Would we even notice if civil servants were on strike?

So once again the Government has done nothing about the problem that everybody knows is the root cause of the ever growing budget deficit, overpaid and under-worked un-civil servants! I am sure that if the Government increased the retirement age to sixty-five, made the pension scheme contributory, reduced entry-level pay scales, and stopped the automatic annual salary increases, the resulting strike by the PASYDY members wouldn’t be noticed by the general public for months!

Let’s face it, we take it in our stride when they are in their offices and not doing anything, so why should it be any different if they are not in their offices?

I’ll leave the semi-government organisations such as CYBC, CYTA, and EAC, for a later rant.

Not surprised of Aglangia.

Martin Rodger

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