Comments | steer: How to report a strike -- a guide for the British press

steer

How to report a strike -- a guide for the British press

Nov 30, 2011 11:46

( How to report a strike -- a guide for the British press )

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Excellent guide.... and one more thing.... anonymous November 30 2011, 13:11:52 UTC

Not striking but in dispute = play down importance and relevance of contribution of the workforce involved to general well-being. Phrases like "back office" will come in handy here. (e.g - airline stewards are just glorified waitresses and waiters)

Striking = stress importance and relevance of the work that's NOT now being done, and characterise as "holding to ransom" or "blackmail" (e.g - "thousands of ordinary hard working ordinary people can't fly to their second homes in Tuscany... oh noes!").

On no account draw attention to the disparity.

Re: Excellent guide.... and one more thing.... steer November 30 2011, 14:15:32 UTC

Ah yes -- if people are "in dispute" then obviously they can't have a serious grievance or they would be on strike. If people are striking then they should have tried negotiating first. These are very good points.

Re: Excellent guide.... and one more thing.... zenithed December 1 2011, 10:48:18 UTC

Ha. Yes, this.

jozafeen November 30 2011, 13:40:38 UTC

Also in 3:
(c)Pictures of small children on marches or picket lines holding placards with Trades Union logos and slogans on may illustrate the levels to which the unions sink to exploit and indoctrinate the young.

steer November 30 2011, 14:16:13 UTC

Yes, those sick people bringing up their children with their own values -- it's brainwashing.

surliminal November 30 2011, 14:40:04 UTC

when those children could be in school learning to become capitalists and not download

_pyromancer_ November 30 2011, 14:13:32 UTC

That is a very well written, and scarily accurate article. Mind if I friend you?

steer November 30 2011, 14:15:53 UTC

Not in the slightest... I'm afraid I do not post here very much though.

liz_lowlife November 30 2011, 15:21:03 UTC

Saw this on FB and decided to potter on over and applaud you! :)

steer November 30 2011, 16:00:32 UTC

Thanks Liz. Glad you liked it.

rabbiter November 30 2011, 16:03:57 UTC

I hope you don't mind but I saw this linked on FB and came to have a look. Noticing you gave permission for someone else to re-post I have taken the liberty of linking to it from my fb too. One word from you and it will be gone again though :)

steer November 30 2011, 16:04:38 UTC

Absolutely happy for everyone and anyone to repost. The more the merrier. Glad you enjoyed reading it!

rabbiter November 30 2011, 16:09:02 UTC

Loved it. It makes the point I tried to make to someone a couple of months ago. You have captured it much better than I did though :) Bravo sir! :D

steer November 30 2011, 16:27:36 UTC

That is very kind. Thank you.