’d still encourage them to go on strike. I think you’ll find that effective industrial action is always in “breach of contract” anyway.
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Also, it is the taking of collective action that strengthens the resolve of individuals in a dispute; standing on a picket line is a great way of building class confidence
But a poor substitute for winning. “Struggle” is for losers.
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We also have to consider that the vast majority of passengers pay in advance for their tickets and the loss of revenue for one day would be minimal
The passengers could pay the workers directly. The fact of the matter is that the comrade in question doesn’t trust the public to support them, and he/she may be right.
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The economic pressure comes from elsewhere. The effectiveness of strike action on the tube is often gauged by the amount of money lost by the city
And reclaimed in tax from the working class.
I support their autonomy, if they want to play the strike by the same old tactics then good luck to them. Time will tell if they’re right, but I don’t see the point of repeating the same actions over and over again and then expecting the outcome to be any different.
Gate Gourmet.
LR
Jan 24 2006 00:18
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Lazy Riser wrote:
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Unfortunately, there is established case law which deems it unlawful for members of staff to attend work and perform only part of their dutiesI'm not convinced. If they made striking itself illegal (as in NY Transit Strike) I’d still encourage them to go on strike. I think you’ll find that effective industrial action is always in “breach of contract” anyway.
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Also, it is the taking of collective action that strengthens the resolve of individuals in a dispute; standing on a picket line is a great way of building class confidenceBut a poor substitute for winning. “Struggle” is for losers.
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We also have to consider that the vast majority of passengers pay in advance for their tickets and the loss of revenue for one day would be minimalThe passengers could pay the workers directly. The fact of the matter is that the comrade in question doesn’t trust the public to support them, and he/she may be right.
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The economic pressure comes from elsewhere. The effectiveness of strike action on the tube is often gauged by the amount of money lost by the cityAnd reclaimed in tax from the working class.
I support their autonomy, if they want to play the strike by the same old tactics then good luck to them. Time will tell if they’re right, but I don’t see the point of repeating the same actions over and over again and then expecting the outcome to be any different.
Gate Gourmet.
LR
but Bob Crowe would look a right tit trying to justify such a strategy to the media, i mean think of how bad he'd look in front of the great and good. 
yeah the largely defensive struggle by unions of late have been let down by a complete unwillingness to go for tactics that will win and instead attempt to play the reasonable public opinion card, it fucked the fire figthers.
Jan 24 2006 00:23
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Revol68, my fine fellow! Don't tell me we have something approaching agreement. I am overjoyed.
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LR
Hi
They did a pretty bad job of hiding the 100K, it was all over the business news. Most people are more interested in Posh Spice's new dress size. So am I, come to think of it, and I’m more or less unemployed.
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LR