Brighton parking attendants in New Year strike
Dec 20 2007 10:07
Dec 20 2007 10:45
#2
Roving reporter me... A mate of mine used to work for them, i'll see if he still knows anyone, how about putting out some feelers at yours as well?
Dec 20 2007 10:53
#3
gonna ask union people here too. Issue 2 is gonna be so amazing!
You wanna meet for a drink in the new year, anyway?
Dec 20 2007 11:06
#4
Jack wrote:
gonna ask union people here too. Issue 2 is gonna be so amazing!
Hey maybe we could start selling them...
Dec 20 2007 11:14
#5
we've got a bunch of suggested questions here:
http://libcom.org/forums/organise/a-questionnaire-about-workplace-struggles
Dec 20 2007 11:19
#6
Quote:
It is believed two days of non-strike action will take place on January 4 and 6, during which time attendants will walk the streets but not issue any tickets.
excellent
Jan 2 2008 18:13
#7
parkin attendants? whats next? solidarity with police officers on strike?
Jan 2 2008 19:03
#8
Anarky! park where u want!!!11
Jan 2 2008 19:23
#9
thats not an answer, but I suppose trying to read between lines that you imply parkin attendants are necessary part of our society, yes?
Jan 2 2008 19:26
#10
So parking attendents perform the same social role for you as cops? Dickhead.
Jan 2 2008 19:29
#11
oh, you seem to be tracking my every post, you must be dead bored 
Jan 2 2008 19:35
#12
Besides- I never said parking attendants play same role as cops- where did you read it? You are trying to manipulate everything I say and this looks like some personal problem you have got. I already proposed yo ua solution in a different thread.
One thing cops and parking attendats have in common is word "useless" though.
Jan 2 2008 19:36
#13
Lots of jobs are useless though, like call centres for example, thats not why we support workers on strike though.
Jan 2 2008 19:43
#14
no, indeed its not why we support workers on strike, but parking attendants are merely parasites employed by council to extort money . Would you support strike of bailiffs? tax collectors? they are in the same line as parking attendats to me.
Jan 2 2008 19:45
#15
EasternBarbarian wrote:
Besides- I never said parking attendants play same role as cops- where did you read it?
EasternBarbarian wrote:
parkin attendants? whats next? solidarity with police officers on strike?
Right, you totally weren't implying anything there.
I'm gonna go with GDID on this one.
guydebordisdead wrote:
So parking attendents perform the same social role for you as cops? Dickhead.
Jan 2 2008 19:46
#16
EasternBarbarian wrote:
no, indeed its not why we support workers on strike, but parking attendants are merely parasites employed by council to extort money . Would you support strike of bailiffs? tax collectors? they are in the same line as parking attendats to me.
Don't forget those damn bank tellers!
Jan 2 2008 19:47
#17
They are not really comparible to bailiffs though, they don't generally destroy peoples lives, they just charge them for parking. We don't support them because we think they are revolutionaries but because when workers take action against the bosses and win it helps to build confidence in collective action. Their actual social role is pretty irrelevant here.
Jan 2 2008 19:48
#18
j.rogue wrote:
I'm gonna go with GDID on this one.guydebordisdead wrote:
So parking attendents perform the same social role for you as cops? Dickhead.
Watch out, this guy is tough and is coming to a city near you soon!
Jan 2 2008 19:53
#19
no, they don't destroy people's lives, they just enforce council fucked up policies on others. Difference is only in scale of shit they do.
Cyber toilet flushed. I can see that leaving this forum months ago was good decision.
Jan 2 2008 19:55
#20
Then fuck off to anti-politics or crimethinc, nobody is forcing you to post here or throw silly threats about mate.
Jan 3 2008 00:13
#21
social role is always important guy, otherwise ye might as well support cops and screws going on strike...ffs
Jan 4 2008 09:46
#22
EasternBarbarian wrote:
parkin attendants? whats next? solidarity with police officers on strike?
ban this hippy piece of shit already
Jan 4 2008 09:50
#23
Bobby wrote:
social role is always important guy, otherwise ye might as well support cops and screws going on strike...ffs
The social role of parking attendents is important to you in whether or not you support their strike, seriously?
Jan 4 2008 10:57
#24
Strike action planned for Saturday (5th Jan) suspended
Jan 4 2008 12:08
#25
EasternBarbarian wrote:
no, they don't destroy people's lives, they just enforce council fucked up policies on others. Difference is only in scale of shit they do.
No, people can't just park wherever they want because that causes traffic chaos and is dangerous. It's a necessary job right now.
Quote:
Cyber toilet flushed. I can see that leaving this forum months ago was good decision.
If you don't support groups of workers in struggle then you're right, this forum isn't for you. Have fun threatening people from your computer screen instead, that will advance the class struggle 
Jan 8 2008 18:53
#26
Bobby wrote:
social role is always important guy, otherwise ye might as well support cops and screws going on strike...ffs
So you wouldn't support striking till operators in tescos? - after all "they be chargn us for R foodz!"
or bus drivers that take fares? - they charge us for our travel
Parking attendents - charge us for our parking
Where's the impoprtant distinction you see? Cos I don't see one. Seriously, this is mental.
Jan 8 2008 18:58
#27
xConorx wrote:
[So you wouldn't support striking till operators in tescos?
Every transaction is based on the implied threat of violence, capitalists have vast armys of cops and soldiers to protect private property. Every till operator is just a soft cop who attempts to normalise the inherent violence of capital by smiling and wishing you a good day.
Jan 8 2008 19:20
#28
I used to work on a till!
I used to BE the enemy!
Jan 8 2008 19:29
#29
most prols know the clear concrete difference between someone who works on a till and a lecturer. its class... lefties never do btw
Jan 8 2008 19:40
#30
Bobby wrote:
most prols know the clear concrete difference between someone who works on a till and a lecturer. its class... lefties never do btw
It terms of building a revolution, and not playing up to an idealised notion of the proletariat, what exactly is the difference, social capital? mobility?
wanna go talk to them on the picket line and do an article for issue 2 of the newsletter?