Can everyone strike?
What do teachers, doctors, airport staff and postal workers have in common? The answer is… strikes. And when people ‘down’ tools, it can cause big problems.
However, the severity of those problems can vary. For example many people might be unaffected during postal strikes, especially if they aren’t waiting on any letters. But what about people waiting for something important? Or about those who rely on the postal service for their work?
And should people in the emergency services, such as doctors, be allowed to strike at all?
We want to hear what you think.
Before you comment, try to consider both sides of the argument:
Many workers strike because they believe that they are working in unfair or unsafe conditions. How important is it that they get to protest about this? What might happen if they can’t?
And who might think that striking is not the right thing to do? For example, how might different people be affected by strikes?
We’d also like to hear about strikes in your area – so please try to include examples from your local news in your answers. As always, read what others have said first because you might be able to reply to another comment with your ideas.
Comments (423)
When your employer does not listen to your terms and conditions of employment then you can go on strike, but employees going on strike is at our disadvantage because there will not be anyone to attend to our needs. For example Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) in my area went on strike for eight months(February 14th 2023 to october 17th 2023)due to the government's failure to meet their demands, and as a result of the strike students were not able to go to school. Strike is good for the employees to get their conditions met and is also a disadvantage to the people because there will be no one to meet or needs.
Well done for giving an example of a strike happening in your area. What do you think would happen if the ASUU were not allowed to strike?
Naturally, students have been at the receiving end and the worst hit is our educational system, of course. However, apart from the disastrous implications on our education system, ASUU strikes negatively affect our economy and may cause a lot of minor and serious crimes to be perpetrated by the fainthearted and those desperate for survival. I will take Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, and its economic importance as a case in point.
I agree because... ABU or Ahmadu Bello University has been on strike for a long time I think about 9 to 8 months the strike has affected my siblings in the university they should have graduated that year but it was delayed till the next year
I agree because some of the schools strike about food and they end up with nothing.
they loose learning, and so on.
I also agree with you, there are some unnecesary strikes that have no sense. I think this kind of strikes are totally unvailable. Also if the end Up with nothing it is a completely stupid thing.
I agree with you ,
Because the situation in your country is the same as the case in my country, and we, the students, are the affected party in this regard. Therefore, I would really like this problem to end without any harm to both parties.
Thank you for this cure, however I wanted to add simple information, which is when the teachers strike, the students will lose important information and lessons and say that the strikes cause many minor and serious crimes that are when the policemen strike their work and fight the spoilers, resulting in that the criminals will enjoy their downs and thefts. Add to this and say that strikes are not of the same importance, that is, they are not the best at all, as the best of them is to solve problems by peaceful ways without harm. This is what I would like to say.
Yes, this is true, and I want to add to your words the doctors, if they strike, they will cause a number of deaths and injuries, and the construction workers, if they strike, may cause the demolition of some houses that have not been completed, so I say that a solution must be found that is satisfactory to all parties
I agree because... if doctors go on striking, it will ill health of people since there will be no one to care for and treat them when they are sick.So I don't support doctors and nurses to go on striking.
I agree because... Yes, strikes affect members of the society in different ways. But that doesn't mean that workers should suffer in silence because they are also members of the society.
There will be a lot of problems and conflicts between the strikers and those responsible for them, and there will be disturbances in the march of the students because they spend days without studying because of the strikes, and the governments did not respond to them. For example, in the event of a teacher's strike, his or her demands must be met so that they do not affect students and are measured across the board.
This is true, and at the end of the semester, the teachers will not be able to finish all the required lessons with the students because of the large number of strikes, so I think it is a bad idea, as well as the nurses, whose strike leads to a danger to the lives of the patients.
If ASUU were not allowed to strike they would not have achieved their aim for the strike that is the employer meeting the conditions of the employee. This example sheds more light on why people should be allowed to strike.
They still haven't achieved their aim. The strike was called off because the government took the lecturers to court. The case is still ongoing.
I think the undergraduates would not have had to start their courses from the beginning (their loss in courses and programs) ,the lecturers not involved in the strike would have had a source of income for the period at which it lasted.
Other citizens would have felt safer, though Nigeria is relatively not very safe. Low quality of education as teachers outputs are low.
Nigeria would generally have been at rest (the tension would not have increased for workers, ASUU and the undergraduates/ students).
I think if the ASSU where not allowed on strike the student might not learn much because the staffs (teachers) might not have much interest in teaching the student because they might be angry, unhappy etc. so due to this the teachers might not have much interest.
If workers where not allowed to strike i think there would be a lot of people that would have quit their job so we would only have a small amount of workers.
I agree because... if they were not allowed to strike, there would be no one to take care of people's problems.So every one who would get a problem would just stop working. And this would lead to under development since few people will be employed.
I agree because people would not be able to show their rights when they are violated and they are not attended to they will not be able to get basic needs. And the government needs to take quick action or else the country will be in problems like having political and civil wars.
I'm not sure about this because...if the workers were to quit their jobs, they would have no source of income. Naturally some workers would choose to keep their jobs and manage the small pay rather than
I did not think about this but you have made me to understand better and you have made me to look at this from another perspective
I disagree with you because if strikes are not allowed teachers would quit their jobs due to denial of basic liberty rights, tireless work and under payment. Though some teacher stay at their jobs they wont care in order to know what the students are learning.
I disagree with your point wonderful_kiwifruit because as you mentioned if workers were not allowed to strike then I dont think that they will quit their jobs instead they will adjust in that same job or find a new job and quit or issue court cases or petisones about their bad working conditions ,You have said that we will have small amount of workers as they will quite their jobs if strikes are not allowed but everyone as to have any source of income to live so they will have to work somewhere.
But if sometimes a strike is not permissible because there may be something necessary, for example, if the doctor strikes, it will cause many deaths, and if the police strike, the country may become insecure, but if teachers or students strike, the country will become uneducated, and this will lead to a lack of development in the country, and that is why I am I think that sometimes it is not permissible to strike
I totally agree with this because strikes are made for the improvement of the working conditions, payments and a lor more. Forbidding them could be very harmful in terms of working conditions and many workers would quit their job
I think the ASUU would not be paid the amount of money they wanted if they had not striked and also the employees would not attend to their needs and conditions they wanted themselves in. in addition to this i also encourage the strikers to continue striking if their demands are not attended to
I think If the ASUU where not allowed to strike, the employees might possibly quit there jobs, or sue the government to court for not listening to their request and also the employees will also refuse to work if they’re forced to, till the point where they get fired and lastly the lecturers might have to work a second job in order to meet their needs, which will have an impact on the education of the students because of the lecturer’s exhaustion
Hello!
In my opinion if ASUU wasn't allowed to strike it will have lead to riots and protests around the country because the union may have felt denial of their rights"right fair hearing" so as such I feel everyone should be allowed to strike as denial of allowance to strike could lead to citizens feeling denied of their rights
I think in ASUU will strike and end up killing themselves and will earn anything unless they stop striking.
In response to this question, I believe the students will showcase their disapproval by refusing to buy items in the school and refuse to take part in the activities or programs held in the school.
If ASUU were not allowed to strike things would have been better for all of us.
ASUU strike disruptes the academic session in terms of disruptive academic calendar, loss of productive time, and over-extension of study programmes.
ASUU strikes negatively affect our economy and it causes serious crimes to take place by a lot of people especially those desperate to survive.
ASUU strikes negatively affects the students it makes them feel betrayed and bothered and then the decide to go into some practices so that the would make quick money.
All of this won't be if ASUU does not go on strike,there won't be as much people who look for ways to make quick money if there isn't strike and our economy won't be affected as much as it is today.
I agree because... if there are no law enforcers law would not be abided and if the were no doctors everyone would be sick
I disagree because... the law has nothing to do with doctors on strike.
I agree with conscientious_mood
But is a strike really nessecary?
There are many more option to lay complaints to the government like the following:
Official letters
Social media
Picketing
Go-slows
Overtime bans and
Work to rule.
It will reduce the sum of lives at risk.
I agree with what you said very well 👏👏
This idea didn't occur to me, but it's important It is true that I advise everyone who sees these messages, you should know that the strike is beautiful Some students think that the strike is a nice thing to rest and relax, etc., after the tiring school days But, my dear, it will not be in your favor Do not be happy because of the strike all day, and you will be absent, I mean, but if you are interested and know the value, you will love school and know that it is useful, and strikes are bad for us, but for teachers, they are very good because they take their rights like money and the rights that were taken away from them. This is an opportunity for them, but we are not benefiting something 🦋
I completely agree with you because strike is good for those who strike but what about the others who will not receive for example education and Healthcare the strike has bad effects on them
You are right..and confirmation of what you said. In my country, the government institutions responsible for paying the salaries of employees did not respond to the teachers’ requests to raise their salaries due to the high cost of living and the insanely high prices, which led to schools closing their doors to students and the educational process almost completely stopped for two months. Also, these governmental institutions rejected the strike and the teachers’ requests and did not pay the salaries during these two months, under the pretext that there is no wage without work.
This was reflected negatively on the students, especially the high school Tawjihi students, who were forced to enroll in private lessons to receive various academic subjects in light of the closure of schools, and the strike continues and its negative repercussions on all groups continue.
But you do realize that there have been no country that there hasn't/haven't been a strike....I feel this is so because different people or employees in the various countries definitely will have a feel of unsatisfation towards a way in which something us being carried out.
I also agree with this because no matter what is done for employees, there is always that one person that would feel that they should be given more.
For example, if you give someone something free of charge, they might continue to ask you why it is free of charge and couldn't be less free than that.
And I have come to realize that when workers are comparing their working conditions, they usually compare it to people in other countries with no similarity to them at all.
I admired your wise and wonderful words. I agree with you on a point when they hit teachers. This reflects negatively on teachers and students. On the teachers’ side, they had no income for their families. On the students’ side, it had a negative impact on them by not completing their educational career and not completing their future lives that they have always dreamed of. Some of them dream of becoming a teacher, and some of them become doctors. Since we entered the life of doctors, strikes also negatively affect doctors and patients in terms of doctors. His condition will become dangerous, and some of them will die and die, as this leads to human losses
I agree because even last year teachers had a strike because of salary being little so , it is not necessary for someone to go for a strike.
You are correct that going on strike can be a double-edged sword. On one hand, it can be an effective way for employees to negotiate better working conditions, benefits, and pay. On the other hand, it can lead to disruption and inconvenience for others who rely on their services.
In the case of the university strike, it is unfortunate that the students were not able to attend school for eight months. However, it is important to remember that strikes are often a last resort for employees when negotiations with their employer have failed.
It is crucial for both employers and employees to engage in open and productive dialogue to avoid such situations. Employers should listen to the concerns of their employees and work towards finding solutions that are mutually beneficial. Similarly, employees should voice their concerns through constructive communication and negotiation.
It is also important for governments and regulatory bodies to ensure that labor laws are in place to protect the rights of employees and ensure that they are treated fairly. Ultimately, the goal should be to find a balance that benefits both employees and the wider community.
Personally, I agree that striking is a double-edged sword as you employed people can fight for what they think is right, for example: pay, better work conditions and hours, but on the other hand it is bad for the education of children. The people in our country of England are missing countless school days and stopping our work.
The adults that are striking, I get it as they are actually trying to get what they want but they shouldn't have to do this. The government should give more support to schools, hospitals and other places like farmers in the UK. The farmers are a big problem as they can't strike because they work for themselves and provide food for the UK. They are also making no where near enough money for what they do.
Though farmers can't strike they should go to the person in charge of farming activities in their state or district
to extend their problems to a level where they can be solved immediately because every one knows that famers support the country's well being so much.
I totally agree with you. It is true that strikes are completely necessary tools, that if used in the correct way the can be extremely useful: for example, if someone is paid little for his/her work, or works under harsh or poor conditions, this person must have the right to strike. Nevertheless, strikes can also affect in a negative way our society if they are used by some specifics sectors, or they are used incorrectly: would you imagine what would happen if everyone belonging to the healthcare sector strikes at the same time? exactly, it would be a catastrophe.
Something similar happened in my country 6 months ago, when a great amount of truck drivers began a new strike, demanding changes to road freight rules and protesting at the cost of living. Altough we all agreed on that they had the right to go on strike, this led caused to food shortages, triggered a bout of inflation and it affected negatively the economic growth.
Let me now summarize what I think about this: In my opinion, strikes can be very useful tools when they are used in a correct way, however they can also affect negatively our society, mainly when we use them in an irresponsible way. Therefore we must use strikes as a method to create a better and more fair society, but always doing so in a responsible way.
Good thinking! Who do you think should be in charge of managing strikes to ensure they are done in the right way?
I completely agree with your perspective on the matter quiet swan. Strikes are a necessary tool for employees to negotiate for better working conditions and benefits, but they can also have negative impacts on others who rely on their services. It is unfortunate that the university strike resulted in eight months of disruption for students, but it is crucial to remember that it was likely a last resort for the employees involved.
Effective communication and negotiation between employers and employees is key to avoiding such situations in the future. Both parties should listen to each other's concerns and work towards finding solutions that are mutually beneficial. It is also important for governments and regulatory bodies to ensure that labor laws are in place to protect the rights of employees and ensure fair treatment.
Overall, finding a balance that benefits both employees and the wider community should be the ultimate goal.
I agree with you and the opinion that the strike is good for the employees to meet their conditions, but the employees will not have an income, and most of them will not continue with the job, and there will be a loss for the employer. Thus, the damage will be on the strikers and the target, but the strikes will not solve all the problems, so from my point of view the strike has a bad and a good side
Do you think the strike is good or bad?
I agree because my brother has been o strike a lot and I feel like it has a affected him but he does not show it but I think he has missed out on a lot of work and has fallen behind
I think that they should strike because if they are not getting fair pair why should they work
I sincerelly agree with you conscientious_mood. Staff in my school went on strike and as a disadvantage, my younger sister and her comrades weren't permitted to recieve their full education. Furthermore, a primary point which I'm willing to point out is the fact that, not only do children not recieve their full potential but those children whose parents are self-absorbed and don't pay much attention to their child's studies, are not being challenged to their full potential.
Moreover, not in relation to this topic, children who are not challenged to their potential, aren't able to exceed in subjects without knowing what they are worthy of doing; they are not able to be passionate to a topic because they don't know what willingness is surging within them.
Back to the topic, not only do children recieve a lower hand but so do teachers as they dont recieve their salary. However, it is the teacher's choice what they decide to do.
Thank you for listening to my discussion.
Can everyone strike?
I disagree and agree because …. everyone cant go on strike because some people have important jobs like a Police officer or a Nuclear powerplant worker because if Police officer goes on strike the streets of our cities will not be safe and if a Nuclear powerplant worker goes on strike the powerplant that they operate will not be safe. But some less important jobs like a cleaner or an accountant they can go on strike because they will no impact other people .
I can appreciate your view on this, such it is widely shared. Having said that, if a Police Officer, for example isn't able to go on strike, how would you suggest they meaningfully campaign for better wages, working conditions, pension, etc?
Good_starfish, I sincerely agree with the first few sentences which have been listed. For example, Police officers or Nuclear power plant workers are needed for countries or colonies to stay safe, however, I am not very sure with the last statement which you have written. The reason being that all occupations play a role in our society. In India, people have personal cleaners. One would be dependent that their cleaner comes to their house every week; that their cleaners cleans the floors and that cleaner will always be there. So, if one were to think of this as a police officer and neighbourhood, the same thing will apply.
What I mean by this is that: the neighbourhood is dependent on the police officer to keep the place secure and safe. In the same way, one would be dependent that the cleaner would come and clean the house.
To conclude, all jobs are essential in life because they contribute to something else. MOreover, businesses and other organisations need accounting systems to know if they are making money. To continue, without accountants businesses could either fail or not be able to have a certain department running at all times. This would not be beneficial to the company. Furthermore, this defines that even the job of being an accountant or even a cleaner is primary and shouldn't be underestimated or called 'less important'.
I agree with you. Strikes can also cause economic instability also banks are also affected by the this, financial banks are generally in the business of managing the cash flow in an economy, in a situation of strike, businesses are usually forced to close and as result they won't make any sales.This lack of sales will have an adverse effect on the cash flow as result customers won't have money to deposit in their bank accounts and also to settle their loan obligations. This will consequently affect the PROFITABILITY of banks and possibly lead to LIQUIDITY CRISIS.
Good point and well done for considering both sides! Do you think striking is effective to get employers to listen to their employees? or is there other ways you think may be useful to get what they want?
I think that strikes take place when the people have made a complaint more than enough times to their employer who has refused to listen and then the employees resolve to go on strike.
So I feel like strikes happen when the employees have used every other method.
I would agree!
Although strikes are a way to make the voices of employees heard it has a lot of disadvantages and I feel there are a lot of other ways to help employees get what they want. The employees could maybe share their opinions at meetings they could speak out and say what they feel about the working conditions, the employers could also help by holding meetings regularly in order to enable the employees say their minds about what they think about the company, employees should also learn to appreciate feedback and constructive criticism and they should respond to constant complaints made by the employees, employers who have carried out good deeds or have contributed one thing or the other to the growth of the company should be rewarded in order to encourage other workers to work harder. Employers should also motivate their employees to share their opinions, ideas and also complaints.
Strike is good but also bad at the same time,in the sense that it is an advantage to the workers as you have rightly said but it also affects the education of the students. In Nigeria some people have been in 100level for the past 3 years because of the strike. To me strike has more disadvantage than advantage.
I agree because striking can impact the environment and its people drastically. I think that strikes should only be done if your work has been completed. This would reduce the chances of the strike affecting the people around the area.
Would strikes be as effective if they didn't cause difficulties though?
I do not think that strikes will be as effective if they did not cause difficulties. The difficulties that are caused can make the strikes more well-known, which can force the employer or whoever is on the opposite side of the strike to deal with the strike earlier. With this being said, I still think that a person's work should be dealt with before striking. If it is not dealt with before, many innocent people could be harmed.
Yes I agree with you because in my opinion I don't think so because I feel that the more that there it causes difficulties the more they wouldn't listen to them
because some bosses are stubborn so they wont listen until they see how much disaster they can cause or some until they loose their important staff that is why I feel strikes wont be effective if they cant cause difficulties.
I think strikes would not be effective if they did not cause difficulties because the difficulties caused by strikes are the reason the employer will end up listening to the requests of their employees.
I think that without difficulties then no-one would notice the strikes and so there would be no point in doing them. This would mean that people would find other ways to make people notice which would probably cause disruption. Additionally, I don't think that there is a way to not cause problems when striking; workplaces would still face a lack of employees and therefore be disrupted.
Hi successful honeyberry,
I agree with your comment when strikes are taken and the employers begin facing difficulties because of the unavailability of certain workers or staff, they would realize the worth of the staff that are on strike and they might decide to give a listening ear to the complaints of the workers or come to a bargain with the workers. I feel without the difficulties there is no point of a strike because if things are going smoothly while the workers are on strike the employers will see no point in listening to the workers complaints.
I don't think strikes that don't cause difficulties will be effective. A main reason strikes make a difference is because it affects people's lives. One example of this was TV and movie writers going on strike. This affected the whole film industry, movies were pushed back, shows were canceled, and it caused the higher ups at film studios to start paying their writers better. Now they are on strike again for better working conditions, because of this the film studios are trying to make an agreement with them. This would not of happened without difficulties.
I agree because this is strait facts
in my opinion this should not be ok, because in schools some teachers have to pay for there things because the school can effort it because they spend the money for the basic things like, light, electricity, water, books, etc.
School spend a lot of money inside and outside the school like the uniforms, yes they do get an amount of money that could help with it, but each year the are years 7s so they have to pay to make the uniforms. and is going to be like that. so with the thing about the strike I think teachers and schools should get more money to effort all this things.
I agree because strikes may be a benefit for those who are going on strike. But for those who are getting the service or the employer may be a disadvantage.
I'm not sure about this because although it makes sense that if they are treated correctly and treated well there is no reason they should not strike but many are striking because of their pay as well. Many get underpaid giving them a good reason to strike so they could earn more. So although I agree if you are being disrespected it is a good reason to strike some also strike because of their pay so I disagree with they shouldn't strike if they are treated appropriately.
I agree because in the period in which ASUU went on strike, some dedicated students lost their deep interests for education because of the yearly strikes challenging them. Also some of the affected students began to involve themselves in illegal activities causing the crime rate to sky rocket at that point. Another major effect of the ASUU strike was that the academic calendar was messed with and students who seek admission into universities are delayed. Professor Akpan Ekpo, a former director-general of the West African Institute for Financial and Economic Management, estimated that economic activities at Nigerian universities have dropped by between 60% and 80% since the strike began, with several SMEs impoverished.
I spoke about that previously, so I agree with your opinion, because with the same thinking and my opinion, when workers strike, this is not in their interest, but they will also lose in terms of income, because there is a law that there is no money without work, and they will also lose their jobs, but this will have a negative impact and losses on the employer Work is an example for us when they strike teachers because the ministry did not install a new category of teachers. This will have a negative impact on teachers and also on the lives and future of students.
Can everyone strike?
A strike is when everyone stops working intentionally and collectively, because of something unfair such as salaries or long working hours. I believe that everyone has the right to strike, but within reasonable limits. For example, doctors do not go on strike for long because there are many patients who need treatment, and if they are not treated, they will not be able to live in good health.
There are several aspects of the strike, some positive and some negative: Positive: The striking worker is able to return the rights that were taken away from him, for example, working long hours without additional wages, and the salaries that were taken from them to be returned.
Cons: Seriously ill patients cannot be treated, and students who go to school will not learn because of the teachers' strike.
Some great points! I have a question for you, how else can emergency service workers such as Doctors get better pay/conditions if they were not able to strike?
Hello!
In my country Nigeria due to the lack of good working conditions and good payments, medical practioners have been going on strikes for some time now and they have not been answered by the government and as such are leaving the country and going abroad to look for greener pastures. Although this is not adviseable because it could lead to deaths of many people, it will push the government to look for ways and agree to the conditions of the medical practioners.
I agree because for example now your country it is going to face a big challenge in the health department many people will lose their lives and government will have to look for other health workers.
In addition to caring temperature statement,I agree with you because this kind of brain drain has also happened In our country Uganda in a way that teachers went on strike and they were not attended to for some time so in that airy condition some decided to go Middle east
I agree because... even in my country, due to the low payment most skilled laborers e.g doctors, engineers, soldiers etc are going abroad which is leading to underdevelopment of the economy.
It is also causing poor service delivery like medical care since the people who do it are not available.
I think they can get their demand by going through pressure groups or even conducting peaceful protest rather that going on strike and putting people's lives in danger.
Interesting response @unbiased_buffalo. Can you explain what may be the difference between a peaceful protest and a strike?
difference between them.
1. Peaceful protest: the freedom of assembly is a human right, and the right to peaceful protest derives from this right and other rights, including freedom of association and freedom of expression.
Laws that limit freedom of assembly or expression online or offline, or limit people's ability to bond through any medium, are considered to be in violation of freedom of assembly.
2. A strike is intentional and collective cessation of work, and its aim is to put pressure on the employer by the wage earners. Incident strikes that constitute work stoppages are also called
The difference between a peaceful protest and a strike is that :
a peaceful protest is the act of expressing disapproval through a statement or action/demonstration without the use of violation.
WHILE
a strike is a labor stoppage by workers who use it as a tactic to press demand on their employers due to unfavorable working conditions such as lowering of wages, long-term delayance in payment of salaries, increased working hours, withdrawal of concession and promised allowances and so on and so fort.
unbiased_buffalo, that is an interesting opinion. But what happens if a peaceful protest or pressure group isn't enough? Should strikes still be a last resort action? Personally in the UK I do not think Doctors want to go on strike, but they have no other option.
The reason I brought up suggestions for the pressure groups and protest is because when emergency workers such as doctors strike it won't be good for the people as their services are always needed. But then banning doctors from going on strike is not fair because it will give the government room for not looking after their welfare. I also want to add that if there is a good system, the person who is in government is someone the masses voted for and someone they trust, so that means that the government will do its job and provide for the workers.
I completely agree with you, but the last part caught my attention: “As long as the people are elected to form the government, the government will implement their demands.” The people have nominated the most appropriate electoral campaign for them, but sometimes the candidate is a liar or changes with time because of governance, money, or power, so a representative of the people must be appointed With a modest salary, so that his loyalty remains to the people, not to the government, and to convey the suffering of the people of all kinds and put pressure on them
There are people who do not have a conscience, so they do poor work, absenteeism from work, or even cause disasters at work in order to meet his requests.
I like to express my opinion about this poin;
When Governments don't care with people's health by preventing doctors to get their rights, doctors also don't care ,as a result,and they will start a strike.And the only victim is the patients.
I support doctors' strike because there's no way to get better pay or conditions except it.I took my strict opinion after a long research.
Parents pay alot of university fees to allow to their son or daughter to be a doctor,in addition to medicine hard study, Finally they can't have their rights.Really it's unjustice
I do not agree with you, because the medical profession is a purely human profession and the motive behind its practice is not money. There is no doubt that the doctors are very sorry about the patients who are affected as a result of the strikes, but the doctors will not be able to do their work completely and they are tired like this. Exhaustion and lack of concentration lead to an increase in death rates and a decrease in the success rates of surgeries. Therefore, doctors’ fear for the patients’ lives is a major reason for strikes.
- [ ] I agree, the patients are always the ones paying the price for the doctors and government’s conflict. When the doctors make an offer the government declines and when the government makes an offer the doctor will refuse to agree. But it’s not like the government has so much money and the doctors have so much needs so they cant come to an agreement and when they strike the government will be put in pressure so the patients suffer till when the government have a solution
Another way emergency workers can demand for better payment is by holding a peaceful protest.
This way the government might listen to the plea of the workers and pay them.
A good suggestion and I agree that striking should be the last action possible after peaceful protests. However once you get to the point where employers/government still do not listen than what other choice do workers have other than striking?
They can talk to the employer to (increase their salary or reduce the long working hours or even treat them kindly). No one can strike and no one dies or gets sick. This is for doctors
I agree because...
Is there a solution instead of strike??
This is a very important and wonderful question. From my point of view, the only solution to a strike is not to cause it. A strike becomes when the worker receives injustice in his work or when his rights are violated. Therefore, the workers’ rights must not be violated and they are given sufficient freedom in it so that they can work with all their might. Rest, and thus the worker will not find any injustice in order to carry out the strike. We in Gaza have been suffering from a teachers' strike for about 3 years, and this is due to the lack of salaries. Some here say that they are against this strike and that education should continue regardless of the circumstances without affecting the students and their educational and scientific level and their psychology, and some others He says that with this strike because teachers are one of the most important groups in society, and if they get a decent life, society will rise and rise.
I want to ask you are you for the strike or against??
Some great points, I think it is important that the right to strike remains a last resort as it has contributed in the past to important societal changes. However I agree with you that it can cause significant disruption which is frustrating for everyone. I like your use of an example in Gaza so thank you for sharing this with me!
Emergency or important workers can at any rate protest about not getting better payment /salaries or they can notify their government to discuss and meet their condition/expectations of the worker to avoid the strike
They can talk to the head of work about this issue and they increase the salary or reduce the working hours, and the workers can justify, for example, increasing the salary because the salary is not enough for the whole family, or reduce the working hours according to the salary because they are tired and hard daily and fear for the sick, so I thank you
I agree with you wonderful_fruit because this will make the people be happy, have love for their work due to favourable conditions agreed at the work place hence enabling them to persue their respective duties deligently without fear or favour, thus making a required goal be achieved proficiently.
I agree because...
Yes, and this thing will make the workers love their work, diligently practice it, and not even think about striking, and thus society will develop remarkably, but do you think that the government or the president, if he rejects the requirements of the workers, will declare a complete strike? Or it is possible that there are some people who can work for a living, even if it is a low salary
The emergency service workers are needed 24x7 and when they are unhappy about the work place or salary, they can show the unhappiness without disturbing their duties. They should do their regular duties and can protest or show their unhappiness by wearing black badges, by not talking , just like the sathyagraha. Mahathma Gandhi wore only dhothi as his dress to show his unhappiness about the economic differences in India;that poor people did not get enough clothes to wear. Similar to it the doctor's can also show their unhappiness.
Emergency service workers can either protest about not getting better pay/ conditions or they can inform officials about their strike in advance and discuss to see if they can discuss and meet the conditions of the workers to avoid the strike.
I agree because indeed, it is an interesting question, but what he suggested means that they may refrain from working extra hours and to put pressure on governments by publishing their problems on social media.
By working on the patients with love.
They can go and complain about the things they don't like, so they have the right to take all their requirements, and they also have the right not to refuse anything to them because they are among the most important people and workers in our daily life. They are doctors who protect us all and fear for our health as well. And we lose huge losses
A strike is when workers stop working intentionally and collectively because they've been treated badly such as ,low wage, long working hours , poor working conditions , unfair labor practices , benefits reduction, contract negotiations, lack of job security. In my opinion every worker has the right to go on strike because they might have a strong reason for going on strike . But I don't think it's right for emergency workers to go on strike ,such as medical professionals, police, fire fighters. Legally it's banned for police officers to go on strike. And doctors don't go on strike for a very long time because they are many patients who need to be treated and if the don't get the treatment they can't be in good health.indeed every worker has the right to protest.
I agree with you in my own town in the West Bank the teachers strike for 56 days. This is a negative effect on students for dropping out of school for this period, but it came back positive for teachers because some of their demands were met.
I agree with you but for doctors strike,I think that not all doctors have to strike at the same time. I mean that for the hospital for example all doctors can strike except 2 doctors stays for emergency cases because there is ethics for their job and life of the patient may depend in their medical intervention.
So that there will be strike but the medical service will continue for emergency not as usuall.
I agree with this stance on the topic. I can see how essential workers would gain back their freedoms in society if they were to go on strike, but people that depend on them may get hurt if they are refusing to do their job. I also liked how you mentioned how students may not learn if teachers went on strike as this is something that can be applicable to us as students.
I really agree with you.
Especially in the doctors’ strike, because their strike is dangerous, as it causes the loss of many people’s lives, knowing that their strike is beneficial to them, but it is really harmful to us and to all people, and I stand with every person who contributes to solving the problem of the strike.👍
Doctors' strikes are dangerous, unfortunately - do you think there is a better way for them to negotiate? What do you think that would look like if so?
Yes, doctors' strikes are dangerous for humanity, because of their strikes we may lose people's health and deaths may increase in the region. Doctors must also tell those above them to meet needs and find ways to obtain demands without resorting to strikes.
I think the government should try to make the pay for doctors constant so that there would be no need for them to go on strike because doctors are very important around the world and the unavailability of doctors has lead to the death of some people and it can still lead to their death.
This is a great idea @Wonderful_Kiwifruit - How would you decide what the standard amount would be? Do you think a doctor working in a busier area might object to earning the same as a doctor in a more rural, quieter area who might handle fewer patients? How would you address that?
It depends on the severity of the illness that is handled, foe example someone that handles a patient that has a cold should not earn the same as a doctor that handles a patient that has maybe the covid virus. In the same sense it should also be fair because someone is more oppotuned to work in a more modernized area does not mean that someone who works in a lesser one should be taken for granted. I would make it clear that it depends on a lot of conditions because there are a lot of things to be considered before making this type of decision. I mean if work in a harsher climate with little technological advancement I would really appreciate the difference.
I am of the opinion that all doctors have great humanity, they cannot leave people in need without help, and this is a quality that should be in every doctor, and that is why the Ministry of Health must provide them with all their requirements and rights so that they work with humanity and greater honesty.
📺I previously mentioned that the doctors' strike is very dangerous. The banners are all their discussions that they would like to discuss and repair after that, and their requirements can be photographed online or television, so we get rid of everything that causes societies to harm.
.agree with you on this, because the strike has two sides.. negative and positive. There is no problem if the worker strikes for a short period, but who will teach the students in schools and who will take care of the patients while the doctors are defective, but also doctors, teachers and others can strike as a means to take his rights or the wages that he worked For his sake, but he must not forget that. This strike is not for his personal interest or for a personal purpose.. So your words are correct.
I support you because if doctors continue to strike patients will die hence shortage of skilled labour in the forth coming future, so to the teachers if they also strike for long, there will be high rate of illiteracy leading to low development because most powerful people were trained by teachers.
What do you suggest doctors and teachers do instead of striking to make their voices heard?
I strongly believe that the services provided by doctors and teachers are crucial and should not be interrupted. If they feel that their concerns are not being addressed by their employers or the government, they can consider alternative forms of protest instead of resorting to strikes.One option is to publish their issues on the internet and try to seek public support. With the speed and reach of the internet, their concerns can be shared with a wider audience, including those who may have similar issues. This can help create a movement for change not only within their society but also across different communities. These types of online protest aren't new and already showed greater results than physical forms of strikes.
I completely agree with your viewpoint grateful_apricot. While I understand the frustrations that doctors and teachers may face, especially when their concerns are not being addressed, I believe that strikes can be disruptive to the services they provide. It's essential that doctors and teachers find alternative forms of protest that do not impact their patients or students negatively.
In this digital age, the internet provides an excellent platform for people to voice their concerns and seek support. Online protests have the potential to reach a larger audience and create a movement for change. Moreover, they are not as disruptive as physical strikes and do not interfere with essential services.
I think that it's crucial for doctors and teachers to explore different options for expressing their concerns. Online protests can be an effective way to do so while minimizing any negative impacts on society.
I think there should be representatives for the teachers and doctors in the parliament who will help to raise their voices. I am sure their problems will be solved with out resorting to striking.
I completely agree with you that strikes, despite their positive effects in extracting rights, have a harsh negative impact on people's lives in various fields, not only doctors and teachers.
However, some employers may take advantage of the workers’ sympathy, including teachers, doctors, and others, with their people, whether sick, students, travellers, or others, and give up their legitimate right to strike in order to obtain their rights and improve their conditions.
Here, a serious stance must be taken in front of these employers, whatever the negatives, so that every worker can obtain his rights to the fullest, without inaction.
You are completely right
I agree because not everyone can strike permanently, because the people who will be harmed, whether they are sick or students, but its advantages, as you said, they will have their rights completely
Well done for mentioning a pro and con! what do you think will help so that teachers and doctors don't go on strike?
I agree because what will happen if the doctors start going on strike what will happen to patients that are sick? They will surely get even sicker without any medical treatment.
I agree with you because there are some works that they can't be doing strike for a long time. The workers in charge of education and the health of the people that live in that city, country... they can't be much time in strike because the society needs them in some aspects and the workers in charge of the portage of food are important too. My conclusion is that all workers can do strikes but they can't last too much
From what I learnt, workers have the right to protest for their working condition, wages, benefits or other issues, under the law 'right to strike' but there are certain restrictions and requirement that workers must meet in order to legally strike and the notice for striking should be provided to the officials beforehand. So, strike is a complex issue that would require careful consideration and inputs from stakeholders.
But when it comes to emergency services like, police, fire fighters, medical professionals, they are required to be there to ensure public security and welfare. Therefore, they are even more restricted to conduct a strike.
Even though, emergency service, like other workers has the right to strike to express their distress. Still, I believe, it's advisable to think of another way to achieve their goal without walking out of their jobs to protest.
There are several alternative option to a strike, the workers can use to address their concerns.
# The employees can 'collective bargain' with the employer about wages, working hours, infrastructure, working condition and benefits.
# Involving a mediator ( neutral party to both employer and the employee) to resolve the dispute.
# Engaging in rallies and public demonstration, to create awareness among the people to build public support for their cause.
Even after trying all the alternative options for strike and still the workers are denied of their complaints, strikes can be held to resolve their afflictions.
I think you have raised some great points particularly around actions that can be taken before strikes. How would you feel if emergency service workers such as Doctors/Nurses went on strike? Would it worry you in case you needed urgent healthcare or would you support them?
I would support the Doctors/Nurses' decision to go to strike, even if I were a patient in hospital at that time.
Because, If doctors/Nurses feel it's unjust, it's their right to strike and express their distress. Just because they are in emergency service doesn't mean they should work tirelessly without any appreciation to their work. Also since they're require to give a notice to the officials prior to the strike, it's easier for the hospitals to manage their tasks for the day by looking for alternative resources.
There is one such incident in my country, when the doctors went on strike because of their poor salary compared to their work load. Even when the doctors boycotted the outpatient services, the treatment to the patients and services went smoothly like a regular day, because the work was diverted to non service post-graduate doctors and professors who didn't take part in the strike. Also the doctors just boycotted the out patient services and they were available in the wards.
Grateful_apricot that is a great summary and I agree with what you have said! Excellent research and a well written and argued point of view.
But my friend , This may lead to loss of life , Because there are always many dangerous operations , The strike of nurses may cause deaths , There are also people with chronic diseases He controls them . yes, We must return to them their rights, but not in a way that causes many losses .
But my colleague, this may cause death, because there are always dangerous operations, so their strike may cause a number of deaths, and there are those who have chronic diseases who will take care of them. Yes, their rights must be obtained, but not in the way that causes losses
I agree, No right should be obtained by a cause that leads to loss of life. But for emergency services strike,there is always prior notice. Also,the hospitals make sure that they have enough resources (I mean, in terms of availability of doctors, as resident doctors, who are specialized in their field but yet to receive their certificates and professors, skilled as same as doctors who do daily shifts) to handle cases. Also doctors usually only boycott out patient service and serve for the patients admitted in ICUs and wards. So, it is not a dangerous to consider doctors to go on a strike and fight for their rights, as it no way harms the regular day. And strike may last only for a day or two so its manageable.
Your words are 100% correct, but did you think about those who always need doctors? I had my grandmother, she was sick, and her day was a comprehensive strike for a week, so no one could save her and she died. Yes, there are many injured or patients with chronic diseases or even childbirth operations and also operations that are performed for the wounded We have in our country, so I oppose you in the places of all workers from striking, it is better to meet their demands without striking, this is the best solution
But my friend , This may lead to loss of life , Because there are always many dangerous operations , The strike of nurses may cause deaths , There are also people with chronic diseases He controls them . yes, We must return to them their rights, but not in a way that causes many losses .
yes but we cannot repute the fact that they need better pay at the end of the day we find out that these people need the money to probably help the healthcare sections. People think that stike is only for the people's interest but maybe not. We find out that when a large group of people go on strike it may even be because of the interest of the patients they might need better work equipment even and when the government do not agree the doctors get the heat and not them. I mean I would feel bad but there are many ways to get help that is nit at the expense of others.
What are strikes really about?
Strikes can be a collective action of refusal to work to bargain for better pay or conditions; it has led in some countries to the development of safer working laws and protections for workers. Some individuals may not like strikes because they can cause disruption such as in the UK at the moment where some Health Service workers are striking leading to cancelled operations. The above is only a brief summary and I recommend you use more of the resources provided to develop your own opinion!
In my opinion strike has a deeper meaning than what we think, it has to do with people seeking for better treatments( especially in the aspect of fund).
Strike has to do with people expressing themselves and seeking for better treatment.
Strikes are all about when people stop working with intention of demanding for their rights and payment or poor condition of working in the places where they work like for instance people strike due to harshness of the supervisors towards the employees, low payment.
Can you develop your discussion further and explore the impact of strikes on the employer and the employee?
In my point of view, the impact of strikes are:
⭐ Due to a strike, production may stop in the industries, which will lead to an economy.
⭐ Lack of production leads to losing their customers
⭐Due to a strike, the employee may lose their remuneration
⭐due to a strike, the workers may lose their jobs, especially in the private sector, even if they decide to dismiss the striking workers
⭐Due to the strike, there will be a bitter relationship between the striking workers and the non-striking workers. They may see them as enemies.
I think these are the impacts of the strike.
You have made some interesting points here - are there any positive impacts of strikes? Both on the worker or the employer?
In my point of view, positive impacts of strikes, when strike succeed:
⭐if we strike the government will give us enough salary for our work
⭐If we go on strike we will be able to get better working condition
⭐if we go on strike we will able to get increment up to the mark
⭐If we go on strike we will be able to get Proper leave and rest interval
Here i listed out some of my own opinion
Strikes have both negative and positive impacts on the employee and employer like for instance when an employee strikes, it will negatively affect him/her because he/ she may loose the job. to the employer if it is a factory or industries the factory will stop functioning immediately. If the employee strikes it will also positively affect the employee because his/her demands are going to be attended to with the immediate effect. The strikers strike in order for their demands, rights and conditions to be attended to. It will also affect the employer positively because when the employer provides all the necessary demands all things will just move well.
Most strikes are intended to impose a cost on the employee for failing to agree to specific payments, benefits or after conditions demanded by the government/union
First and foremost, a strike is the union's collective refusal to continue work because of hard working conditions or low wages in order to make sure that needs are fulfilled. Workers go on strike when they approach their employers, trying to negotiate but being ignored by them all the time. People strike mainly because they're fed up with what's going on in the workplace, and they need more of what's available to them in order to work effectively.
In my opinion, the strike is a right for all workers, whatever their jobs, but the idea is that it is not suitable for every job at any time, as the strike causes problems for some employees in their work and disrupts it, for example with the teacher’s strike. Their lost rights and requirements, and communicating their voices and requirements to officials and decision makers at work, such as a decrease in their salaries with an increase in working hours and others....
Yes, as I said, strike is everyone's right. It is not possible at any time. For example, if a teacher strikes during the review period before exams, it will negatively affect the entire school, including teachers, students, and even the school administration due to the low academic level of the students as well as the doctor when he knows that this week he will have to perform many surgeries for patients. As it harms the health of the patient and this is bad, so you should pay attention to the time when you have to hit.
I liked your comment very much. Strike is a right for all employees, male and female, and workers, whatever their jobs. Also, it is not appropriate for doctors to strike, because as we know that doctors have an important role in our lives. If someone gets sick, who will treat him?
Strike because engineers have an important role in our lives.
Rights are got by strength, so yes every workers feel unfairly ,can strike.when the decision makers feel that strikes will make a huge problem especially in hospitals , they will immediately respond to the workers ' requirements.
I support the partly strikes, because there are patients may die if they don't do an operation for example.
An interesting point, can you do some research on how hospital staff go on strike? Find a recent example and let me know how quickly the workers demands were met... do you still agree with your point?
From my research on hospital strike the nurses go on
Strike Nursing: What is it? Strike nursing is a temporary role that nurses fill for nurses who go on strike; meaning that for some reason the nurses aren't satisfied with their job/benefits and won't show up to work until an agreement is made.
✨For example, Britain's implementation of the largest strike for nursing staff in the history of health services in 2022
There was Eid of cases that could not be delayed, such as cancer patients, chronic diseases and those who needed urgent tests.
Therefore, I set several conditions and laws:
1. Persons with serious injuries, whose lives are at risk, should contact certain numbers for urgent care
2. Some cancer treatments, mental health services or urgent tests, partially staffed
3. Routine care including planned operations such as knee and hip replacements, community nursing services and health visits is likely to be affected.
After this strike, most local health service staff have already received a pay rise of around £1,400 this year – equal to about four percent on average for nurses.
The Israel Medical Association began the action on 9 March to "protest against the treasury's proposed imposition of a new four year wage contract for doctors. Since then, hundreds of thousands of visits to outpatient clinics have been cancelled or postponed along with tens of thousands of elective operations. Public hospitals, which provide the vast majority of secondary and tertiary medical care, have kept their emergency rooms, dialysis units, oncology departments, obstetric and neonatal departments, and other vital facilities working normally during the industrial action";According to Isral newspapers.
I had previously read in one of the books that the developed countries have more health and economic progress than the developing countries. I was surprised and said why exactly in the developed countries only, but I concluded that the developed countries do not have many strikes (there are, but in a small percentage) and the resulting effect is that it does not make the country progress It collapses, for example if doctors go on strike, the death rate in the state will be high, and this is a great danger to the state.
I agree because...It is never a good idea to let a strike last too long. Because of its negative effects on the various parties, and in the event that the strike is illegal, it must be terminated and stopped immediately. The court or any similar body gives a certain period to the parties in order to find solutions to their problem.
Workers have the right to protest for the issues they experience while working, but there are some conditions in which a strikes should be limited. For example if doctors should go on strike, that would create a big issue for everyone. Also if teachers or lectureres go on strike, students have to put their learning process on hold. A big issue that some of the universities in my country are facing is lecturers going on strike. This is a big disadvantage for the students and the country at large. But these workers still have the right to protest for better working confitions. I think that everyone should be allowed to go on strike but it should be limited so as not to create problems or discomfort. The government should also try to meet their needs as soon as possible. So in a way strikes have advantages as well as disadvantages.
Are there any ways for doctors or teachers to exercise their right to strike without causing problems to patients or students? Do you think strikes would achieve their aims if they had to be limited so as not to cause any problems?
I agree because strikes are not what we take them to be, if you ask me, it is compassion. I mean why else would teachers and underpaid doctors call of strikes early obviously because they know that their absence means. I mean teachers have high compassion and they try their very best to love students, they only call of strikes to see the faces they so much adore, I mean they want to educate people, they want to do the thing we so much care about that makes life worthwhile. So yes, if strikes were not so limited more people out of anger and not compassion would take part.
I personally dont think there is another way.
Yes, I think it is when the strike that their aim would be achieved because it is mostly when workers strike that government take them seriously and pay them and they don't always pay them their full salary.
Your words are correct, and I congratulate you on communicating the information clearly, but from my point of view, find another way to meet the demands, not through a strike, or those in charge of the state must meet the demands and provide workers’ rights
Strike is a way for workers and employees to express their rights. I consider strikes as one of the workers' rights. They have the right to stop working, but there must be limits to strikes. For example, the strike should not exceed two days, because if it exceeds that there will be devastation in the country. For example, if a cleaning worker goes on strike and if it takes more than two days for the country to become unclean, the doctor has the right to strike like the rest of the workers, but for fewer days, only one day. I think it's enough. I support the idea of striking, but it will be for a limited period, according to the importance of the work to society
I like that you have considered both sides of the arguments for striking, especially in relation to key workers such as doctors and nurses. However, if they only go on strike for one or two days do you think that it will cause sufficient disruption for employers to notice and listen to their requests?
Yes because when employees strike more than two days
Society quickly goes to make demonstrations to the government because of their need for employees, so they demand the government to solve the problem of employees
The government solves the problem in less than two days for fear of demonstrations from the community
I agree because now that workers don't have limit to strike they workers are affecting students education and they are prolonging their stay in the universities.
If a doctor goes for strike and one day and a dying patient comes to the hospital because it is the only nearby hospital,before the dying patient can get to another hospital he might have died.
I disagree because... I think the workers are not affecting the students totally because through the internet the students can learn online and graduate early. And also if a patient knows that their is a strike at the near by hospital the patient can call a personal doctor or access another hospital worker through the net.
How can teachers restore their rights without going on strike?
I think by raising requests related to the demand to those responsible for it, and this does not affect the educational process and does not hinder the educational movement, and therefore the demands can be fulfilled without resorting to a strike, and this saves a lot of things.
Different people can be affected by strikes:
1.Effects of strikes on a country: Generally, a lengthy strike has a negative effect on employment,reduces business confidently and increase the risk of economic stagflation. In addition, such strikes have a major set back on the growth of the economy and investment opportunities.
2.Effects of strike on Nigeria: There is always an increase in crime rate in the society due to prolonged strikes. The adverse effects of strike leads some students to social vices like armed robbery, oil bunkering, prostitution,cyber crimes, pool betting, etc Strike is also a bad reputation for the Nigerian educational system and the economy.
3.Effects of strike on the Students: Embarking on strike causes students to spend more time than the statutory duration in school. This has an effect on the employment pattern where age is an important consideration for entry-level jobs. An increase in youthful crime and immortality is not unrelated to the incessant ASUU strikes.
4.Effect of Strike on Employees: Strike imposes cost on the employees , the employers and the entire economy. The employees may suffer loss when they are not paid during the strike period. On the part of the employers, cost may be indicated by lost output, lost customers and lost management confidence.
5. Effects of Strike on Parents: These parents have complained that their idleness could serve as a recipe and a breeding opportunity for politicians and criminal elements who would want to recruit them for nefarious activities. Others complain of the extra expenses spent to feed these students while they are at home, seeing as it was not planned for .
Strike action, also called labor strike,
or simply strike, is a work stoppage caused by the mass refusal of employees to work. A strike usually take place in response to employee grievances.
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"Yes, I agree with your opinion that the prolonged strike has negative effects on employment... On the other hand, employees have the right, in some circumstances, to strike."
1- With regard to Nigeria: what is really happening there astounded me, as these are very dangerous events and diminish the morals of the students, and all this is because of the long duration of the strike.
2- As for the students: Spending more time than the specified period in school negatively affects their lives in the future.
3- As for the employees: I agree with you in your words, because the long strike of the employees and non-payment of their salaries for a period leads to the poor financial condition of the family and the bad economy of the state in lack of production.
3- Parents strike: I am sorry, I did not hear about this strike and I do not have enough information about it..but thank you for the information..
Finally, I ended with a wonderful conclusion, where I knew the strike in short.
Thank you so much, I started...
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I agree with what you have said and I am now able to think about strike in a different perspective and I now understand better.
A strike is a collective protest by a group of employees because of an injustice committed against them or their exposure to unsuitable working conditions, and it is the right of every worker who is subjected to injustice such as (many hours of work _ lack of wages _ delayed payment of salaries _ etc.) even if their work is important such as doctors, police and workers Firefighters are subjected to severe pressure in their work, and yet they work in the most cautious jobs, and they must be taken into special consideration because if they do not have certain conditions of comfort, sufficient salary for his family so that he does not have to search for another job and a suitable number of working hours so as not to be subjected to nervous pressure and Otherwise, the doctor’s surgeries will not succeed, as he needs accuracy, and the police will not be able to maintain the security of the state, nor will the firefighters rescue people or get them out of the midst of the fire. If appropriate working conditions are not available, they have the right to strike. It is true that their work is humanitarian, but they will not be able to do it Under harsh conditions, and often the strike period for these groups does not last long, the government quickly fulfills their demands
I agree with you. When people such as the police, firefighters, doctors, and teachers strike, there are many negative effects on the general public. Therefore, I see that the reason is due to the employers who do not agree to increase the salary, reduce working hours, or improve treatment. If a person is exposed to danger and there is no one to save him The main reason would be the employer who treated the worker in a way that made them go on strike
@wise_shrimp interesting point that you think the employer is accountable for danger due to workers striking. I wonder if you and @ingenious_newspaper can do some research find an example of a recent strike by doctors, firefighter, or police and the impact this had on the public. Do you still agree with your statements?
I agree because... let me use an example in Nigeria, doctors in Nigeria hardly go on strike because they are okay with their working condition,but one major union that go on strike is the ASUU(Academic Staff Union of Universities), in fact, last year was a challenging year for but the students and the staff, they over strike for to a year but most precisely 9months of strike and this affected the country at large,HOW?
For the Staff,
They weren't paid salary for more than 9months and those who had kids to train, it was really difficult, i know of a family who the dad was a teacher and the wife wasn't doing anything and they had 5kids, so paying school fees was a problem, catering for they needs of the family was also really difficult, it even got to the point that two of theirs kids who where in my school were sent out from school. The issue of strike during the reign of 9months brought a lot of difficulties to different families.
For the Students,
I remember some time this time last year, so undergraduates were reported for murder, terrorism and armed robbery in the whole of Nigeria but more the cases in a State called plateau, all of these things were as a result of undergraduates having nothing to do(no lectures)so they get to bored and start discussing bad things to do.This one negative impact of strikes to students apart from making students to spend more time than the statutory duration in school.The issue of strike should really be tackled, if not the country would be hit by it.
I want to comment on the effect on strike in my country. strike is common in Public universities here in Nigeria and the could last for months. These strikes leave students at home for a long time and then those students do not complete their university education on time. Some reason university staff gave on these is that the government is no paying their salaries. I personally feel that if the government should pay the salaries on time, they will not have to take the strike action.
Another disadvantage strike has is idleness. when they are idle, they usually don't do anything and the engage in social vices. this increase the rate of crime in the society and hence cause more headache for the government.
In conclusion, I think that everyone can strike but they should also consider the effect it has on people.
I liked your comment. I did not think before that what would happen to the employees if the strike increased. When a person sees that he is not benefiting from his work, he goes to look for something else that meets his need. She stated that it is possible to rob people or commit crimes, but these are educated people. I don't think they will do something harmful to society because they teach us not to, I don't think they will, maybe they will look for another job, but it won't be harmful to society
I really agree. I never thought about your second point so this has really opened up my mind. Although some people might resort to crimes, others might look for jobs. These jobs are usually not related to what they have studided due to no academic certificate. This leads to another problem called underemployment.
Strike is whenWalkers put a hold on dad jobs due to an unfulfilled need by government or superior or authorities. Strikes mostly occur in educational institute which leads to a hold in students education and learning and mostly have bad effects in terms of the learning system especially in Nigeria Assu and Asup Always calling on strike due to an unfulfilled need by the government maybe us an issue on salary increment are the conditions of employment.
Other people also go on strikes like doctors and organizational staffs .Other people get affected by the strikes due to lack of job unemployment and some might end up quitting your job due to the strike and ending up in hunger because there will be no salary .Like this track that went on in my area for eight months from February 14 to October 17 which led to the rush of the students in the institute do to the eight month break.
The strike went on due to the unfulfillment of some needs by the government and students were unable to attend the classes due to the failure of the demand by the government.
I think strikes should not be included as part of basic working ethics As it has more of the disadvantage dandy advantage I need to end up in complete disasters. I think government should endeavor to fulfill their demands and needs of the workers to ensure more free and flow of education in my area.
There are some interesting observations here - if you think strikes should not be conducted, what would you propose workers do if the Government doesn't give them conditions they are ask for?
The answer is , if the Government doesn't give them conditions they ask for, that means their union isn't of important to the country, in Nigeria, the Federal Government hasn't meet they conditions of many unions most especially that of they local Government and that is because they are of no use to the country, i remember asking my civic teacher in school and these was exactly how he explained and there was an example a union he used which was FCCR and he said they have been on strike for over 2years. So the answer is simple, if the government doesn't meet their conditions. maybe probably they of no use.
Thanks Unconventional_Petal - Do you think it may be a generalisation to say if the government can't meet the demands of a group, it's because they are of no use? To refer back to your example, you've named the FCCR - do you think their members would agree that they are no use? What other reasons might the government have for not meeting demends?
That's a good question, from what i can say is that the members of the FCCR would have a feeling that government has no interest in them because there is no how the government would tell them directly that they are of no use, i think that will be harsh and they members will feel discouraged. But i think another reason the government won't be able to meet their demands is if it is too expensive for the government, their sometimes they government might not be able to give expected demands to union because it is too expensive for the government. So i feel another reason the government might have for not for not meeting some union demands is because is too expensive for the government.
Strike: It is a method by workers in any job to take their rights in a way that does not have problems. I believe that workers have rights that must be taken into account by the owners of companies and business owners. For example, the issues that need to be taken into account are the salary. Each worker must have a good salary. The work environment must be They are available to everyone. Strikes can affect many aspects, including, in terms of education, it can affect student achievement, and it can gradually affect the economy in the world and in countries. As for the strikes that occur in my country, teachers suffer a lot from the issue of salary Unemployment has a role in the strike, so we must solve the problem before the strike turns into a stoppage of work, as well as we will live in backwardness and illiteracy, and thus the global economy will drop below zero. What do you think???
I agree with you, I do not see the point in striking as the government are not listening to what they are trying to say, and because the government are not listening, we strike more and more. It is beginning to become more of a problem and the strikes are impacting our everyday lives quite a lot: train lines closed (travel to work being stopped), the loss of education and also the impact of any patients who are in need of hospitalized care, not getting the treatment that they need all because of the strikes. I think that we should take a more subtle approach to this issue rather than taking the violent and loud. Maybe then the government will listen? Do you agree? What do you think?
Do you think subtlety gets results poetic_nature?
A strike is simply the refusal to work organized by a body of employees as a form of protest, typically in an attempt to gain a concession or concessions from their employer (s). In Nigeria strikes have mostly been from the educational sector especially the tertiary institutions because of funding and salary issues, a report says that since 1999 the universities in Nigeria have embarked on 16 strikes and that is not good and just recently an 8-month strike was suspended, and this greatly affected the curriculum and normal learning process. Can we say they were wrong for embarking on the strike? No but was it good for the students? also no. I understand the situation of the lecturers, they have families which need to be catered for and they are unable to do that because the government has been withholding months of salaries and wages, so. they can't be rendering their services and labor without getting paid for it, so, they have to embark on strikes because that is the only way the government will take them seriously, but the strike also affects the students , let's take for example a medical student who is studying medicine and is expecting to graduate in the next 6 years if all things being equal but know because of the incompetence of our leaders who are meant to serve the people who elected them and the just but rash decision of the lecturers, he or she has to wait for like 10 years before he or she graduates and that is very bad because the health sector is a very vital part in any country and now they are 84 state and federal and state universities in Nigeria and some of those have medical students and now that they are not graduating any time soon the health sector will lack adequate personnels to render medical services to the sick or injured citizens. I know salaries need to be paid but if they are not paid, I feel vital sectors such as education and health should not embark on strike because they have vital roles to play for the nation at large and now if the sectors do not function the country will greatly suffer. So, I think the main solution to these problems is for the government to give the adequate amount of wages and salaries and regularly to their workers and employees and also, they should give them favorable working hours so as not to stress them and another solution is to devise a one-way line of communication to the leaders so that if any problem occurs it can be solved before it becomes a greater problem.
As the strike positively affects workers, it will negatively affect other groups of society the strike will affect the patients because the doctors will not come, and it will affect the students because the teacher will not come there are those waiting for the mail, but because of the strike, it will be delayed and do not forget the cleaners who are striking how the streets will become and the amount of waste will increase, which will increase environmental pollution which will lead to an increase in the percentage of carbon and this will contribute more to climate change.
You've outlined the potential impact of a strike very well, great work! Do you think workers should still have the right to strike?
Reducing the damage caused by strikes and controlling strikes is related to governments she is the one who must realize her injustice to the workers and imagine herself in their place to be aware of its mistakes and to think in the near future what would happen if it did not provide workers with their rights and the damages resulting from strikes and how they will affect society.
Workers in Nigeria view strike as the most powerful safeguard against the unjust treatment of their employers. Without right to strike workers in Nigeria will be at the mercy of the employers who may impose low wages or poor condition of work in utter disregard to the terms of the parties contract of employment.
Strike is a refusal to work organized by a body of employees as a form of protest, typically in an attempt to gain a concession or concessions from their employer. Workers strike because they are in demand for a better working condition and if they don't have the right to strike that means they won't be able to demand for a better working condition and if their demand is not meet they might their job and which will lead to different things especially if it is the teachers, doctors that quit. So personal saying workers should be given their 100% right to strike
I believe that striking is a right for every employee, but it is not his right when he strikes on anything. The strike becomes when the employee is not satisfied with his pension, whether it is monthly or daily, and many others. I support the idea of striking because the strike is an art painting that allows employees to express their rights. On the other hand, I believe It has negative effects, including the possibility that the employee loses his job and does not become a source of income in his home, which leads to a decline in the economic level of the state and the citizen.
Interesting points here @glad_keyboard. Can you give some examples of how others are impacted by workers striking?
The workers' strike affects the society a lot, as they decide to strike and do not know what they leave behind. The strike affects the study of the students through: The teacher strikes and leaves behind many curricula, so we cannot learn and teach. And through treatment, when the doctor strikes, then the number of deaths and patients increases, and it can lead to death in people who have a chronic disease. And through food and drink to hit the owners of the factories and so there will be no lunch. And by organizing the city when the policemen strike, it results in the spread of chaos in the city.
From my point of view, I believe that striking is a right for everyone in general, and in particular it is a means for people who are unable. In my country, Palestine, many strikes occur almost every month because of pressure on teachers and their salaries. Their only way is to strike, and the truth is that this really works. Because things are going well after that. Also, I want to mention the current war in Sudan. Its beginning was the strike of the people, and they went out in large masses to protest and communicate their voices and demand for freedom and getting rid of injustice. From my point of view, the strike is an important thing for all the oppressed and the helpless, and it is their only way to obtain their demands
I agree with you striking is something very important for getting to reach out rights but it can also be a way of abuse of strikes ,so I think that we all could strike but with some restrictions so that it does not happen the deaths and violence that are the developed due to the lack of knowledge and human rage .
In my opinion maybe, a responsible person or a group of people should be in charge or the safety during the strikes so that we obtain our demands in a safety way
Striking can be a powerful tool for workers to negotiate better terms and conditions, as it disrupts the production and services of the employers and draws attention to the workers' demands. However, it can also be risky for workers, as it may lead to loss of income, job insecurity, and conflicts with employers.
It is important for workers to be aware of their legal rights and responsibilities when considering striking.
The decision for emergency workers to go on strike is a complex and controversial issue, with potential risks and benefits to consider.On one hand, emergency workers may have legitimate grievances and concerns regarding their working conditions, pay, and benefits, just like any other worker. They may feel that striking is the only way to bring attention to their issues and force their employers to take action.On the other hand, the decision to strike by emergency workers can have serious consequences for public safety. When emergency workers go on strike, it can disrupt the delivery of critical services and potentially endanger the lives of the public. For example, if firefighters go on strike, it may result in delayed response times to fires, leading to greater property damage and loss of life.In many countries, emergency workers are subject to strict regulations and legal limitations on striking, recognizing the vital importance of their work to society. In some cases, alternative methods of dispute resolution, such as mediation or arbitration, may be used to address the concerns of emergency workers and avoid the negative impacts of striking.
If people were not allowed to protest against what they feel is wrong, how then would there be a social change? If the Aba women of Nigeria did not oppose the unfair taxes imposed by the British colonists on the vegetables they produced, how then would have made a point by fighting on the grounds of their honour and pride as strong, symbolic women. Mahatma Gandhi thought the same way and led the salt march, youths in Nigeria came out to protest brute police brutality by those pledged to protect them and women in India had enough of the situation of being mistreated by men and that's why they went out on the streets to voice out their concerns. The matter of fact here is this, there will always be people out there who have more advantage than others just because of status, ethnicity, finance and authority but there will also always be people who regardless of what they have or don't have, still believe in equality and justice. It is because of these spirited people that the wrongs around us are being questioned and stopped. I believe helplessness is just a mentality. One is only helpless if they believe themselves to be. Then if we want to use our voice, we must first realise that we have one. And so to answer this question, yes, all people should and can be allowed to protest or strike because we all are a part of society and the goverment has a duty towards all of us. If the relevance of practitioners is being overlooked or ignored, then how can we have a functional society. I believe that the goverment should be more empathetic towards such people and make working conditions better for them because of their very importance and the duty they have towards them as citizens.
‘’Strike’’ means the partial or completed concerted refusal to work or the retardation or obstruction of work, by persons who have been employed by the same employer, for the purpose of resolving a dispute in respect of any matter of mutual interest between the employer and the employee.
MAIN CAUSES OF STRIKES ARE
1.Dissatisfaction with company policy
2.salary and incentive problems
3.increment not up to the mark
4.wrong dismissal of workmen
5.withdrawal of privilege
6.Hours of work and rest intervals
7.Disputes connected with many wages
8.provident fund and gratuity
9.closure of establishment
10.retrenchment of workers
A great start @mirthful_fig, do you think striking is the best way to solve these issues?
My earnest answer to can EVERYONE strike is a no, but can every occupation strike is a yes. Of course strikes have drastic effects on numerous citizens and cooperations but we can't overlook the worker's needs too. Every occupation has duties and obligations and financial sustainability is the right closure for any doctor, ranger, baker or teacher.
Strikes are good but the purpose for a strike is the issue. In Nigeria protests and strikes are very common especially in higher institutions. The government is quite easy on the matter but we citizens aren't. I guess what I'm trying to say is that strikes are important for people with jobs and can have both positive and negative effects too. One of the positive effects are it allows people to be more self reliant and focused on their betterment while on the other hand work and effort will all come to nothing when there is no pay making one feel less accomplished
Following on from that, do you think everyone should have the right to strike? Is this the best way to solve worker problems?
I recently learnt that Strike is the refusal to work by a group of people or an organization. Health care workers like doctors, nurses, pharmacist shouldn't go on strike, if they were to go on strike patients wouldn't be treated by a doctor and will be discharged without complete treatment, also nurses wouldn't be able to administer drug to patients and pharmacist wouldn't also be able to dispense medicine for patient, which could all lead to loss of lives.
My country, has experienced resident doctors going on strike because they wanted immediate implementation and payment of new hazard allowance and arrears which had a major negative impact on the country causing a lot of people to be discharged from hospital and have to look for treatment in private hospitals and some have lead to deaths.
Employees consider the right to strike as an integral part of the collective bargaining process. One of the reasons why strikes are considered essential is that they are always readily available for labor unions when they seek attention and recognition from the employer . Although many employees and labor unions consider strike as one of the most publicized and recognized elements of a workplace dispute, this method is also one of the most misunderstood and confusing. Some employers and employees think that for a strike to be considered successful, people must be on the street while carrying placards and demanding for their rights. Although this is one method of striking, a strike can also involve employees withholding labor to improve their working conditions or wages.
A good example of strike in Nigeria is the two day aviation strike that is happening today 17th April and ending tomorrow 18th April.
This will cause untold hardship for travellers and the airline companies especially international passengers who have connecting flights to catch up in other countries
It is also going to impact negatively on aircraft companies whose aircraft have to be grounded for two days and also others coming in who have to re-route to near by countries. This could mean extra expenses for people and even the airline companies
This example shows how strikes can impact negatively
Great work for finding a current example! When the strike ends, do some research and see if you can find out the impact on the workers - were their demand met? Do you think it was a successful strike?
Another example of strike in Nigeria is:
The Nigerian Labour Congress has suspended it's strike schedule to commence tomorrow over naira scarcity rocking the nation. The pressure group earlier disclosed that it would begin an indefinite strike from tomorrow, (Wednesday), adding that it would picket branches of the Central Bank of Nigeria across the country.
The suspension if the strike was made known today at the end of it's National Council meeting.
However, the groups gave CBN additional two weeks to ensure Naira notes circulates across the country.
The PUNCH also reports NLC had issued a seven day ultimatum to the federal government to end the petrol and cash scarcity being experienced in the country.
HOW TO CURB STRIKES
Practice empathy.
Some people make great executives but are unlikely to create effective resolutions in labor disputes. If labor unions sense that management simply doesn’t care, they may take a similar stance, leading to time- and money-wasting stalemates.
Maintain a positive attitude.
Approaching a potential strike as a problem to be solved, rather than a battle to be won, will help companies begin negotiations effectively.
Provide employees with the information they need.
When entering into labor disputes, many employees will assume that they are getting a significantly worse deal than their peers in similar industries.
A strike is a group of people not working at a time because they want more pay or they are angry about something.
Cause of strikes are as follows;
Low monthly pay. Always when government workers are given a meager salary in return or reply to the tasks they did in for of cash than they expect, they strike the government for instance last year, the teachers in our country went on hold off teaching for more than a month, this greatly affected the pupils and the education sector at large.
Great start @stupendous_chicken! Can you expand more on how others are affected by strikes? How exactly were pupils and the education sector affected?
Striking is when somebody or a group of people are getting treated unfairly.Or they are getting treated differently from other people.People may strike for different reasons.Some may do it because their job is paying them less than others.Or because they are working more then others or doing work that is meant for other positions at that place of work but are still getting paid the same as others .Some may may do it because they are in a group of people that are minorities or in other groups that get treated unfairly protest because they want to be treated fairly.That all says that some people have good and reasonable reason to protest they should.But if they don't have a good reason and is just doing it because something dosen't go their way they shouldn't.
INTERNATIONAL LAW STATES THAT :
"People in any country are allowed to strike if the demands of the workers are reasonable and responsible."
"I have read this in my social book" and I think this law is still there. If it is so every person in any country are allowed to strike. So I think that everyone in the world are allowed to strike even children are allowed to.
THANK YOU.
You introduce a great point about even children being permitted with take strike action. The climate activist, Greta Thunberg, has been leading the school strike since 2018. Do you think this is an effective way of young people taking action against climate change?
Definitely yes because government will take a faster decision if the young people are striking. And there is also an act that states that if women are striking, the problem that they are striking will come to an end very soon. But I am not sure that in which act does it comes from.
THANK YOU.
I will give you an overview of the strike, and the beginning of its appearance:
_ During the Industrial Revolution, strikes took on greater importance, when groups of workers became of greater importance, in light of the spread of mines and factories in most countries of the world.
_ The strike at that time was considered illegal, and the reason for that was due to the political power that the employers had compared to the workers. Most Western countries legalized strikes in the late nineteenth century or early twentieth century.
_ Strikes are sometimes resorted to as a means of pressure governments to change their policies, and strikes may sometimes be the cause of the loss of a political party.
The world witnessed the first strike during the reign of its pharaohs in 1152 BC, and I will introduce you in these lines to the historical background of this procedure:
_ The word strike was used in the English language in 1768, and that was when sailors in the city of London, in solidarity with the demonstrations that took place, paralyzed the movement of ships in the port.
_ The first constitution in the world that guarantees the human right to strike is the Mexican constitution in 1917.
_ Most strikes are carried out by trade unions, through the collective negotiator, where the strike is a threat or the last option during the negotiation between the company and the union .
In my immediate surrounding, workers have protested and are still protesting for better pay and better Personal Protective Equipment [PPE]&working facilities and also raised concerns over working hours and work intensity. I believe strike is important because it is a very good method to solving working issues in our various places of work. Plus strike also helped during the Industrial Revolution which was the transition from creating goods by hand to using machines , it spanned from about 1760 to 1840. It took place in Great Britain, continental Europe and the United States. Thus, strike promotes change.
Great point blithesome_snake. You use a fantastic example from history too. Why do you think strikes produce such radical changes?
Strikes produce such radical changes because it helps workers to express how they really feel especially those that are not in good working conditions.
I believe teachers and doctors can go on strike if the are not fairly treated but student's education will be affected and people may need medical attention ,so I think that the government should try to meet the demand of their employees if they want the country to develop.
Don't you think they can submit their demands in a more orderly way if you are supporting them to strike for example choose a leader to show their demands to the authorities.
I agree because... if they chose a leader to represent them strikes wouldn't occur plus their damages.
There is no difference between doctors, teachers and postal workers, all of whom seek to earn a living, so they have the right to impose strikes for the lack of pension. Every worker has the right to strike. But at the same time, we cannot do without them, but at the same time we support them. My country is affected by strikes a lot because of the economic problems. But at the same time, strikes must be avoided, especially in my country.
How can different people be affected by strikes? Others are affected according to the striking party. An example of this is doctors. Patients in all hospitals are affected when there is a strike because they need treatment, they need complete care, because their hope in this life is to know that there is hope for their recovery so that they can return to their lives without suffering or pain, and I would like to say Basically, I think that all doctors know that they have pledged to save the lives of all people, whether criminals or otherwise, because each of us is equal and has the right to treatment. It is unfair that you do not take strikes, but when you do this you will have abandoned this promise that you made to us on the first day of your work. Please keep moving forward.
Hi @delightful_coyote. You make a very interesting point about a doctor's duty of care to their patients. However, do you think it is fair that a doctor, or nurse is paid comparatively little for their relentless hard work? And given that they aren't that it's fair that they kick up some fuss (ie strike) about it to raise awareness?
After thinking about it, I see that you said that the doctor has an important role in saving lives and giving them hope for life, and that it is pathetic if the state gives doctors low wages, as this is considered an insult to their hard work and their great role in society. The country has not enough money to thank this doctor, who brought happiness back to hundreds of families, perhaps millions and thousands, so he brought back a smile to his country, which is unable to thank him or even forgets a favor and insults him, and that is not what my mother told me to do to someone who helped me.
industrial action is one of the most important tools that workers and trade unions have which can be used to improve workers’ wages and working conditions. Calling a strike is a hard call, but it is an essential tool if negotiations are leading nowhere. If this right is reduced workers will be left with very little room for manoeuvre and all talk of democracy will be empty words. We must continue to protect workers and their right to strike.
We can stop workers from going on strike if we
1. Bridge the worker-management divide.
2. Practice empathy.
3. Maintain a positive attitude.
4. Allow for worker autonomy.
5. Provide employees with the information they need.
6. Consider appearances.
7. Consider employee safety.
There is always an increase in the crime rate in society due to prolonged strikes. The adverse effect of strike leads some students to social vices like armed robbery, oil bunkering, prostitution, cyber scams, pool betting, etc. Strike is also a bad reputation for the Nigerian educational system and the economy.
Strike means an organized and intentional stoppage or slowdown of work by employees, intending to make the employer comply with the demands of the employees. For example, a strike may seek higher pay, better benefits, or safer working conditions.
A strike may consist of workers refusing to attend work or picketing outside the workplace to prevent or dissuade people from working in their place or conducting business with their employer.
The major reason of strike is
Contract Negotiations: Workers may go on strike if they are dissatisfied with the outcome of contract negotiations with their employer. Outsourcing and Job Loss: Workers may go on strike if they are concerned about the potential loss of jobs due to outsourcing or other forms of job automation.
Employees can solve grievances in the workplace by taking their case to the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration or by going on a protected strike. Taking part in an unprotected strike can result in dismissal.
A strike is when a worker stops work for a period of time because his or her demands are not met.
In my opinion I think that every worker is entitled to strikes in case his or her demands are not met.
For example:
In Nigeria last year the electricity company had a strike for a few days which was caused by the non-payment of some workers, a few days later, the strike ended and their demands were met.
I think that the government should address this global crisis about strikes before it gets out of control.
Workers have the right to go on strike when they are not satisfied with the type of working conditions they go through, but I think before any union decides to go on strike, they should at least think about how it will affect everybody. But if they need something and they can't work properly without it, then they should ask the government and if the government refuses or they do not agree, then they can go on strike (but the organisations should also make sure that what they are asking the government is reasonable and within the budget of the country).
Do you think a government is likely to grant permission for workers to protest again them? Why might this be a problem?
I don't think governments will grant permission for workers to protest against them because if workers start to protest some citizens will also support/join them and this will make the government lose popularity among the people, so when it is time to vote almost nobody will vote for him and he will lose.
Let's close our eyes and imagine life without work and without workers, will we be able to live?!...... If everyone stops working in my country, it will cause a crisis, but not a financial crisis, the global worker crisis. This will affect us negatively. For example, if the teachers strike, it will affect us students negatively. If the doctors strike, this will negatively affect the patients. But if the construction workers stop working At work, there will be a real estate crisis, which negatively affects the financial crisis. As for the engineer, if he strikes from his work, the existing business will collapse. But in my opinion, we should remove the imprint of the strike, but we should sue the workers for a sufficient monthly salary to meet their needs.
No, not everyone should go on strike.firstly why do workers go on strike, most workers go on Strike because of money, unsafe condition etc. But let's not forget, for you to perform well and selflessly at your job, you first need to have passion for it, willing to do your work not for money or scared of any situation. When workers go on strike this shows less willing for them to help the people. I also don't see strike being a good way of solving issues, for example, here in Nigeria Academic Staff Union of Universities have been going on strike since 1999 but still there
When you talk about strikes you talk about employees deliberately refusing to go to work due to the failure of the employer to keep the agreement made by the two parties upon employment of the worker. Many of us think or feel it is bias of employees to go on strikes because of the effects it may have on us or our loved ones and the society but, if look at it critically we see that those employees are also humans to who have needs to meet, they need to feed thierselves, they have families to cater for and for them to be able to meet up with that they need to demand for it else they will die in silence, they need a voice and strikes are just about what is needed . They keep suffering for others to enjoy and is say "IT WON'T WORK ". The blame should never be on the employees for going on the strike rather it should be on the employer for failing to meet up with thier agreement. So Nigerians never blame ASUU or the health workers when they go on strikes rather, let's blame our incompetent government for failing to keep their word. We cannot keep living in a country were those who do the main job to keep to nation running are neglected while those don't are recognised and paid more.
Lastly, i am in total support to the motion that states that "EMPLOYEES ARE ALLOWED TO GO ON STRIKES "
Thanks Affable_Bird - there are certainly a lot of reasons to support strike action. Some of your peers have made some great summaries on both this and other strike threads about the pressures faced by governments, however; I'd encourage you to take a look, do you think they are incompetent, or are they stuck in a situation of balancing a national economy vs. the needs of a select group?
Alex i will really like to know which country you live in. Anyway, if you spend aleast five years in Nigeria and your definition of incompetent is failure to meet up to the standards raised for your position then incompetent is an understatement for Nigeria's government. They do not care about the country's economy, the corruption rate is so bad that inorder to get what is rightfully yours you have to bribe your way through even to avoid punishment when you deserve it you give a bribe. Bribery and corruption is basically what runs the Nigerian economy and unfortunately for the government there are those pure citizens, those who neither compromise their values nor standards no matter the situation they pass through but the fact that they will not bribe to get their pay does not mean they will die in silence rather, they stop performing their duties with the threat of resignation if matters are not adhered to properly and legitimately. Striking in countries like mine does not only issue out workers problems but it also reminds the government of it's duties and brings the senses of the government back to perfect working order because the come to find out that the employees aren't working and without them the country is going to be in shambles so they quickly react and maintain their momentum for a while. This is why i am in full support of strikes and also why i feel my government is incompetent because a competent government does not need to be reminded of it's duties regularly.
Hi Affable_Bird - I live in the UK, so perhaps my view is a bit different. However, it's important to retain a balanced perspective - while bribery and corruption is known to be a problem in many countries, that only makes the jobs of those in Government who genuinely try to act in public interest even more difficult.
If you were part of the government, how would you do things differently to help prevent strike action?
Well that's a good question one that i have been waiting to hear for long. You know i really like conversing with you Alex because you are a deep thinker and your questions are always on point i look forward to our friendship even after this festival i feel i can learn alot from you. As for the question you asked,i actually plan on participating in politics in my country and just before this festival started, i thought i had all it takes and also that my decisions would have been the best but during the course of this festival i found out that my ideas may not always be the best also, i found 0ut that i don't yet have what it takes to rule my country and that is why i went back to square one. I started gathering information and learning the various characteristics of a true leader, one of which is selflessness, this is a very important characteristic of a learder that some Nigerian politicians fail to have, as a leader you are put the people in your care before you, there is no way you will put the welfare of the masses before yours and you will still keep on having consistent strikes.
If i was to be part of the government i will ensure that i keep to my side of the agreement, made between the employees and I, I will also ensure that each and every working class gets paid adequately according to the duties they perform. I will try my best to curb bribery,corruption and pilfering to the barest minimum by firing the incompetent staff and employing individuals that are credited for thier integrity therefore reforming the government i will ensure the governmentdoes what it is meant to do without being reminded or compelled to i will make the government what was always meant to be .
Well that's my way of handling the issue how about you, if you are part of Nigeria's government what will you do to prevent strikes.
Thanks Affable_Bird - I'm glad we can learn from one another! You're doing exactly the right thing if you're thinking about going into politics; you've some excellent ideas and your attitude of honesty, selflessness and empathy is exactly what we need of world leaders today. I hope you continue to pursue a career in politics after this!
Strike is legal held for employees whose rights are not fully met to their works. For example if your parents say their going on strike in the home and tell you to do everything yourself you won’t be able to do it because you always depended on them and so net everyone can go on strike. Emergency departments such as doctors police officers and so on should minimize their rate of strike because we the citizens depend on them but if their at a halt who will we depend on? Strikes should only be heard when the employees aren’t treated fairly, not paid according to their abilities and so on. If everyone decides to go on strike it will cause a negative impact in our world today because people will take advantage of it.
Yes i feel everyone should be able to go on strike if they are being underpaid, mistreated, or even if the feel cheated and are not under proper working conditions. But I feel based on the type of work there should be limits to level the strike can reach. In order to maintain stability in day to day running of the society for example essential workers like doctors should have meetings one specific days to air views and issues affecting them in order to avoid strike and lead to loss of lives in the hospital. I also feel every organisation, firm, or institution should have a department that looks after staff well fare and satisfaction this will reduce the rate of strikes.
Can you see any drawbacks to having one specific day for doctors to "air views"?
It is extremely important that people get to protest about unsafe or unfair conditions. This shows that they have the freedom and right to make a change in something. If people are unable to or not allowed to, it may cause the economy to get worse. This is because workers may quit or stop working which can cause the spread of money to stop. It can also cause an imbalance in the economy. People on the opposing side of the strike may not think that the strike is the right thing to do. In most cases, people may have some reason for setting those conditions. With these things in mind, I think that people working in the emergency services should be allowed to strike. Although this is what I think, I also think that the services should be done first before striking. This will cause less problems for the population.
You make an excellent point about the inability to strike being worse for the economy in the long term. You are right that strikes in emergency services are complex due to the services they provide. Why do you think strikes are sometimes more common in professions which serve the public, like doctors, teachers and other emergency workers?
Maybe, because of bad government. I mean, a good government that cares about the welfare of its citizens, would do everything in its power to make sure that the professions that provide services to the public are cared for and all their terms and conditions are met. And also because they are not provide with the right equipments to cater for the needs of the citizens
That is because,such professions do a higher job than those who don't usually go on strike often, in Nigeria, from my observation, it seems like is the teachers who often go on strike, even though teachers and doctors but do a great job, but in Nigeria is teachers who often go on strike may be because they are more occupied than they doctors.To me personally, i think that strikes are more common in professions which serve the public, like doctors, teachers and other emergency workers? Is because they do a higher job
I think strikes are sometimes more common in professions which serve the public. This is because these types of occupations are more limited when it comes to flexibility. This means that the workers may have the urge to strike more often than other professions.
okay The strike is a negative thing, and everyone agrees with this point. This is because it has many negative effects on societies in general and on the educational process in particular. What is the fault of the students who come to seek knowledge of the strikes of these teachers? Why are children deprived of their right to education because of the problems of adults? Why does the government not provide a suitable environment for these teachers and students who will be a mainstay in the future of this society??
I think strike is a good tool to change the misery conditions to attain a better salary or decrease the long time of work. In my area, people go on a strike questioning the municipality to build a bridge for school students who are in a danger of car accidents. They demonstrate for months in front of the school. Thank goodness, now the municipality is building it and will finish in two months time. So I believe that it is a right to make a strikes to attain your needs.
You use a good example from your community. The example that you use sounds like a protest. Do you think protests are an effective way to achieve that a group of people want?
I believe that not everyone is allowed to go on strike, because strike means stopping work, and this includes doctors, teachers and employees, it will have negative consequences sometimes, if emergency doctors strike, disease will spread among people and may lead to the death of many, and the matter will continue until doctors regain their rights, as it is assumed that doctors will not be affected by any An external influence, in order to preserve the safety of people, this is what I have with regard to doctors, as for the postman. If you are waiting for an important message from someone and there is a strike and the postman does not come, this does not cause anxiety in you, right? As for the airport staff, and you are ready to go out of the country, there is someone waiting for you, and you were delayed because of a strike, and this is a cause for concern and rumors
You have identified some new problems by bringing workers in different professions into the discussion. Can you think of some solutions to these problems is postmen and airport staff were to strike?
Strikes and when people break down their tools.....it can cause big problems...
Doctors cannot strike because they will be late for their work and did not treat the patients, and they should not strike because the strike causes problems with the patients.
And teachers as well because they will be late for the curriculum. This is all in order to achieve their demands and improve their situation, and this is their right.
This strike harms the students and the Palestinian people.
I agree with you on this because with the many negative impacts of strikes like deaths and time loose will make people become heartless for example the doctor will only demand for his right and forget his action will cost many lives and the teachers when they put down their tools the school calendar will not change.
From my viewpoint, when you work hard and strive in your work but in the end the salary you get or the way you're treated doesn't meet the way you deserve, it's your right to strike. It's EVERYBODY'S right. Because we weren't born slaves to either money or people. Being subjugated and oppressed at work and not getting a salary that suits the dangers, work difficulties, and life requirements is the worst feeling ever because of a father. Let alone that here in Palestine we suffer from high costs of living, simultaneously, low salaries, therefore, individuals won't be able to afford such an expensive life and won't be able to fulfill the needs of their families and this will let them feel helpless and hopeless. So why not strike to get your rights??
Unfortunately, strikes could sometimes reflect positively or negatively according to the kind of occupation itself. For example, although teachers' strike would worsen the teaching process it could be compensated at later times, however, when doctors and nurses strike then there's no way to compensate for a life of a patient. You can now imagine the suffering that so many employees feel here.
Strikes are powerful tool for workers to demand change and bring attention to their grievances. However, they cab also have significant consequences for both workers and employers, and it is important for both side to work towards a resolution that is fair and equitable for all.
A strike may consist of workers refusing to attend to work or picketing outside the workplace to prevent or dissuade people from working in their place or conducting business with their employer. Less frequently workers may occupy the workplace, but refuse either to do their jobs or to leave.
Reasons why we need strike:
1.Striking is a last resort but sometimes the only tool for workers to protect themselves.
2. To avoid being at the complete mercy of employers.
3. To give more of a balance between the worker and employers.
Workers protest about pay and better working conditions. Without the threat of strike action, corporations will be able to make bigger profits, while working conditions will get worse. Strike is part of their bargaining tool.
I think what might happen if workers can't protest is that their rights will still be violated and their salaries will not be paid. So they protest to threaten the government before going on strike. Strike is bad and also good. It is bad cause operational places will not open to attend to people just like the doctors, teachers etc. It is good cause the rights of the workers have being violated so they send a threat to the government by protesting before they go on strike.
Not everyone can strike as some people are not part of a union and some people have no choice if their company go on strike you have to as well but if you don't you lose your job and then need to find a new one.
Everyone should be allowed to strike. But as we all know, there is no strike without a reason. Workers can sometimes be overdemanding and so the government decides not to grant their requests. Other times, the government just chooses not to answer them. The workers have the right to strike but the government tries to force them to go back to work, even though their demands are very reasonable. Sometimes strikes lead to violence, like the Homestead strike which took place in Carnegie steel company Pennsylvania where workers and security guards fought, resulting in the death of 16 people and the injury of many others.
When your employee doesn't want to work and doesn't get paid enough they want to go on strike which means you would loose more money because you didn't work for a day and this suggests that you could be stuck.If a farmer went on strike it would equal less food.
1.Less food
2.You can't travel so far
3.You can't get paid,
4.Less fuel
This would make chaos in the world because everyone would be fighting for food and more people would die because of this.
And if teachers go on strike it would loose a child's education.
It is very important that people protest about strikes because if no one protests no one will know that they are striking no one will get a raise and people will quit their jobs and lots of people will be doing one job but there will be no one working for another job.If they aren't allowed to strike, then most people will be very aggressive when doing their job since they don't get a high raise and also more people won't show up to work because they don't get paid enough.The Prime Minister might think that striking is not the right thing to do because he is the one who has to give companies money to pay their workers and soon he might run out of money.
I think that people with certain profession should have some responsiblity to their profession, taking into consideration the people who rely upon them. But they should also be given given the right to show their unhappy feelings regarding the safety or comfort of the work space, so they can wear just a black badge and show their unhappiness, like the sathyagraha protest lead by Mahathma Gandhi, where he showcased his ideas against the British government firmly but without violence.
PROTEST I MY AREA: People in my area protested for good drinking water. They did it without any violence and causing disturbance to others.
Let me begin by saying that strike is an undesirable phenomenon in our society.
Strikes affect my group in many ways. First of all, it causes set backs which becomes difficult to catch up as time lost can never be regained. For Instance, the strike embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) in my locality in recent time, set the students back by an academic session. How on earth will they recover from this?. Secondly, it destroys vision and plans. This is because one that lives in strikeland can hardly pursue a set goal/goals as a result of disruption.
I disagree with strike because it causes more harm than good. Besides, strike is never known to achieve any reasonable purpose for which it was undertaken. For example, the above named union has not been able to pinpoint what they gained from that strike action they embarked on other than loss by both the union and the students.
Yes. What I want to bring to another group's attention is the fact that its professional ethics must be placed over and above self desires since all professions are meant to contribute to the growth and development of the society and not the other way round.
What I would have done differently is that work continues while negotiation is ongoing. This is to ensure that no time is lost by any party in the course of desiring a better working condition or a pay rise.
The government in most cases is not always truthful about its finances. But they ought to in order to win the trust of the unions.
The medical group is the most powerful because their strike has immediate effect unlike the others whose own have a long term effect.
Some of the difficulties of resolving strikes is insincerity on the parties involved. That is, the government and the union. Another difficulty is lack of commitment, especially by the government, to some agreements reached by both parties (the government and the union). This singular action has earned it nothing but distrust.
In my opinion everyone can strike and this is because strikes today is the only way authorities seem to listen in order to address people's griviences for example in schools when students have issues that are not being addressed despite reports they now turn to a strike to pass their communication to the responsible authorities and in many occasions they get their responses.
I agree with your take, because I think the only way that corruption among politicians can also be reduced or controlled is by having strikes, take an example when the iron sheets meant for the people in Karamoja in Uganda were not delivered to the people expected but ended in the hands of the very able politicians who are meant to stand in for the people, so why not strike?
In fact, there are drawbacks to the strike. If doctors strike, there will be patients who need them and pose a threat to the patients’ lives, as well as students and teachers. It leads to a decline in the educational level, harms students, and leads to the destruction of the educational and educational process. Anyone can strike, but in reality there are some people who need them. .
A strike, from my point of view, is the closure of the institution that provides the service, and people choose to strike because there is no solution to the problem between the employee and the institution. I believe that the strike is not the best way because it affects the services provided to citizens. For example, closing schools affects students and educational attainment, and closing clinics affects patients and providing them with treatment. To claim our rights by: 1- Protesting peacefully and raising banners demanding rights. 2- Resorting to the judiciary for the fairness of the employee. I hope that my humble answer will be accepted by your honorable person
I can see where you are coming from here, many do strike because a sustained lack of a solution to their grievance between employee and workplace. One thing that strikes me is that you mention that it is not the most effective way as it affects services provided by citizens, while true it is what causes many companies to re-consider if customers/citizens are affected because they will potentially see a loss of profit or talent in the company.
In your opinion what do you think is a more effective way to reach an agreement in these kinds of situation as opposed to strikes?
Wonderful, my comment liked it, my opinion is to provide a good environment and good work requirements so that there is no strike. This is the reason for the strike in the first place, but if the strike occurs, a compromise must be resorted to between the bosses and the workers in order to completely prevent the recurrence of the strike....
If workers are NOT allowed to protest it could lead to resignation of a percentage of workers and for workers that deal with health and safety like doctors,nurses,fire fighters, police etc were nor allowed to protest it might lead to the doom of that area or community because if someone is sick there are no doctors and if your building catches fire there are no fire fighters to save and if there were no police in the area law would not be abided by citizens
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One defines a strike: a pause in work for a certain period until demands are met. For example, in an area, some teachers went on strike because their demands were not met and their demands were met. But a strike is a double-edged sword. For example, if they do not respond, workers will go on strike, losing their jobs, and others may be affected by the strike. If the teacher strikes, ignorance will spread. We must allow them to strike, but if we had met their demands, they would not have gone on strike. We must respect every worker, doctor and teacher and make their demands happen; if they strike, society collapses.
I can offer a general perspective on the issue of strikes and their impact on society.
On one hand, strikes can be an effective tool for workers to voice their concerns and demand better working conditions, fair wages, and benefits. Without the right to strike, workers may feel powerless and be subjected to unfair treatment by employers. Additionally, strikes can bring attention to important social and political issues, and can help raise awareness and bring about change.
On the other hand, strikes can have significant negative consequences for those who rely on the services provided by the striking workers. For example, healthcare workers who go on strike may put patients at risk, and postal strikes may delay important mail, affecting businesses and individuals alike. Moreover, strikes can also be financially damaging to both the striking workers and the employers, especially in the case of prolonged strikes.
As for whether certain workers, such as those in emergency services, should be allowed to strike, it's a complex issue. While the right to strike is a fundamental human right, it's important to ensure that public safety is not compromised in any way. In some countries, emergency workers are prohibited from striking, while in others, certain protocols and safety measures are put in place to ensure that services continue to be provided during strikes.
Ultimately, strikes should be used as a last resort and should be approached with caution. It's important to find a balance between the right to strike and the impact on society, and to explore other methods of resolving conflicts and disputes between workers and employers.
In my opinion, I believe that striking is one of the rights of workers, because workers strike to preserve their rights and to work for their appreciation and respect.
Well, it is true that I support the idea of a strike, but it is preferable to strike for a short period, in addition to that there are some workers who must be present at their place of work 24 hours, for example, if the doctor is not at work, this will increase the danger to the patient’s life and may lead to his death.
Also, if the teacher is not present at his work and the students are in dire need of him because of the exams, this will lead to a decline in his academic achievement and will affect his scientific life.
Therefore, I see that the strike is a good thing for workers to preserve their rights, but on the other hand, it negatively affects society and the people.
Over the years, we notice that strikes lead to many problems in all professions.
For example: doctors, and this leads to non-treatment of patients and the occurrence of defects and problems for them.
And the postman wants to go on strike, demanding an increase in their salary, and it is expected that this strike will cause losses to the mail, as well as stopping the collection process and correspondence with relatives and loved ones.
I want to answer a question: Should people in emergency services like doctors be allowed to strike at all?
Of course not, before I start talking about doctors and strikes, I want to know about strikes. It is the workers’ collective, temporary abstention from the work they are required to do under the work contracts. In my opinion, doctors are not right to strike because doctors have an important role in human life. If a strike occurs and someone gets sick, who will strike?
He treats him, and his illness can be a serious disease, and if he is not treated, the infection will pass between people
The doctor understands that the treatments he provides and the fight against diseases in human life will be reflected in them, and they will be able to continue their lives and carry out their duties and work in a proper manner. The doctor is the one who has the ability to diagnose and treat diseases, God Almighty willing.
For human workers, not animals, they work all the time to serve us, and to earn money in order to provide what they need
It is necessary for them to continue living. They have the right to have their salary and pension suitable for them, and there are incentives for them in appreciation of their efforts. They have the right to strike when they do not have adequate money or any allowance for that.
They are striking for the increase so that they can continue their activities and efforts.
The competent authorities have the right to study this issue and provide salaries that suit each person and his efforts.
There are a lot of strikes that happen in our lives like
* During postal persons
: affected people who are waiting for something important? Like the Aati family, they are waiting for their son's letter, who lives in other countries, in order to study.
* These people in emergency medicine, doctors, doctors, doctors, doctors need what leads to neglecting the hospital, not making a lot of money, reducing the number of hours.
There are disturbances in our region, such as schools, because teachers demand their salaries.
For your information, I do not advise many strikes for all kinds of society.
Strike is the legitimate power from which employees, workers, and staff can demand their rights. But if all workers, doctors, teachers start to strike for their rights or to execute their collective opinion, it adversely affects the entire country. Strikes were severely restricted or banned in 129 out of 148 countries. In a number of these countries, industrial actions were brutally repressed by the authorities, and workers exercising their right to strike often faced criminal prosecution and summary dismissals. Many countries are facing strike in an industrial sector side or even in service sector side, especially the strike of doctors affect many people who were patients or person in an emergency case situation and also when we see from economic aspect the strike by workers or employees adversely affect the country's economic growth. In India the right to protest is a fundamental right but right to strike is not a fundamental right but is a legal right. In country like Japan, they won't strike instead they just wear a black badge and work even more than the normal hours just to impress upon the management that their focus is on their demand it is beat way to show their opposition against the management decision or to focus on their demand. If all countries people following the way of Japan in showcasing their opposition against management or government, it doesn’t affect the country. But this type of opposition will not always get success to the people sometimes they may get or may not in executing their demands.
I think there are many drawbacks to strikes, including: First: The nurses’ strike: It may cause many harms, including the deterioration of the patient’s condition, which may lead to his death... Second: The teachers’ strike: Students will not be able to understand the lessons correctly... Third: The strike of the staff Airports: travelers will not be able to reach the place they need at the specified time, even if he is sick and needs urgent treatment from outside his country, and delay will lead to his death sometimes... Fourth: Postal employees strike: mail can carry very important messages and may carry file information The person who carries the identity of the person who owns the postal account and can be hacked... Therefore, the public ministries must limit and stop the strikes carried out by these groups...
And if you worked in one of these industries and were unfairly treated in the work environment (salary, working conditions etc.), how would you suggest conflict is resolved without striking? Do you have any alterative ways to suggest?
I'm not sure about this because... Yes, I have a better way to deal with that by insisting on taking the salary, and if the treatment is bad, I leave this job and look for another jobGood, useful, fair, and her treatment is good and suitable for me .
A strike in general is when workers stop working for certain reasons with the aim of meeting them. The employer goes on strike so that they can obtain some or all of the required rights, and if they are not able to do so, the work may deteriorate and this will reflect a negative result on the worker and the employer in the end, so both of them must do His duties and obtaining his rights and different people may be affected by strikes because the strike may include them, such as the closure of schools, hospitals and public places, such as the strike that took place from the in protest of salaries and their reduction
A strike is defined as stopping work for a period of time for reasons resulting from non-compliance with workers' rights. Well, I think that every worker and every person has the right to strike because in this way he is defending his rights.
Every worker has rights that must be respected and adhered to.
For example, the worker has the right to take his full monthly salary.
If he does not take it in full, he will definitely go on strike.
Also, if the worker works overtime, he has the right to receive additional wages in appreciation of his efforts.
In addition, there must be an ideal and comfortable environment for work, because I believe that the ideal environment reduces the number of resignations.
Well, I conclude this topic by saying that every worker has a right that must be adhered to, appreciated, respected and preserved.
As we know, the strike is the intentional and collective cessation of work, and its aim is to put pressure on the employer by the wage-earners. Here in Palestine we have different types of strikes, but let us talk about strikes that negatively affect our lives, such as: the teachers’ strike that leads to wasting days and lessons for the students, who are a generation The future that needs knowledge to strengthen and build the future.....
Also, doctors strike for long periods of time, which sometimes leads to the death and loss of lives of some patients with severe diseases.... Among the most important reasons for strikes are low salaries and long working hours without an increase in salaries. Here in Palestine, we differ in a type of strike, which is the prisoner’s hunger strike in the prisons of the Zionist occupier, which is to stop eating for long periods, and one of the most important reasons for it is that some of the strikers are life prisoners, meaning they cannot get out of prison forever, challenging the jailer’s brutality, harsh life, and finally I wish we knew that strikes have positives, but they have more negatives.
Yes, many people go on strike because they are not paid enough, they work in unsafe conditions and unsuitable spaces. I strongly agree that these people should do this but not to a point where it badly affects others. I enjoy school and on strike days our year was the only year that had to go to school on that day. SATs is approaching for me and I respect my teachers for incorporating us in their decision to not go on strike. People need to think about others and the impact in their future because of one's decision.
Interesting, How else can people make their point without striking? Is it possible to get people to listen without causing disruption?
yes i think that people can strike beck wen something is super series or unfair like if the government toke something from the public.
Can you give an example of something being super serious or unfair?
The government can act unfair when the workers have been working and the are not being paid their salaries.
I perceive your point positively because the super serious or unfair or unfinished business like building of houses for the workers can a rise the public's action due to poor social services rendered or delivered to them in their respective localities which are caused by the poor administrative units having the corrupt officials to implement the process of improving on the housing sector of the workers posted to their locality.
I believe that doctors, teachers and postal workers should not go on strike because it is possible that people will be affected, which will cause a crisis in the community. In relation to the doctor, it can cause the death of the patient and cause danger to human life. As for teachers, he is important in society, working to build generations and educate students. It is very appropriate to work to advance and develop states and countries, and it is important in developing countries, and new things are invented, as the strike hinders that. It works on the corruption of society and the society becomes ignorant.
Thank you for your insight precious cherry. Strikes most definitely cause hindrances to everyday life, especially when it is doctors, teachers and postal workers. However, given the importance of their jobs to world, do you think this is an effective way to make their governments and decision makers listen to them?
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➡️ First of all, I Thank you for the reply. I think it is true that they have the right to strike and take a break, but he does it for the sake of his country. For the sake of his country, sacrifices must be made, and the state must provide all their needs. 1- Many doctors should be employed. 2- Divide them into groups, where one group works at night and the other during the day 3- Working to increase their wages 4- For example, the first group has a day off and the second another day, and so on.
A very logical and sensible solution. A problem government's have is how to allocate resources across multiple different areas which impact our lives whether that be transport, healthcare, housing. Have you come across ways that governments can increase the amount of money they have in order to have a larger supply of resources with which they can provide to their country's inhabitants?
Yes I think it's an effective and efficient mode of showing anger to them hence making or calling for immediate action to be taken at the appropriate time hence reducing the rate of pulling ropes over unfinished issues which will in turn affect the innocent congregation hence calling for unwanted suffering to them. I beg to submit.
I agree that strike should be allowed.
Because in many countries and international organization, strike is seen as a fundamental human right. It is a way for workers to peacefully protest and express their dissatisfaction with their working conditions or wages. Strikes can draw attention to important issues and lead to negotiations between workers and employers to address those issues.
Allowing everyone to strike ensures that workers have leverage to negotiate better working conditions and wages with their employers. It also promotes collective bargaining, which helps create a fair and balanced workplace.
However, strikes should be peaceful and not cause harm to people or property. They should also be organized in accordance with the law and should not infringe on the rights of other individuals or cause disruptions to essential services.
The one who strikes is the one who has an interest in that. There are pros and cons to strikes. Among the positives is fixing the working conditions from bad to better, such as improving working conditions. Among the negatives is the decrease in the monthly salary of the worker, as this negatively affects the worker in general
I agree that strike should be allowed.
Because in many countries and international organization, strike is seen as a fundamental human right. It is a way for workers to peacefully protest and express their dissatisfaction with their working conditions or wages. Strikes can draw attention to important issues and lead to negotiations between workers and employers to address those issues.
Allowing everyone to strike ensures that workers have leverage to negotiate better working conditions and wages with their employers. It also promotes collective bargaining, which helps create a fair and balanced workplace.
However, strikes should be peaceful and not cause harm to people or property. They should also be organized in accordance with the law and should not infringe on the rights of other individuals or cause disruptions to essential services.
and if you keep going on srtick you can until you get what you want for example say if you have a job and they pay you 100 dollars but they pay front desk worker 250 dollars then you would go on srtike to get a payment so you can get piad fairly so thats basicly what srike is so u can get what you want
Does it always get you what you want, warm_tamarillo? I wonder what's stopping everyone from striking about everything to get what they want?
Hundreds of thousands of workers have been taking part in strikes or are planning to do so. The disputes are mostly over pay, with unions calling for wage rises to keep up with rising prices. Some unions suspended strike action while talks with the government were held. Therefore,I insist that to avoid all of this,the voices of such workers should be heard and they should be paid their expected salaries/wages
So, according to my extra research,I have also found out that there are three major types of strikes which are;
strike - where workers refuse to work for the employer.
action short of a strike - where workers take action such as working to rule, go slows, overtime bans or callout bans.
lock-out - a work stoppage where the employer stops workers from working.
Most of the strike actions in Nigeria have resulted due to the poor application of the provisions of collective bargaining. For instance, the Nigerian Labour Congress went on warning strike in August, 2011 over non implementation of the new national minimum wage. And these various strikes have not lead the country to making any progress 🥲.
It is clear to see that you have done some thorough research, agreeable_language. I would be interested to hear your views on what you think would be progress for Nigeria?
I believe everyone can join a strike. The only condition should be that they are aged 18 years old or older. People also need to have good intent to join. They can take a piece of paper and write their slogans but they need to stay calm and have a good temper.
That's interesting, noble_memory. Why do you think there should be an age limit on who can strike? And why did you pick 18?
in my own view I don't think there should be an age limit because a worker is a worker and he or she is treated the same with other workers not minding the age. To avoid treating young workers unfairly and not allowing them to strike, a policy should be made that won't allow anyone younger that 18 to work with the government since the government is not sure he can take care of them.
A counterargument involves acknowledging standpoints that go against your argument and then re-affirming your argument. This is typically done by stating the opposing side's argument, and then ultimately presenting your argument as the most logical solution.
As we know, the strike is a collective stoppage of work, and its aim is to put pressure on the work manager.
Where the strike is the result of low salaries or working long hours without pay.
I believe that everyone has the right to strike, but within the conditions and limits that the striking worker must abide by, because the length of the strike may lead to risks and negatives for society.
For example, doctors, firefighters, police and teachers must be present, in order to keep people and society safe.
For example, if a fire breaks out in an area and firefighters are not present, it will cause harm to people.
Also, if the policemen are not present and there is a problem between people or someone is robbed, this will lead to great risks.
If the doctors were not present, the danger to the patient's life would increase, or lead to his death.
And if the teachers are not available and the students are in dire need of them for the monthly and annual exams, this will complicate the lives of the students and lead to a decline in their academic achievement.
Therefore, I believe that everyone has the right to strike, but for a limited and short period and under appropriate conditions.
You've done some very thorough thinking here - when you say there must be "appropriate conditions" for some workers, depending on the disruption it would cause if they took part in a strike, what do you mean by "appropriate"?
I joined a discussion on the topic of strikes: should they be allowed?
Answered by Conscientious_mood from Rhemaville Christian Academy | Nigeria.
It made me think correctly, as there are many workers who are on strike because of their poor and low wages, and this is good for them so that they can get their full rights, but it is not good for society, because there are people who need these workers who have gone on strike to claim their rights.
I suggest that they not go on strike, but enable them to publish articles and protests until they regain their rights.
Thank you .
I think certain people should NOT be allowed to strike as it may put us in danger just for a bit more money. People that I believe should not be allowed to strike are : Policemen, firefighters, coastguards and doctors, as if they were striking it may put people who need them in danger. For example: If there was a fire at your house and you urgently needed firefighters but they were striking your house might burn to ashes. Some people should be able to strike though, like: shopkeepers, hairdressers and dentists. So in conclusion I think jobs that are very important can not strike where as less important jobs can as they will not affect the community all that much.
Some interesting points! In the UK currently police are the only emergency service that are not allowed to strike. Other professions have agreed minimum service levels agreed such as Doctors/Nurses still staffing the A&E departments during strikes, although as the levels are low this leads to cancelations of non-emergency treatment. You mention jobs that are 'important VS not important' , how can those important workers make their point clear through strikes if their demands are not being listened to by their employers/government? In addition striking nurses and Drs would argue that patients in the NHS are already being put in danger by the existing pressures of understaffing and and that their strikes are in the interest of patients.
Workers strike as a result of their protest against some work issues, which may be: lack of wages given to them, poor treatment of them, working conditions that do not suit them, so they go on strike for a period of time.
Until their needs and demands are met, they return to work normally after the strike.
But is it permissible for all workers to strike?
It is permissible for everyone, but doctors and emergency workers are not allowed to strike for long periods, because they are responsible for the safety of patients and emergencies, so they must be met before falling into heavy human losses.
I believe that the strike is of great importance in meeting the demands of the workers and restoring their rights, because I see some of the disturbances taking place in my country, such as the strikes of teachers, students, and citizens.
Interesting! Should workers who strike in emergency service role be protected if they strike?
I agree because... Yes, of course, they can be protected, and also the government must ensure that their needs are met in various ways, because if doctors or emergency workers strike, we will certainly be the losers in this case, as we will lose many lives of innocent people. I expect that the government will make sure that doctors or ambulance workers do not go on strike.
The concept of the strike is for the worker to leave his work, and this is done deliberately and by a group of workers. Among the reasons that lead to making the worker go on strike: not paying him a salary or working for a long time, but these disturbances cause harm to students and patients.
It harms the student in that if the teacher stops working for a long time, the student will not obtain sufficient knowledge
Patients are harmed in that they will not get treatment if the doctor strikes for a long time
Some great points! How do you balance the rights/demands of patients/students with the rights and balances of workers?
I cannot give the right to any party in society to strike because society is an integrated system that works like a single body, but there is harm and there is less harm behind the strike. Teachers have the most influence on society because it paralyzes the educational process and threatens the future of an entire generation, and because science is the basis of all professions.
I disagree because... The teacher is the most important pillar in society. He should be given his rights without being forced to strike, and since they cannot return their rights except in this way (strike), they have the right to strike. In any case, it is certain that he will be harmed, whether by the students or his followers. The teacher pressured to compensate for what was lost, but I think that the teachers are very conscientious, so a strike will not work unless it is certain that it will compensate the students after this strike in all respects.
I respect your opinion very much and I single out the teachers for mention in appreciation of their lofty profession. I wanted them to obtain their full rights in other ways.
I always like to focus on the logical, realistic side
Strikes do not result in any benefit, and even if the worker strikes and we are able to raise the living wage, this affects him negatively because the prices in the markets will also rise,Here, the worker will not benefit from the strike except for a very small benefit, and on the contrary, this will negatively affect the ordinary citizen
I find your point of view thought provoking. However do you have any evidence that strikes do not result in any benefit and just lead to price increases? In the UK strikes in history have led to the Women's Equal Pay act of 1970, 8 hour working days and partially to the creations of weekends. These are just some of the strike benefits. If workers did not strike protective_ferret, how else can they push for better standards of living? Can you give some suggestions?
A strike, like anything, has its pros and cons
From his advantages, the worker recovers his requirements of respect, appreciation, good treatment, and his wages (his salary).
While the negatives, if doctors strike for a long time, this leads to harm to the patient, "delay in obtaining treatment," and if the teacher strikes, the student may not obtain knowledge
I do not think that everyone should strike like doctors, because when they strike, it may lead to the death of people, and the police cannot strike because when crimes occur, we cannot punish the criminal
The impact of the strike will be negative on school students, as it will have effects on it
Learning is interrupted: Schools provide basic education, but when closed, children and youth are deprived of opportunities for growth and development. The disadvantages of closure are more severe for learners from disadvantaged groups, who have fewer educational opportunities outside of school.
Nutrition: Many children and young people depend on free or low-cost meals provided by schools for proper food and nutrition, but when schools are closed, their nutrition is negatively affected.
The strike is a right like any other right that the worker must obtain, but if the strike lasts for a long period, it may affect us negatively. For example, if the doctors strike for a long period, that is, more than three days, the patient’s life may be in danger, as well as the teachers. If they strike for a period of more than a week, it may be The scientific path of the student is deterioratingDoctors, teachers and all workers must not prolong the duration of the strike, but rather shorten it, because striking is one of their rights and because they have a great role for us
Everyone should be able to strike if their employment does not pay them enough to cover their basic requirements. They have the right to strike if they believe their working conditions are insufficient to benefit them. Medical staff, for example, might strike if they believe they are underpaid in relation to their working circumstances. Doctors are required to perform lengthy, unpleasant shifts in stressful conditions. If workers under these conditions do not protest, they will be stuck working under suffocating environments. Although, strikes should be regarded as a last choice. There are consistently people in need of services, and strikes may bring a disadvantage to those people. Especially in the medical field, where there is frequently a patient in emergency and in need of medical attention.
Strikes are usually observed when employees are not satisfied in the environment they are working and with the packages they are receiving. They strike to achieve their demanded goals but stoppage of work can cause serious problems for the masses. In Sindh Pakistan in November 2022 the public health workers working in alliance with public health sector did strike in order to demand some allounces but because of that patients in the hospitals affected seriously.
I Think the solution of this issue demands co-operation from the both sides( employer and employee) .working policies must be employee friendly and if some issues arouse the settlement must b done with mutual discussion in order to avoid serious mess. Guys what is your opinion about it.
Strike: Everyone stopped working intentionally and collectively as a result of something unfair, such as working long hours and bad salaries without appreciating the value of the worker, and preserving his rights as Islam did, such as: paid weekly leave, freedom to choose work under fair conditions, to treat the worker with dignity, not to charge the worker Working beyond his capacity and ability / Everyone has the right to strike, but for a limited period, for example doctors are required to strike for a short period because there are patients in a very serious condition / The strike has two edges: it has advantages: restoring rights to their owners, obtaining requirements from the employer / Cons: harming the interests of the country, And the lives of patients, the deduction from the worker’s leave, the deduction from the worker’s salary / it also has negative effects on the work environment because it greatly affects social relations.
I think that everyone can strike, and of course for logical reasons. First, we must know what a strike is, and what are the reasons for workers to go on strike. Strike: is to refrain from performing something after the demand for it, and there are many reasons that lead workers to strike, including the employer stopping From giving wages to the worker, or reducing it, and also increasing the working hours, or forcing him to do illogical and unacceptable actions, and of course this will lead to the worker stopping his work, so this is what strikes are, can everyone strike? Yes, but it is true that the worker needs to go on strike to regain his rights, and his desire to save money to help his family, but this will negatively affect society, because if the doctor or teacher does not perform their work, who will treat, aid and save people’s lives and who will teach students and educate them and give them knowledge, Therefore, I prefer that the employer does not reduce the salary and extend the working hours so that the worker does not go on strike and spoil the society.
People in the emergency services should not be allowed to strike at all because they are on essential duties but when they do go on a strike then we must acknowledge that they have been pushed to the wall.
We know that people advocate for a strike because they believe the strike will force the management to improve on their condition of services and they also believe that if they do not have the opportunity to protest their condition and services may not improve. Some people also believe that the only way to get the government or management to reason with them is if they go on a strike as office bureaucracy is usually too slow and they might not see the change they desire in their life time if they don't act now.
I think that workers should not be allowed to strike when not treated fairly as this may lead to protest and when it gets out of control could cost harm. For some people who think that violence is always the answer could cause arson in office places or public places because of low pay or dissatisfaction with their job or perceived injustice, this can result putting lives in danger and it won't be nice for the country, state or any part of the world.
On the other hand emergency service workers should be allowed to go on strike because it is their right and because they have the riskiest job in the world always running into danger in order to save the lives of people, they do their jobs even when it is not convenient. The government and everyone need to value the work they do not only during times of emergency but also when things are normal. Emergency workers are unprotected and least equipped to defend their rights as they are not allowed to join trade unions.
The emergency service units need to be well funded, undergo quality training, have excellent equipment and better working conditions
I agree that the worker has the right to strike, since the strike is the person's failure to continue working.
Due to unfair conditions such as giving the worker work beyond his capacity
Not specifying the worker’s wage before work, as Islam urged (whoever hires an employee, let him hand over his wages to him).
Giving the worker low wages.
And since giving the worker low salaries leads to a strike because of their inability to meet the needs of their clothes, and we are now in the month of Ramadan, and the rest of the feast is 3 days, so now people need money to buy Eid clothes for their children, but if the salaries are low, they cannot buy clothes.
I believe that resorting to a strike should be the last option to obtain rights, because strikes have negative effects on vital aspects of life such as education and health, and countries must constantly improve the conditions of workers so that resorting to strike becomes rare and few because it has negative damage to society, for example a strike by doctors, lawyers and teachers in my country to demand an improvement in their salaries ended with the government responding to the demands of doctors and lawyers without responding to the demands of teachers who are still on strike.
Can everyone strike? A strike is intentional and collective cessation of work and its aim is to put pressure on the employer by the action. I believe that everyone has the right to strike, but within reasonable limits. For example, strike is a complex issue that requires careful consideration and input from stakeholders, but when it comes to emergency services such as policemen, firefighters and medical professionals, they are required to be present to ensure public security and welfare, so they are even more constrained to direct the strike. I believe that everyone should be allowed to strike, but it should be limited so as not to cause trouble or inconvenience, and the government should also try to meet their needs as soon as possible, so strikes in a way have advantages as well as disadvantages.
I do not agree with the idea that everyone can strike, because this idea can have positive effects, which is that the government responds to the demands of the employees; But it has more negative effects because there are many professions that we cannot coexist or adapt without, such as the intensity of our need for doctors, if they go on strike, what will happen to the patients? If any serious disease appears from a patient and is not treated, it will spread all over the world and eliminate people as happened with the Covid 19 virus. Or what happens in education if the teachers strike, what will happen to the students? Those whose knowledge will benefit them in building this society, the society will literally collapse, whether this be in the present or in the future. So we must put an end to this global problem.
The strike is a group of workers refusing to work as a form of protest.
But the question is, can all the workers and employees go on strike at the same time?
The question is very confusing, because on the one hand, the striking workers want something specific from the officials. They may have been subjected to injustice and humiliation, but on our part, as citizens, there are risks when we are in a severe need for them.
For example, last week in the nearby hospital there was a strike by doctors for five days under the pretext of cutting salaries and delaying their delivery. On the night a pregnant woman wanted to go to the hospital to give birth, but she did not find a doctor there to help her. So, she went to the far hospital, but on her way to the hospital she and her child died.
Actually, these are logical reasons. The workers here in the Gaza Strip receive very few salaries, which are hardly sufficient for them to find a living, and some of them are satisfied with working long hours and with low wages, especially in the high prices and the siege, and that in all families there are students, whether a student in primary, middle school, secondary school, or even university. For how long will the situation remain like this??!
Teachers in Palestine are on strike, calling for an increase in their salaries due to escalating inflation, and have rejected a deal by the government, saying it did not do them justice. I think that it is a fair strike for teachers since they do their job honestly to the benefit of us as students. For many years they suffer from salary cut. I stand with them because I really feel their suffering. A teacher at the protest exclaimed, "The fact that we are being denied our rights is a humiliation. How are we supposed to teach the younger generation values like justice and dignity when we are humiliated?"
I want to comment on the subject of strikes in my country because it is widespread. Teachers strike for days, weeks and months, and this affects the level of the student and his education. At this time, the student is left at home without studying online or in school, as this affects his academic level and his level may decline. The government was not paying a good salary to teachersAll this happens, and I see that strikes should not be taken as part of the work. If everyone strikes, who will remain to serve the community
No! Imagine everyone in the country comes together and decides to embark on a strike at the same time. What happens to the country?
In my opinion all people both in the emergency services and those not in the emergency services should not be allowed to strike. Strike is not always the best way to resolve issues . Whether doctors,teachers,postal workers e.t.c all render good services to the people, and they need to be treated equally. No group has the right to feel or think that they are special, so in seeking for better working conditions and based on the fact that the same market forces affects us all, the right conditions for service should be provided for all.
The strike negatively offects society in terms of health and medical care. For example, doctors in Germany carried our widespread strikes in 2005, demanding appropriate compensation for their overtime work hours. This strike negatively offectsed their society. From a health point of view, many patients are at risk.
There has been strikes all over England for a while now.There has been loads of teacher strikes,train strikes,NHS strikes and tube strikes.This causes children loose learning time and also had for people to get places.It affects your daily life.
In my city, strikes occur frequently, especially in schools. The agency sometimes does not pay the full salary to the teachers and employees in the school. This is bad for the teachers (they do not meet the needs of the house, and poverty will surely spread). As for the students (they will miss many lessons and there will not be enough classes For these lessons, the teachers become explaining quickly and some students may not understand) Therefore, I do not think that the strike is the best solution to express these disturbing feelings. The principal of the school can speak with the head of the agency with kindness and respect, and make him understand that the teachers want an increase in salaries because it has become not sufficient for them and not enough for their families. The president of the government I think they have a right to this complaint
A strike is defined as the intentional and collective cessation of work and its goal is to pressure the employer by the procedure, but just as the strike fulfills some of the rights and demands of workers, it has negative effects, for example: The employee lost his job and the economic community lost. This strike can result in weak wages and workers ’income due to the worker’s lack of commitment to his work, so you know that ...
A strike is not a solution to achieving our demands, it has negative aspects, and it has positive aspects
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Have you ever wondered what will happen if hospital cleaners go on strike ?This will have a negative impact on the hospital even if the doctors and nurses are not on strike. The hospital environment will be unconducive for the medical staff and patients. This will make the hospital a breeding ground for germs, full of smell, and unclean. As such patients will contact more diseases instead of being cured. This is why i feel not everyone should be allowed to strike.
What are some other ways that people could take action to improve their working conditions if you don't think they should be allowed to strike?
I disagree because what if hospital cleaners are not getting their full rights and hospital administration is neither paying any attention towards their issues nor responding to their requests. What would they do? I think, if hospital cleaners go on strike, then obviously doctors, other hospital workers and most of all hospital administration will start understanding the importance of hospital cleaners and will start resolving their issues. What do you say? Do you really think if there is another way for them to get their rights other than strike?
Most of workers strike because they feel that they are working in unsafe and unfair condition when their rights are not justified.e.g in pakistan even working conditions are less than favourable, no laws exists to protect employee working more than 8 hours without any overtime payment .no social security given mostly e.g garment factory in lahore has more than 500 employees working for pakistani brand .There was written contract, only proof of employment is a card.factory management mark attendance of worker themselves and sign for payment to show only on inspection that laws are complying. Against all this labourers on may 2017 a striked (strike of workers of "khaadi" a wellknown brand ) and spotlighted serious widespread problems in garment sector Similarly millions of victoms are there of exploitation and unfair conditions , they protested against poor sanitary conditions, long working hour, low wages etc likewise Ali garment (supplying KIK Textillien Agerman brand in karachi got fired resulted in the loss of 255 lives and 150 injured although that factory was certified by an atalian inspection company KINA services just before incident. So these strikes mayneeded to awake the government and reconsideration of government acts.
To me i think everyone needs to be given a chance to strike.This is because our leaders in top offices seem to only listen to violent ways people present their challenges,they have turned a deaf ear to the out cry of the people for example yesterday in KCCA where the bad roads have not been worked upon for a very long time and yet the authorities want vendors to continue paying taxes.
"The Right to Strike", I agree that people in positions where their working conditions are dangerous, unsafe, high risk or being exploited by their employer deserve the right to strike. I also agree that striking is definitely part of collective bargaining process. D
Everyone can Strike is not right but it becomes a need when someone is exploited with no fixed laws, their rights are not given or ignored then its no option other than to strike because strikes may pointout the flaws in employment acts or gap of their implementation. There is a need to do solid negotiations between employer and employee. Although strikes effect workers themselves severely in the form of loss of job or daily wage during strike but can prove to be a step to make employers think over the rights of employees.
I agree because... When a person or a group of people get into strike, they are very much aware that they will loose that days wages or even at times their valuable jobs, but still they enter into strike in need of some rights like betterment of work place, safety aspects, increase in wages etc...It shows that how desperate those people could be to risk their job and for the purpose of solid negotiations there are Labour unions.
I believe that the right to strike is one of the most important rights in this day and age where people can freely tell what are you thinking about and I totally agree with the idea that the statement: "The right to strike is a right to resist oppression.". I think that everyone is equal in saying and thinking despite their race, gender, age, sexual orentation, etc
Doctors should be allowed to strike for several reasons and goals: first, so that everyone knows the importance of doctors and the importance of their role in this life, and secondly To recover their rights, achieve justice, and give everyone his right Third, change any policy they are not satisfied with Fourth, stop the conflict between the workers and the employer Putting pressure on the employer to solve workers' problems
I think that the right to strike is very important as was highlighted in the article. I agree that it is important to strike based on meaningful reasons rather than "purposeless forms of virtue-signaling or anger-venting on chaotic impulse"; however I also think it is important to use critical thought when striking and refrain from taking action simply due to the people around you. I think it is very important that we strike based on reason and critical thought rather than simply because we are following a trend or because we want to blend in with our peers.
What would you consider to be a good enough reason to strike, fair_pineapple?
In my opinion, there are many good reasons for striking, and these reasons differ from one person to another. I will choose [increase working hours without increasing salary].
I chose this reason because I believe that it expresses and contains all the other reasons, as the increase in working hours without increasing the salary causes pressure on the worker and is considered an injustice to him, and this makes him feel uncomfortable in the workplace and his desire to leave him, and therefore if these things spread, other workers from companies will be affected Thus, their desire to strike will spread, because this reduces their confidence in meeting their needs, which leads to conflict between workers and officials, and this will cause a problem for workers and the country.
In my area teachers are always the workers who go on strike because the government doesn't pay them a good wage or salary however in most cases they (teachers and government) can reach to solutions that suit the two parties and teachers always compensate all the lessons students have missed
The strike has bad sides to society and the state ,for example,the state hinders its interesta and business.There is also an impacton the individual when workers go on strike .lt is belived that he will lose his job.ln most cases, workers are not given a salary when striking because he didn't do the work required of him to implement it,and it also affects the terms of students ,whwn teaches strike for delaying a cademic achievement and the school curriculum ,this is my opinion that the strike in most cases has a bad effect
Of course, the strike is good because the worker, teacher, or doctor gets a good result from it, but it is not in the interest of society, for example, in my country, Palestine. Teachers in the West Bank have so far been on strike, and the students are not studying anything, unlike the students in Gaza. They will finish the school year, and this is a terrible thing. There must be a solution to this problem.
Strikes is a powrful tool for workers to get their rights . However some professions are critical to the functionn of the society. If teachers go on a strike, schools may close and student academic progress may decrease. As what happened this year in my country when teachers go on a strike. It has a bad impact on students success and social and emotinal development.
If doctors go on a strike, patients may experience delays in getting medical care or may not receive care at all. This is dangerous when the patient needs are urgent.
If police go on a strike, there may an increase in crime. This create a sense of insecurity among people.
So it is important work together to find solutions that meet the need of all of them.
Very good comment. Do you think governments should ban strikes among essential workers, as they do in some countries?
It's a complex issue that requires careful consideration of both the rights of the workers and the needs of the public.
On one hand, banning strikes among essential workers is necessary to ensure that vital services are not disrupted since they have to ensure that the public is safe and healthy and a strike coud put lives at risk. So strikes is unfair to the public. On the other hand, strikes is a worker right and ahuman right and it is an effective way for workers to advocate for better working conditiions which could lead to improved sevices for the public. So If I am a leader who is a decision maker I would ban strikes among essential workers and make a yearly questionaires and studies that identify the real life and livelihoods and working type of workers to help me improve their conditions. I would cosider the rising of living expense. So, l am a leader who work to help workers not to oppress them.
Yes, i think the government should ban strikes among essential workers like the doctors if they strike they will instead increase the rate of death in country wide, secondly the teachers, they should not strike because if they strike high rate of illiteracy among the people of a given country increase. thirdly the soldiers, if they strike it will give an opportunity to another powerful country that has united soldiers to easily colonize another country. Like in Uganda never had strong soldiers so it was easy for the British to colonize Uganda. Since Uganda is now having strong soldiers and is now free from control of another country.
I also think workers should also be granted their request and paid in time in order to reduce the risk of striking. Students should be granted some freedom at school , given enough food and basic materials in order to avoid school strikes.
In Uganda, teachers striked because they were underpaid. This made students to miss a lot because schools were closed. Therefore, I think teachers should be highly regarded because they mean a lot to the world.
The strike is a weapon between tow adges, either it will have a benefit to the individual and society, such as abtaining the full rights of the employees, or harm to the individual and society, such as depriving the rights of the employee.
Of course, not everyone can strike. I will give examples of people who cannot strike
First: If the doctor strikes, the lives of many patients will be endangered, so the doctor cannot strike, but the government must increase the salaries of doctors.
Second: The teacher cannot strike because the lives of the students are in his hands. In the event of a teacher's strike, the lives of these students will be endangered, and if he continues to work normally without any strike, the lives of the students will continue to succeed.
In my opinion, the doctor and the teacher are the two most important people who should not strike, and if they strike, this affects all aspects of life and services. I suggest that the government increase their low salaries and hold meetings to agree on a certain decision. For the doctor, teacher and employee to continue to shine and master work.
Even without a union, you have the legal right to organize strikes, job actions, and various protests—and your employer is banned from retaliating against you. Despite the law, though, many employers will fire troublemakers if they can get away with it. That can bring organizing to a halt.
Causes of Strike
Dissatisfaction with the policies of the company. Hours of work and interval timings. Holidays and leaves with pay. Bonus, Provident Fund, and gratuity and many more.
Hoe to resolve a Strike
Bridge the worker-management divide. ...
Practice empathy. ...
Maintain a positive attitude. ...
Allow for worker autonomy. ...
Provide employees with the information they need. ...
Consider appearances. ...
Consider employee safety.
When the various rules are abided to, individuals will be motivated to continue their work and give in their best.👍
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In my opinion from what you said on the topic and based on my research and experience I think everyone should be allowed to go on strike due to the fact that if they are not allowed to air their opinions on the actions of their employers and the government their rights may be trampled upon, but l also understand the side of the story of those who disagree or don't want their to be strikes because so
Honestly when I look at strikes from the two different angles it is important and has it's consequences. Important in the sense that workers need to go on strike when their employer isn't treating them fairly. It also has it's consequenses like the fact that it affects innocent people. I feel strikes should be allowed but first employees have to make their demands known by their employer. If the employer doesn't show any signs of change after several tries, employers can then go on strike.
When medical doctors go on strike innocent and badly sick or injured people don't get treated. This will increase the death rate because patients with severe ailments will not be attended to.
Another example is when teachers go on strike, students are deprived their right to knowledge.
But in some cases strike is a must because it is the only way to fight for your right (that is after every other reasonable thing is tried).
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In my opinion from what you said about the topic and based on my research and experience I think strikes should be allowed because employers could take advantage or trample on the rights of their employees as strikes are a great way of expressing dissatisfaction over unfair treatment or under payment, but I also understand the side of those
Strike has become a common issue in our nation Nigeria. it is a civil action by workers in an organization who feel deprived of their rights or seeking to influence authorities to take decisions in favour of their course.
Examples of strikes that have happened in Nigeria
1. ASUU strike
Academic Staff Union of Universities they have had series of strikes to press their demands on better financing of better Nigerian system. It lasted for 8month
2. Joint health and medical workers union
This strike was embarked of the medical and health workers in government hospitals on Nigeria, this strike occured because the health and medical government workers in Nigeria wanted a better pay
3. NUT strike
The Nigerian Union of Teachers have embarked on several strikes to protest the sack of teachers example in Kaduna state, Nigeria and the payment of teachers salaries
4. NLC strike
Nigeria Labour Congress is the umbrella body of all workers in Nigeria and they usually go on strike over issues that happen in Nigeria to workers like poor working conditions or low salaries
Climate is affected in the way our carbon foot print is used in such a bad way for example I advise people to run and foot as body exercises than to use a petrol car that affects the climate by polluting the environment with suit and so we have to put tougher climate laws all over the world.
Yes, everyone can strike according to the declared laws, so that the strike does not affect the economic and political situation inside the country. The strike is legislated in order to undermine the rights in exchange for the duties that are performed, so that the strike does not affect the students, the sick, or the travelers.
I believe that striking is the right of everyone who is subjected to unfair treatment and paying taxes and other things. I remember that there was a strike incident that took place in the city there, where drivers stopped working to fulfill their demands by paying 3 shekels instead of 2 shekels when transporting passengers from one area to another, and this continued. For a while until they responded to their demands, so the strike is important for obtaining rights. As for the labor government, if it does not want this to happen, then I believe that it must give everyone who has a right his right.
Most of the strike actions in Nigeria occur due to poor application of the provisions of collective bargaining.
For instance the Nigerian labour Congress (NLC) went on warning strike in August, 2011 over non- implementation of the minimum wage. Which was later implemented after the strike
In my country mostly transport employees strike during the time of festivals, since there will a huge mass of people travelling from town to native villages during the festival times, since they will get long leaves from work places. They normally depend on public transport to travel to their native villages. The transport employees utilize this necessity of them and they get into strike at those times and the people are very much affected of this situation.
I think every one can strike according to his or his or her brain,i mean the more advanced brain you have the more ability you may have to strike ,or in your personalities like for example you are a teacher or a doctor etc.
Can you explain what you mean please, sensitive_fly?
l think everyone can strike when wanting to get justice and help from people for example seeking for the truth and reality as the evidence in it hence bringing clarity to striking point or views, like when in court hence enabling positive feedback which will enable success in the work place.
I believe the right to strike is an integral part of society and every person bears the right to strike for better. I think that you should only be allowed to strike if your belief is positive, for better and not to cause more harm or hatred in our world. If your striking to "resist oppression" go ahead I see no problem with that but if you are striking just to cause harm, hurt people, waste money, striking because people around you are I see no point. I also think striking should be the last resort in a dispute, you should try your hardest to work things out with your higher power before you even think about striking.
Workers are the back bone of the organisation they work hard for the development of the organisation some time they work a lot and if they are paid very poor they suffer a lot they work be able to run their family so they protest against the organisation and do strikes. If they can't work regular works of organisations will be affected
If the strike continues for longer period it will bring loss to the company or organisation
In some organisation the workers may also do strike for getting their future benefits.
I feel that everybody should have a rights to go on strike for the things we need because when people go on strike they are provin what's right and when you do that you can really get your point across i feel that not all people should go on strike because it leads to fires breaking out and there are always consequences for people actions like for example when the trump supporters were mad that he was not president the were upset they roar till they got there applied there were upset but that leads to my conclusion that not a strikes are good one.
I think there might be a misunderstanding here -- a strike is a type of protest, but not all protests are a strike. A strike is when people stop working to make their point. The protests you described when people were unhappy that Trump was no longer in power were more like rallies and riots. If others feel confused about this, how might that affect how they think about strikes?
Strike is a right for everyone to claim their rights, but there are groups that strike is prohibited such as health sector employees, presidential employees, employees of the Public Authority for Radio and Television, and others... This is because their strike is likely to affect the country and society, so I do not think that The greedy can strike.
Can everyone strike?? No, it is not possible for everyone to strike, because this affects some people, but most people. If doctors go on strike for their work, then a great catastrophe will occur in society, and we will lose many lives. Therefore, the government is keen to meet all the demands of workers who work in hospitals such as doctors, nurses, and so on. The strike takes place from (salary). A little __ ill-treatment) Therefore, I do not think that a strike is the best solution, but I think that the best solution is for the head of the hospital to talk to the head of government and tell him about the requirements of their workers and that they want an increase in salary and a reduction in working hours
And that some doctors strike from their work because of the mistreatment by the official, he feels as if he is humiliated in this profession, so he strikes about it in order to rest his head
As for the teachers, this is a bad thing. I am a student. We have a lot of strikes and because of them we are absent from school, but is this in our interest?? No, this thing is not in our interest, because after the strike we go back to school and there are many lessons that we miss (knowing that the teachers explain the lessons, but they explain them quickly and some of the students don't understand the lessons This thing affects the rate of many students
I think strikes are justified if it doesnot voilate any condition of statutes. Its allowed by laws as well unless the reason for is not preverse or unreasonable. Whether it justifies or not is question of fact indeed. Its necessary to check the conditions and circumstances behind each strikes first and has to be judged in light of facts .
I disagree because... I agree with you in some of your speech, but strikes are, yes, something justified, but something stupid. At the same moment, of course, you are in a moment of anger, but with the strike that some workers and employees do, they spread poverty in their society, and also he cannot meet the needs of his family But if he talks to one of the senior workers, he will agree to increase the salary, because it is not enough for families, and so on
A protest or strike that made the entire world to witness a stunning protest made by youngsters, without any political background was the "Jallikattu protest" that happened on January 2017.
It started with few youngsters against PETA, for banning Jallikattu, which means bull taming, typically practiced in TamilNadu during Pongal celebration.
No animals will be harmed in Jallikattu and it is practiced by well trained people. The protest lasted for around 15 days and finally they removed the ban on conducting Jallikattu. Thousands and thousands of people from various parts of the state took part in this protest to show their support.
Even I myself took part in that protest to show my support.
This Jallikattu is being conducted for more than 2000 years, which is a part of our culture.
Strikes in general are
A right, whether for employees or doctors, but it has negative effects that make us not want to strike anyway if we have nothing to do with it on patients, for example when doctors strike for a long time, the patient will not receive his treatment, which negatively affects his health
In our region, employees are striking frequently and frequently because of salaries or the lack of jobs for the unemployed. This made them resort to extending the academic year and not giving them the lessons they deserve.
Among the components of the state: the law, governments, citizens, etc.... What I want to say is that the state needs the citizens as they need it. The strike of workers affects the state in several respects, as is the case in Germany, where transport workers began a strike to improve working conditions and increase wages. The metro and tram trains, and this strike negatively affected the travelers, some of whom were sick and needed treatment abroad and then died, and some of them were going to meet with their family, whose working conditions separated them from them and the length of the meeting increased, and many similar cases, as the government finds it difficult In meeting the demands of workers amid high inflation and the cost of living crisis.Economic conditions in Germany may deteriorate in order to meet the demands of the people... What is the solution that the government should follow?
think that the idea of the strike is not that bad because it has positive effects on the strikers, but it also has great negative effects if it exceeds its reasonable limit and starts in a large way.
As in my region, teachers strike for days on our education because of salaries. This thing affects us in our achievement and we lose a lot of scientific materials.
When the strike is repeated without success, I suggest that it stop at that time, because it affects us negatively without any result
For example, when doctors beat patients for a long time, their treatment will be delayed, and thus lead to the death of some, and this means that the lives of patients are related to doctors' strikes.
I hope doctors don't do these strikes when patients are in great need of treatment ❤
In my opinion, the state should meet the demands of both workers and employees because society depends on them greatly
If the state or the specialized bodies fulfilled their demands, they would not have struck, as this would not negatively affect us. By this, we would have overcome the requirements of both people in society, as well as workers and employees, etc.
Can we imagine a society without schools or a society without a hospital
Of course not, then the society will be in a very, very bad condition when these jobs are lost
I think there is a difference between: Peaceful detention is a person's freedom and also a right, and he is the one who made the decision himself.
A strike is a cessation of work, and it is on the part of the employer, and it may be that he wants to put pressure on the worker.
But the students are the most affected by these strikes and also from the causes of strikes when the employer does not allow the employment of his own workers. This is how strikes happen, or the worker may be unfit for work.
Do you think strikes are due to workers being unfit for work, or that the work has become too much for the worker?
No, I do not think that the strike occurs because of the laziness of the worker or his inability to work at all, because the strike comes from the thinking of the workers. Rather, it comes from the fact that some workers work beyond their capacity, i.e. they work for very long hours with very low salaries, and this is a very unjust thing. We hope they will not increase it. Salaries and reduced working hours, this is not a good thing
A strike is when everyone stops working intentionally and collectively, because of something unfair such as salaries or long working hours. I believe that everyone has the right to strike, but within reasonable limits. For example, doctors do not go on strike for long because there are many patients who need treatment, and if they are not treated, they will not be able to live in good health.
There are several aspects of the strike, some positive and some negative: Positive: The striking worker is able to return the rights that were taken away from him, for example, working long hours without additional wages, and the salaries that were taken from them to be returned.
Cons: Seriously ill patients cannot be treated, and students who go to school will not learn because of the teachers' strike.When your employer does not listen to your terms and conditions of employment then you can go on strike, but employees going on strike is at our disadvantage because there will not be anyone to attend to our needs. For example Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) in my area went on strike for eight months(February 14th 2023 to october 17th 2023)due to the government's failure to meet their demands, and as a result of the strike students were not able to go to school. Strike is good for the employees to get their conditions met and is also a disadvantage to the people because there will be no one to meet or needs.Naturally, students have been at the receiving end and the worst hit is our educational system, of course. However, apart from the disastrous implications on our education system, ASUU strikes negatively affect our economy and may cause a lot of minor and serious crimes to be perpetrated by the fainthearted and those desperate for survival. I will take Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, and its economic importance as a case in point.You are right..and confirmation of what you said. In my country, the government institutions responsible for paying the salaries of employees did not respond to the teachers’ requests to raise their salaries due to the high cost of living and the insanely high prices, which led to schools closing their doors to students and the educational process almost completely stopped for two months. Also, these governmental institutions rejected the strike and the teachers’ requests and did not pay the salaries during these two months, under the pretext that there is no wage without work.
This was reflected negatively on the students, especially the high school Tawjihi students, who were forced to enroll in private lessons to receive various academic subjects in light of the closure of schools, and the strike continues and its negative repercussions on all groups continue.
Not all people should go on strike because a lot of people will use it against what only they believe and it may not be good so i know that not all people should be able to go on strike
striking is not necessary because most of us lose many things like when teachers went on strike last year in Uganda, children never got education services. Instead children were just joining businesses which introduce theft in some children, others were just coming to school to eat and play around the school with no control of the teachers they even broke the water pipes and it was such a mess. Some children who joined businesses ended up as scrap sellers, mastered use of abusive language to mention but a few. I strongly say that striking is very bad especially to education where young people suffer in the hands of nobody to care.
I can see you have a passionate view on striking here and I am interested in your story. Are the children now working in businesses long term or have they returned to school? Do you understand the reason that the teachers went on strike last year? How would you suggest that the teachers achieve their aim without striking, and would you think that employees in other sectors could strike? For example, in the UK we have had doctor and postal strikes in addition to teacher strikes - all very different sectors. What are your thoughts?
In my opinion, workers should be allowed to strike
WHY
Because, workers will only go on strike for reasonable reasons. For example, a worker will go on strike if he or she is not properly or well recognized in his or her various place of work. So a worker that works tirelessly for the development of his or her organization should be recognized and awarded maybe by a promotion or even more. This will encourage other workers to do more and this will definitely curb number of strikes in a country.
can everyone strike ?
The short answer is yes , anyone can go on strike . However , there are certain requirements that must be met , for example : employees are entitled to strike, but for a specific period, and for a convincing reason.
it is important that the decision be serious , as it may lead to loss of salary or termination of employment, and the consequences of the strike must be considered. it can negatively affect other people ،
But in my opinion , if everyone has the right to strike, then everyone should bear the consequences of others' strike.
At the end ,
while striking may not be the right decision for everyone in every situation , it remains a legitimate form of collective action that can effect meaningful change when used effectively .
Can everyone strike? The answer is a bit complicated.
On the one hand, employees have the right to strike.
On the other hand, the strike may affect other people negatively.
In my opinion, and frankly, it may be better for everyone to stick to his daily jobs, "no shame in that game!"
but sometimes there is a convincing reason to strike,
so it is difficult to say whether or not everyone can strike ...
I would agree it is a complicated subject, and there are definitely reasons to and not to strike. What do you think are the convincing reasons for employees to strike?
Can everyone strike? No because going on strike .
becomes an issue and disavantage for a great mass of people, an example is the Organised Labour for Ghana strike. The Ghanaian government declared plans to embark on indefinite nationwide strike from December 27, 2022. The worker groups who participated in this strike action included doctors, teachers, nurses, and midwives, civil servants among others groups. The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) who de
handled secondary schools, Ghana Medical Association who handled hospitals, University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) participated, Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association of Ghana also joined inside, civil service workers and others. Meaning doctors and nurses agreed not to report to duty in public hospitals, secondary school teachers saying they aren't going to teach, university teachers abandoning their classroom and public sectors. The impact hit hard especially on healthcare facilities and the educational systems of Ghana. Students were unable to obtain needed information from schools for a great amount of time, sick patients where put on hold due to doctors disagreeing to help out causing death on a majority of patients. It understandable on the reasons of why people strike but during this action people don't take into consideration the impact it comes with, sometimes you win and obtain what u wanted from the rash action of striking but majority of the time you lose and the lose comes with consequences
I think everyone can strike and has the right to strike
. There are many reason for strikes
1. Striking is a last resort but sometimes the only tool for workers to protect themselves.
2. To avoid being at the complete mercy of employers.
3. To give more of a balance between worker and employer power.
4. Without it, more and more governments will ban industrial action and punish people who dare to strike.
5. Most strikes are over pay and better working conditions. Without the threat of strike action, corporations will be able to make bigger profits, while working conditions will get worse
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In my opinion strikes should be allowed because their are a great way through which employees express their dissatisfaction over unfair working conditions treatment and underpayment and without strikes the rights of the employees could get trampled upon, but I also understand the side of the story of those who disagree with or think strikes should not be allowed because some people could go on strike for unnecessary or unimportant things that could easily be resolved or things that actually not unfair to the employers.
So I believe that strikes are a good thing but as they say to much of a good thing can be bad, so strikes should be allowed on the condition that they will be used when necessary and when they are held they should not be to prolonged before the reach an agreement with their employers as o prolonged strikes could have an effect on the lives of many people and can lead to problems in the economy of the nation leaving it in dismay and causing chaos therefore putting the lives of many at risk.
In my opinion, the police cannot strike. As they say (the police are at the service of the people), but what if the policemen go on strike?, corruption will spread and serious crimes will increase. Here we can say that not everyone can hit. Oh, too, the doctor. The doctor is the barrier that separates the patient's life from his grave. If the doctor strikes, let's say goodbye to the patient, and if he continues to work normally here, then the patients' lives will be fine. I hope that the most important people I mentioned will be punished in the event of a strike. Because their presence is a great blessing in our lives
Thanks.
Can everyone strike? No, certainly not for everyone. For example (the police), we always feel safe because the police are around us. We can imagine a world without the police. How would you feel? Crimes will spread, theft will spread, and terror will spread in the hearts of everyone. This is a very bad thing, so I think it is not the best solution. They can solve the problem. Which speaks with words because speech and understanding solve problems (And doctors) cannot strike because they are the main reason for many people’s lives (after God’s ability to heal). So imagine with me if one of your family members got sick and you took him to the hospital and you did not find anyone to treat the patient, how would you feel? Yes, it is a very sad feeling, so I hope that the doctors and the police do not come close to the strike, so they can solve the problems with words If they strike from their work, the dead spread among us, whether through disease or crimes
Yes, I carefully read your comment. I was attracted by your saying about the police that we always feel their presence around us and that they always surround us, but do you think that parents do not protect their children like the police? Yes I know. The police are at the service of all society and they are strong and protect us all but do you think that there are professions other than doctors and the police that are important in our lives and that they cannot strike because we are affected? Tell me I listen to you
In my opinion, butchers and bakers also have importance in our daily lives. They work the hardest so that we can live an easy and simpler life. The butcher cuts the meat and cleans it despite its difficulty, and the baker bakes bread and sells it to people at a cheap price. What and no firemen what will happen? Everyone will die and be burned, so I think they are very important in our daily life, and I hope that they will not think about going on strike.
Strikes are the voices of unhappy and mistreated workers, and they ask for different things such as better pay, health benefits, a better working environment, reasonable hours of work and so on.
When these workers do not get what they want they will hold protests and stop going to work until they give them what they want and deserve, before they start working again. In my country, the group of workers that go on strikes the most are teachers and health workers.
When health workers go on strike, so many sick people lose their lives and when teachers go on strike students are delayed in their academic progress which can lead to frustration and social vices.
I think that sometimes strikes are reasonable if you consider the livelihood of the workers but a bit unreasonable when you consider the negative effects. Workers and their employers should learn to come to the table
to negotiate for the good of everyone.
First of all, what is a strike? Well, a strike is basically when a group of individuals put a stop to their service to complain about something, maybe on the basis of treatment, pay, working conditions etc. I think workers should be allowed to speak up for what they need and be able to have freedom over their work conditions or complain if there is a problem with their occupation, but I do not believe that strikes are the best course of action to deal with the problem, as there are other methods to deal with the problem, such as putting complaints in writing or scheduling
meetings with the managers or HR divisions in their workplace, or the General Boss could allow the worker to speak if they have a problem or want to file a complaint, they can also send representatives to negotiate with
their employers and come to a compromise in which everyone benefits at the end of the day.
I think that every worker should be allowed to strike, but instead of going on a strike I think that the workers should have a protest against the government because if workers were to be going on strike too often the impact on the society would be very severe.
For example:
If a doctor was to go on strike hundreds of people could die daily due to the unsatisfactory working conditions given by the government.
No, certainly not everyone can strike. Strike is never a good thing for you to imagine that, for example, your father went on strike for reasons. Many (low salary - mistreatment - and long hours) Who will help the family to bring in the money? Who will meet your needs? You will live in permanent poverty, so some workers are keen not to think about the strike despite the bad things that happen to him and the salary that is not enough, so this worker becomes working in two professions together in order to provide for the needs of their families It is true. He will be very tired, but he will provide the needs of his children, and I think that this feeling for the father is the best feeling in his life Also, there are workers who are afraid to talk to the official about increasing the salary and reducing working hours so that he does not expel them from work, but I do not support them Because they are cowards, I hope that the workers will strengthen themselves and talk with the official with all his courage and tell them about their feelings on this matter
I agree because... Yes, your point of view is very credible and beautiful But do you think that the workers are the ones who stop working at will, or are they forced to leave it?? Also, it is possible that the worker at one time is at fault and the one who fires him is the boss. Is that called a strike?
Striking is a powerful tool used by workers to bring attention to their demands and push for change. But there are both pros and cons to striking.
One of the benefits of striking is that it draws attention to workers. Strikes can bring media coverage, social media attention, and public support for the workers. This puts pressure on the employer to negotiate and can help workers achieve their goals.
Striking also brings workers together in solidarity. It can help build a sense of harmony among those who are striking because they share the same goal. This can be empowering and foster a sense of unity and purpose that can last long after the strike ends.
Additionally, striking can be a powerful bargaining tool. The threat of a strike can encourage employers to come to the negotiating table and offer better terms to workers. This can lead to better wages, pensions, and working conditions for employees.
While striking can be an effective tool, there are also cons to consider. One of the most significant risk is that striking can be a financial burden for workers. Striking often means losing wages and can put workers in a difficult financial situation, especially if the strike is prolonged.
Strikes can also damage relationships between workers and employers. If negotiations break down, it can be difficult to rebuild trust and work together effectively in the future.
Strikes also affect the people in the community. When workers go on strike the masses are also affected because services are not rendered to them. When doctors go on strike, patients are deprived of their health. When teachers go on strike, students are deprived of knowledge. And in so many occasions the same thing happens.
As I have said before everybody has a right to strike but has anyone wondered why the armed forces are not allowed to strike? The reason they are not allowed to strike is for the country's security.
In Nigeria, the government has been doing things for the armed forces. They have been building houses for them to live in called barracks, they have their own special hospitals like the Army Reference Hospital. They also have their own school like command children's school and Airforce Secondary School. Finally when they retire they provide them houses as their post service housing scheme.
It seems they have gotten everything they need but they can report to government when they have complaints.
In my own opinion i feel strike is a very effective technique which can be used by the workers to draw the attention of the government to put a stop to the nonchalant attitude towards the staff welfare and also to hinder unfavorable change in the working conditions. But i still feel that if workers go on strike, it will negatively affect those who are not involved in the strike. The reason why the strike will negatively affect the people is because '' services that are meant to be provided are not as the workers are on the strike action'' unbaised_buffalo mentioned.
To sum up... in reference to conscientious_mood '' Strikes is be a good way for the employees to get their conditions/demands met up and also a disadvantage to the people because there will be no one to meet there needs''.
Thanks.
I think that it is a right of a most workers to go on strike for valid reasons.
However, instead of going on a strike outrightly, I think that the workers can stage a protest against the organisation by wearing Uniform, armband or some other special attire which is not the usual form of dressing in that organisation.
In this way, workers in essential duties like health care, security, power,oil and gas, and water companies can demand for their right without causing pain and sufferings to the members of the community where they provide the essential services.
For example:
I learnt that some workers in the Nigerian oil and Gas sector usually make protests through the wearing of Red vests and organises a 30 minutes protest songs in front of their Administration building to demand for their rights.
I agree because...
there is more than one way to solve a problem.Strikes are really not the only way to solve a problem and I think a protest is a better way than striking. But protests don't always work and in cases like that I think strikes should should be allowed
There a big strike in Gaza
I don't know what is the problem 😕
But it's Not useful and harmful for the students "
But we can pass this stage
Strikes benefit teachers in taking away the rights that were taken away, perhaps money It is also harmful to patients, to us students, and to many people So we demand to stop the strikes for us
In my opinion, strikes should be for a limited and short period.
If they are for a long period, this will certainly affect society and the people and cause them harm.
I believe that doctors are the ones who should be present in their workplaces throughout the day, because they must take into account that there are patients who must be taken care of and provided with appropriate services to make them happy.
If the doctors strike, I believe that this will cause harm to the patient and increase the danger to his life, and the doctor’s strike may cause his death.
Therefore, I think that the idea of striking the patient is very, very bad and dangerous.
Finally, I would like to send a message to the doctors: If you want to preserve the lives of your patients and work to make them happy.
And make them feel comfortable and safe, and work to provide them with all the necessary services for them, and also work to raise their spirits.
If you want this for your patient, I advise you not to hit no matter whatbecause your work is linked With human life, you must take responsibility for your work.
You used the words "long" and "short" period in your comment. Could you give a bit more detail about what these might mean? And would it mean the same thing for people in different jobs? For example, would a short time away from work for a doctor raise the same concerns as a short time away from work for a farmer?
Well, the farmer being out of work has great risks, but it's not the same as the doctor being out of work.
For example, the farmer's departure from work will lead to a decrease in crop productivity, and thus the farmer's income will decrease due to his strike.
At the same time, only a few crops will be sold, so this will affect and deteriorate the economy of the country.
As for the doctor turning away from his work:
this has great risks, such as increasing the risk to the patient’s life and not caring for him and his disappointment that he will recover soon, and therefore this will harm the patient.
so I think we cannot compare A farmer away from his work, with a doctor away from his business.
The work of a doctor is related to people's lives.
Either he stays alive or he loses his life and dies.
I will answer the second question for me. Strike is never a good solution. What is the point of remaining without work until your manager achieves your goal? This is the concept of strike for me, but am I sure that if I strike, the manager may accept my return again, or will I feel better? Every person should ask it for himself before he decides that he is going to strike. Everyone should think before doing anything and think whether this will benefit him or harm him.
It may not be a good solution as you suggest, but if a worker feels they are being treated unfairly and their employer doesn't listen to their complaints/suggestions that it is within the employees right to use a strong method to bring it to people's attention and raise awareness?
The strike is the intentional cessation of work and its aim is to put pressure on the employer. It is also called accident strikes that constitute a stoppage of work other than a procedure such as a strike of citizens from paying taxes. Strikes began to take on greater importance with the industrial revolution when groups of workers gained importance in the presence of factories and mines And in most countries it is illegal. Most of the Western countries legalized strikes in the late nineteenth century and the beginning of the twentieth century. The question here is: Does the strike have a positive or negative effect?
Good point. What do you think? Are there strikes that have a positive effect and those that don't? And how might you determine which are which?
Yes there are strikes that have positive effect and also those that have negative effect.
If they have a positive effect there will be increases the workers' collective bargaining power for improved wages and improve working conditions.
And if they have a negative effect
Employment relationships between both parties could become strained and this could affect teamwork and profitability. Businesses suffer production and financial losses and consumer confidence is adversely affected.
From my point of view, I believe that strikes have a negative impact more than a positive one, as it negatively affects the individual and society, and it can be positive in favor of the political side.
Finally, strikes do not solve all problems. If members of society have a positive understanding with each other, without strikes, their problems will be solved.
Strikes tells everyone about the problem that the workers are undergoing. It forces the authorities to make a decision to overcome the problem of the strikers. So anyone can strike.
Also if somebody strikes, they may lose their job because of different reasons, and it will be very hard for them to run the family. So some fear to strike.
So my final answer is "Yes, anyone can strike but many don't do because of their fear."
A strike is when workers stop working, but in Japan bus drivers decided to go on strike to claim their rights, and what's new? What impressed me is their cleverness to get what they want, so they covered the coins place with a lid so that all bus trips are free for all so work smart not hard.
This is an interesting example of a way of striking, glad_apricot. Do you think this is more or less effective than stopping work all together?
Of course, it will be more effective, because they did not carry out the strike that we know, they used their brains so that nothing was different, but with governments being taught a harsh lesson, thus the government will be forced to listen to them and fulfill their demands.
When your "boss" or "higher up" decides not to listen to you and listen to what you have to say then you would be able to go on strike. But my question is what will you gain from going on strike? If you go on strike maybe your employer will start to listen to what you have to say but what if they don't? If they do then they have to listen or at least hear you out. But if they don't then you could be out of a job and loose money and may not even be able to provide for yourself or your family. If doctors go on strike then people can't get treatment for things that they need. If waiters go on strike there will be a longer wait time for restaurants and they may lose customers because of how long service takes. So what I think is that people should not be able to go on strike but the employer, boos, or higher up must listen to the employees terms and conditions.
You're right that strikes can have negative effects, jubilant_wildcat. What do you think workers should do if they raise concerns with their employer but see no change to their pay or working conditions? Should they carry on without complaint?
I feel that they should go to the owner of the company or ceo and discuss their problems with them to see if they will accept their terms and conditions of work.
I disagree because...the workers should consider their boss's source of money because they might also know that there earning rate of income is low but they keep on demanding for increased payments so where do they expect the boss to get money, they should also be considerate some times.
I do not think that everyone can participate in the strike collectively due to the different governments that take care of and control every institution in my area, such as the schools that are governed by UNRWA and a few of them are governed by local rulers, so we cannot all strike at once. For UNRWA to strike once, separate from what strikes in local government schools, in order for the strike to affect the governments, we must be a strong hand in different governments. My name is a red circle as a result of solidarity with one of them. A narrow city and I cannot dispose of it as I wish. I need to work to earn daily sustenance for the family. From my point of view, in my country, no one can participate in anyone's strike unless our goal is all one. Otherwise, I cannot Share with someone
You make a good point about local contexts and governance affecting people's ability to strike. How do you think the impact of a small, local strike would compare to a larger scale strike?
When the employer does not listen to the terms or to all conditions ofconditions employment for everyone , You can go on strike , But most of the employees who strike repeatedly are not in our favor because there is no one to meet our needs or requirements. for example : Members of the faculty union decided in all universities (ASUU) in our neighborhood strike for a long time its duration eight months
( 16 February 2023 until 20 October 2023 ) because of The government's inability to meet their needs and requirements , Also, due to repeated strikes, students were unable to do this . Continue going to your school . A strike is also good for most employees in order for their needs and conditions to be met. Also, this is a defect for some people because there will be no one to meet their needs or requirements.
As l say before
It is important to demand rights and strike in the event that they are not available, but there are also many negatives from them
Like doctors strike, this leads to many deaths
Teachers' strike also causes ignorance and the state's lack of development
Also, ways must be found to demand rights without causing negative effects on the state
everyone has a right to strike
Can you explain why you think this, delightful_orange?
The strike is when a group of workers stops working in order to put pressure on the official to meet their needs, but the strike must be in peaceful, non-harmful ways.
I believe that striking is a human right because if workers decide to strike, then they have been subjected to injustice or humiliation, then they resort to striking, but if they continue to protest and procrastinate, we will not be able to find our needs. For example, if doctors continue to strike, we will lose many people, but doctors must not strike at a time One they mustDivide the strike among themselves.
If not all workers participated in the strike at the same time do you think it would have as much impact?
In my country the Union constitution provides for fines and/or assessments to be levied against any union member that either crosses the picket line or refuses to take part in strike activities. Crossing the picket line or failure to participate in the strike will result in loss of union seniority.
Employment relationships between both parties could become strained and this could affect teamwork and profitability. Businesses suffer production and financial losses and consumer confidence is adversely affected.
Although wage disputes have been the single most common cause of strikes, workers have walked off their jobs for many reasons, including efforts to win union recognition, shorten the workday, gain or defend control over the work process, improve working conditions, and protest the disciplining of unionists.
Certainly there will not be the same effect.
When all the workers strike at the same time the effect is higher and the chance of their demands being met is higher.
But they, for example, as doctors, must consider people because it is related to their lives.
And there are plenty of other ways doctors use to punish officials who don't meet their demands.
Like they open their own clinics and leave the government health centers.
There are many strikes around the world, doctors, engineers, teachers and others, but now I am going to talk specially about Teachers, as my area knows what word (strikes) means very well , cause There has been strikes in high schools for more than month , so there is my standpoint about the topic as a teacher's daughter :
A lot of governments don't respect teachers and didn't give them their rights or even their full salaries, teachers suffer , so they are doing strikes and stop teaching at schools for months, to raise their voice and claim their rights , but when thay do that the students also will suffer because they need to go to school, to complete their education, so how will they pass the exams with out study at school !? They really need to get good grades to be able to complete their education, The governments must to find a solution with the teachers,and avoid a huge problem with students and society ,or else the situation will get worse
I agree with you that governments do not give teachers their rights, but this does not come at the expense of educating students because they have nothing to do with it
I would like to say, and I am also the daughter of a teacher, that governments are really remiss in the right of teachers and so on, but students must also be given their right to education
You are right. Our district is similar to yours in the matter of the strike. As a student, I am trying to make up for what I missed.
I hope that governments give employees their right without negative effects on us as students
Yeah I also agree with you but I want to add some thing to what you stated above, when teachers have striked
at a particular school the administrators should bring other new teachers to first teach as the others have on strike as they look for ways of paying the other teachers, by doing so they will not affect the students.
Strikes are not the solution for all. And many at times disrupts the normal life. In a country like us, especially it is nothing but chaos. We have seen suddenly a big gang of people sitting in the middle of railway tracks for some reason which is too frivolous, just to draw the attention of the media house. Once that is done they all will vanish. But imagine the trauma that the entire machinery goes through, the passengers go through and how much lives are at stake ! Since in few cases, where the reason is significant and that it require a stiff and strong opposition, have succeded because of the strikes, everyone has taken this as a tool.
Many do not want to go thru the normal route of taking it to the hierarchy. Is the Prime Minister of some country visiting has proposed something that is not acceptable for some segment of people, disrupt the normal life! If the students want to be heard, strike and in most cases, it leads to violence!
Just for somebody's sake, how can violence be accepted!
Few years back, when some segment of teachers, wanted their voice to be heard, they did not go to roads, but all they did was work, but wore a black badge, refused to use the staff room, instead sat with the students! This way, they made their point very clear and also did not disrupt the education of the kids.
Likewise, a year ago, when one of the doctor committed suicide because of the stress she undergoes due to her professional commitment, similarly doctors and nurses, went on a strike but did not leave any patients. Instead, they took care of patients, and during their recess they stood outside the hospital. This actually created a positive impact about the strike.
Gone are the days that the strikes had a purpose, but today, especially in our country, we find anybody and everybody who wants to disrupt the normal lives of people, take to the streets and in most cases leads to violence.
Such strikes also brings economical imbalance.
Personally, I think that everybody should be allowed to strike, if their reasons are valid. They would be allowed two days of strike, and then the government would assess their reasons. However, if there was a public outcry, then they would have to reconsider. The government, based on the reason, would then decree whether they were allowed. Outcries would first go to the High court, and then upwards. This would stop junior doctors for a ludicrous 35% pay rise. I understand that it wouldn't be great for efficiency, but I think that this is the most effective way forward.
I also think that your words contain logic. Sometimes, if the reasons are clear and valid, they are given at most two days to strike, and at the point that people who are beginners in their work have little income. For example, in my country, teachers strike when those who graduated are not confirmed and work in unemployment for a short period. These students They stayed up and tired and in the end they do not get the price of their continuous work
In my opinion, strikes can be considered a means to obtain the demands of the employees, but the conditions of the employers must be taken into account, as there are circumstances that they go through, which force them to reduce wages or reduce the luxuries and needs of the employees, But this does not mean continuing to do so with this argument, as the employees have responsibilities to do and families to spend on, and any decrease in their wages negatively affects their way of life, so they are forced to object and strikeHowever, the impact of these strikes on the rest of society must be taken into account, as there are some important professions in society that cannot be dispensed with, and the strike of the owners of these professions from work it causes a major crisis in the country ,As a profession, education, medicine and architecture, they are pillars the country And the strike of a group of them It leads to stopping the line of work of an entire department, which results in bad effects on the state and the population, and in some cases the population is the most affected party, for example; If doctors go on strike, the most affected in this case are the patientsTherefore, instead of saying that employees should not strike, it should be said that their needs should be provided as much as possible, even if there are some harsh conditions.
Teachers are allowed to choose if they want to strike or not but at the end of the day teachers will not finish there work hey will not give the children as much education as they need,Nurses they strike because there payment is not high enough for the work they do but it can be dangerous as the hospital can be short staffed and not be enough people to take care of the patients .
Who might think striking is not the right thing to do & affected people ?: The management or the opposition party thinks strike is not the right thing. Both workers. Management and general people would be impacted people of most of the strikes.
Strikes in your area / examples: There is a private hotel nearby my area but the waste foods and used leaves are thrown out on the waste land and corner roads. This resulted bad odour and people, children Living around the place got affected. So they complained but not taken actions on time.so they strike against the hotel management to have proper way handling waste foods & leaves. Now the area is clean & neat and win- win for people and the hotel as well.
I and my family did not engage in strike because earnings of the capitalist contingent upon every individuals it will affect the family as well as our country strike by mean any concerted stoppage of work by employees and any concerted slow down or other concerted interruption of operations by employees.
I believe that workers should be allowed to go on strike whenever they want if their workplace does not meet their needs and standards of what they need and believe they should have in life, such as if the job does not pay or provide the agreed-upon amount of pay or does not provide enough leisure time or space for people to take a break and relax for a period of time. All employees must be able to take a break from work, relax, and return to work at the appropriate time. If this is not available and companies force their employees to work all year round, then they have the right to strike.
This is something that has affected all countries where people are overworked and it affects their mental health. We have lost some good hands and will continue to lose good hands if organizations do not adjust their working hours and allow or arrange for their employees to benefit from good health policies.
The current news now in my area about doctors is that the Plateau State Hospital 🏥 in Jos the doctors have decided to go on strike and is really affecting a lot of people right now cause people are falling I'll because of the change in weather 🌡️ and now when they go to Plateau State Hospital the doctors are on strike and it's not helping now people have to go and look for another hospital and it will be another work load on that hospital cause they have their own patients and other people are coming from another hospital to be treated.
My cousin is ill and when they went to their hospital which is the Plateau State Hospital they said they can't attend to him and it was an emergency that the doctors are on strike so they had to look for another hospital like JUTH and when they went there people were much and that's not their hospital and his life was at a risk cause you have to go through many processes if that's not your hospital and that almost caused a life. So doctors going on strike will bring much harm to us so if the Rights of doctors should not be violated and their salaries are being paid that will help us and save a lot of lives. The short story I gave is a true life stroy that happened just yesterday.
Sorry to hear about your cousin, tenacious_drum. What do you think would be a safer way for doctors to gain attention without going on strike?
What I think is that their salaries should always be paid when due and their rights should not be violated with this the doctors won't go and strike and it will help cause people will be cured of diseases and there will be more birth and less death. Also less cases.
In addition to tenacious drum, I think another way for doctors to gain attention without striking is to put billboards near their health facilities and ask for votes from the patients who are really grateful to their jobs so that the people responsible for paying their salaries can listen to their requests through their customers[the patients they treat],I'm sure they would not like their customers to get upset with them, in that way I am positively sure that they will be heard in that more peaceful way.
I agree with what you have said government should try to pay their workers on time so that the rate at which people go for strike would be reduced and there would be less problem in our country
Strikes shouldn't be allowed for everyone. Many employees get paid unfair wages between coworkers or they could be getting mistreated by their boss. Yes, you do have the right to protest but sometimes your protest can affect lots of people. Say you're a police officer protesting for something you believe is unfair. While you're protesting , there could be someone in need and his employees that are working may need your help and you wouldn't know because you're protesting. Your protest can also be a disturbance to the people around you. You could be protesting too loud while others are trying to get sleep for school or work. It's okay to protest but you can't protest selfishly.
I agree because this could be dangerous for those who want to access these services.
Should everyone be able to strike? No, in my opinion I think that no one should be striked. I have two reasons why this is the first reason why not, The first reason why not is because when workers get striked if their job is low paying and they're trying to make money they won't be able to make as much money as promised and will get much less than the promised amount. The second reason why I think my opinion is true is because if someone is trying to make money and they really need it for rent, food, etc they won't be able to make enough money causing poverty to them. According to present news we can learn that many people can't reach their attendees'needs and cause poverty in many areas like nigeria and many many more that are suffering this. In my conclusion, I approve that workers, students, and much more shouldn't be striked.
Many factors contribute to people wanting to go on strike: Low pay, when they are not paid their salary on time when the tools for work are inadequate, and when manpower is low as a result, people are overworked, unfair labour practices, when rights and interests are not represented by labour unions and management, among other things. Strikes can harm a company's public relations by making customers believe that the company is unconcerned about the plight and needs of its employees. Some employees believe their company is making more profits without increasing their pay, so going on strike reduces the profits made by the company.
Strikes can also put political pressure on the government, forcing it to intervene. Sometimes the government passes laws that have a significant impact on the strike. Despite these and other challenges, the strike remains a powerful tool for workers to get the government and organizations to address their issues.
I agree because... You can't expect people to work without getting something in return.
Strike does not only occur because if the workers dissatisfaction but also because of the lack of cooperation of the employers when employers are not understanding and does not put the interest of their workers into consideration it's causes strikes
So employees should have in mind that with their cooperation and the workers satisfaction they would be able to resul in a comfortable working environment that is both good for them and their customers.
Strikes should be allowed because it can help change things that are not good. The government can change how things work. Like if people don't earn enough money from their job or they are in danger. If people can't protest then everything will just be the same and we need a better place and future. Different people are affected because they probably do not agree with others opinions and don't want anything to change. I saw an ad on the internet about people protesting about blm and lgbtq. They were saying that black people and people in the lgbtq community should not be judged or made fun of.
My father is an employee at the university and they had a strikeBecause of salariesBecause of salaries This has affected students in their education But the needs of the employees were met and given their full rights I think that this strike negatively affects the students and it is possible for the employees not to care about their job if any injustice or deprivation of their rights has been done to them.
I believe that this is the main reason for strikes, and when governments meet people's demands for their salaries, etc., here they will have solved the problems of many, whether workers who want their salaries or the people who need them greatly
I wish I hope in every region that governments meet the demands of employees
Can everyone go on strike? Yes, everyone has free will over whatever they want to do. Nobody is going to stop them. Is it always beneficial? No. In most cases when people go on strike, it causes significant harm to the places they work in. For example, in Nigeria, an organization known as the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) went on strike. This organization is know for going on strikes sporadically and without warning. Their strike schedule has obviously affected Nigerian students who go to public universities, who are left waiting in the dark. The strikes that ASUU go on have gained lots of criticism around the nation with many students, parents and government officials being upset. However, what they seem to forget is the fact that ASUU is going on strike for a reason and not just for fun. Public universities in Nigeria are severely underfunded. The facilities are bad and resources are scarce. Only about 7 percent of the country's resources actually goes to the education sector. ASUU has been talking about this issue for years and no significant changes have been made. Obviously educators are going to get irritated by the fact that the concerns that they've been voicing for years have not been fixed and hence go on strike. Despite the fact that main purpose of the strike is to gain the government's attention, it hurts multiple people in the process because their need will be deemed not important.
Strike has affected people negatively seriously but when we look at it from another view it has made the government to pay more attention to the needs of the people.
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In my opinion I think strikes should be allowed because it is a great way to airing one's dissatisfaction over unfair working conditions and underpayment to one's employers.I think strikes should be allowed as in my country Nigeria there is a right to fair hearing but I think strikes should only be allowed if there is a reasonable cause as it going on strikes for unnecessary things could have a huge impact in the lives of many people negatively and if a strike should be allowed there should be a warning as an impromptu strike could have a negative impact in the economy of a nation.
In summary strikes should be allowed as long as it is for a good cause
I feel conflicted on this one. On one side, strikes can take place if employers or companies don't pay enough or don't listen to reasonable requests from employees/citizens, which could lead to being heard from employers/companies. On the other hand, strikes can cause chaos such as medical workers, dentists, farmers, etc. I think the best most acceptable kind of strike is when it's by the citizens since services aren't being refused and those who need the services can access them.
Some interesting thinking! Do you think citizen strikes are effective in getting results?
When medical doctors, factory workers, teachers, builders, e.t.c. go on strike, it is a section of the citizens that have gone on strike. This is a clear indication that something is not right with the system. You might not have a situation where the entire citizens go on strike. If that happens, it has escalated to a protest which might become more difficult to control.
To avoid strikes, I will propose that unions of every sector should always have a parley with the government every quarter, this way any matter arising will be nipped at the board.
Hi there, I’m from a democratic country every individual has the right to voice out when something is not favored and is against their needs/demands. In our country STRIKES are the most common thing, mostly for better salary and for better working conditions. I wish to highlight a real-time example that happened recently, A food delivery person is not get paid his salary on time and was pushed to do extra time with no added benefits, which provoked and formed a group and made a protest against the food delivery service company, many of them were fired and lost their job and the company highlighted different reasons. I see it was due to an inappropriate corporate strategy and I see a reason for this protest, I wish those delivery people get their jobs back. We live in a food ecosystem where 90% are workforce, managed by the 10% group, we should work together for everyone’s betterment, like a cog wheel – every cog wheel is important for execution. In my opinion, both groups should think a strike is not the right thing to do, which will create discomfort for everyone.
I believe everyone should be able to strike, no matter what. One might argue that striking could stop things from getting done, but that is the point. The literal meaning of "strike" is to "a refusal to work organized by a body of employees as a form of protest, typically in an attempt to gain a concession or concessions from their employer." Going on strike is MEANT to cause a disruption, to show the importance of that service or work and why they deserve to be treated to their fair share.
Some good thinking here. Do you think it's possible to have too many strikes?
I do believe there is a point where too much striking can become problematic. If everyone is constantly on strike, our society would collapse as it is. Imagine if pilots and ship captains all went on strike. No one would be able to leave their country as no qualified people would be able to take them, and no one would be able to get imported goods.
How do we get the balance right between allowing people to strike and keeping society working?
I think the way to balancing allowing people to strike and keeping society working is not purely striking, and more legal negotiation. If an employee feels that they are not getting paid their fair share, and many others feel this way, and they are an essential worker, an union should pursue legal action against the company, such as suing. I think this way we could prevent society from shutting down while also making sure workers get the ability to speak up.
Good idea! Are there any particular skills needed to negotiate well do you think?
Here, it is a bus strike because the management is not good and timing of the bus is irregular, So the people starting a strike to get their right to have all the benefits and security .
If the management take this as a serious problem the strike will no long extend .
If the people starting a strike, some people are opposing to the strike and not understanding their situation . This belongs to big understanding problem.
This were the strike I heard in news .
Great to see you making links with the news! Are the strikes still happening?
My country is going through economic instability and many people are suffering from it and in my country there is a parlance that says "country hard' which means the state of the country is difficult for them and when strikes happen it leads to greater downfall of business which can also lead to FINANCIAL INSTABILITY of the country
I think strikes are bad for people who get involved because we don't know if the government will listen . When we strike you don't get paid for that day the kids will be happy yay no school but that can make you not able to pay your rent for example . If a hospital strikes then if someone is need to go to hospital they can't go to the hospital or a train station can strike = people can't go to work by train = they will get in trouble even fired!
As a student in the UK, I have experienced a lot of strike days over the past few months, all of which have resulted in me not being at school for that day. Due to this, I have missed a lot of lessons which would have had an impact on how I perform in my upcoming tests, I think that although we have been able to try and learn what we missed on those particular days, there is still an aspect of us not being able to sufficiently prepare.
I do agree that if you feel like you deserve more pay and better conditions then you should be able to voice that and share your opinion, however, I also think that in some situations where it affects other people so much, there should be a limit on how you do this. For example, if we had specific strike days scheduled at the start of the year or at least term, so that the teachers could appropriately prepare, it would help to solve this issue, or at least help it to become less of one. By letting them plan their lessons around the strikes, while still including everything we need for our exams, and to help us with our school life/ work!
Some interesting points! Do you think a less disruptive plan will still be effective?
I do. Because it will still show those in leadership that they are unhappy with the management and how things are going in that respect, but it will just make sure that peoples education isnt wrongfully damaged in the process!
I disagree because... I think that sheduling strikes in the starting of the year itself is not possible because if we are planning a strike in the starting of the year itself the problems could even get solved before the date of strike or new problems might rise. Students are not only missing classes due to strikes there are many reasons such as missing classes due to natural disasters ;We cannot ask nature to shedule the days when it is going to be upset??and not one person is going to be missing classes due to strike the entire school including teachers are going to be missing their entire day so I think that the school could work another day like compensating the day they missed because of strike.
From my point of view, as somebody who has never experienced a natural disaster but has seen things about them in lessons/ the news, a natural disaster is an uncontrollable thing. You cannot dictate when and where they happen and so its consequences would be different to those of a strike.
I would assume that if you had a test soon after you had been impacted from a natural disaster, that some elements would be taken out, and/or it would be taken into account when they were being marked. However this would not be the case if it were a strike day.
As I said, I have never experienced a natural disaster so I’m not completely positive that these would happen in the aftermath of it, I just made an assumption!
Now I believe everyone has the right to strike although I don't believe the idea of striking appeals to the general public, due to students missing school days due to the teacher strikes and people missing work/events due to railway strikes. I can see why these protesters due what they are doing and believe the reasons why they strike are fair.
While striking does seem helpful and beneficial for the workers whom are underpaid/ currently in bad working conditions, I don't believe that the effects on the general economy are really worth the effort. Schools have already faced lockdowns and other things that put our learning behind, and now strikes are beginning to appear, we have much fewer school days, therefore putting our education behind others around the world. Furthermore, people who desperately need medical care sometimes cannot receive it because doctors are striking. I think from this, another question forms: is there a different way to protest?
Yes there are different ways to protest like wearing batches indicating our protest or we could follow the old steps of Mahathma Gandhi the sathyagraha the famous Gandhi march; we could make it suitable for the modern world by running Marathons show casing our problems and also being fit.
My personal idea for protesting in a new way is to fly kites written with the problems that we are facing to indicate it to the government. Through the number of kites flying even the government could know how much people is affected by that particular issue.
The effects of strikes are indeed very widespread, as you said affecting the general economy as a whole.
You mention the question of different ways to protest, what alternatives do you think employees could utilise to achieve better working conditions or a fairer salary other than strikes?
As a student in the UK, I have experienced many strikes, especially in 2023. These usually involve school strikes and train strikes. By experiencing this first-hand, I have seen the advantages and disadvantages of strikes. The advantages was more days to get important jobs, such as homework, done and valuable days off. For teachers, they are getting the opportunity to receive better pay. However there are disadvantages: missed learning, an education gap across the UK, and the teachers are not getting paid for those days that they are striking on.
I believe that a strike should occur when the employer is not seeing that conditions for their employees is not ideal or is extremely harsh. For example, striking for better pay, more flexible hours, less hours, better treatment and guaranteed safety. There are situations, however, that strikes are useless. This is where employees strike for the most unimportant reasons because they know these tiny problems will be assessed.
In summary, I believe that everyone should have the right to go on strike, but it has to be for reasonable reason, not because your uniform is scratchy or something useless.
Thanks for sharing! What do you consider to be a 'poor' reason to strike?
A 'poor' reason to strike would be something minor and nugatory; something that doesn't impact your life and its condition in the slightest. An example of this would be a union striking because they don't like the colour of their uniform.
The strikes that we see at the moment are very vital, if these things are not being listened to, the workers life will begin to deteriate. For instance, bad pay can mean the workers don't have enough to support them and their family or too much working hours can lead to trouble sleeping, lack of sleep, decreasing mental health and less time to spend with your friends and family. This is why I beleive that you should only strike if you have a good/ important reason to do so, if you have a 'poor' reason, it becomes futile.
I think everyone should have the choice to strike if their working conditions are not suitable. For example in my country teachers are striking for a pay rise and for these pay rises to be funded the government not by the school. These strikes are needed but also affect school children's learning. An example of this is that in my school we are having a strike on Thursday but we have end for year assessments that week and Thursday would have been a needed day to revise.
strikes can equal more pay but you need to be observant of the consequences it can have on people around you such as patients in hospitals , and people in need of care workers. in my country its mostly schools that strike and it can cause the parents of the children to miss days off work last minute which can result in them getting in trouble
I believe that people should be able to strike but for certain reasons such as if the conditions at their workplace are poor or if they have a considerably low pay for the work they do but shouldn't strike for a long amount of time for it to affect your clients needs. For example, if doctors go on strike for a good reason but for a long time then their patients health will be affected by it and wont get the help they deserve, causing their health to possibly decrease even more than when they arrived there to begin with. However, if this concerns even more people that are striking then it should be something for the government to improve but if not completely than partly as they have important global issues to work on.
Yes, everyone can strike, but they can only strike when their working environment is not up to the terms of employment. That means workers , who are unhappy with: their payments, their working conditions , their treatment AND their safety.
Even though a strike is beneficial to the workers ,a strike impacts others as well. School strikes impact the students heavily, missing days of their education. Students taking their GCSE or doing revision will especially be harmed with not being able to get direct information or help from their teachers or having to move their timetables around so that they don’t make the students miss the exams.
Students who take their school life seriously would be extremely upset that their time is being wasted when they’re at home, but some enjoy the fact they get a free school day off.
Perhaps there should be a way that doesn’t impact the students in a way that takes their work away from them.
Interesting points. What could be the alternative do you think?
I believe that everyone has the right to strike but that doesn't mean everybody should and if it does happen, not for large amounts of time as it could lead to possible collapses of co-operations and businesses. If this were to happen (this meaning strikes for large amounts of time) I believe that the employers should just give in and improve the working conditions, hour management and pay management because the strikes in one business could lead to damages in other businesses and possibly supply chains as product would be sitting idlily by wasting away taking a toll into their revenue because the product would be left unsold. My example will be amazon for now, if there were strikes in their distribution division all the products would be sat around not being shipped out therefore losing them a decent amount of profit resulting in them possibly laying off innocent workers that never had a part in the strikes because they may not be valued like they should resulting in more strikes for more pay as amazon would have more money and then it would repeat Infinium.
Although strikes can weigh a lot of damage onto the affected people, for example hospital patients, the people striking are doing it not just for their own benefit, but also for the benefit of others. The teacher strikes are a great example of this, as one of the main reasons teachers are striking is for student recourses. I think that everyone can strike, however I don't think that means everyone should. If too many employees in different industries go on strike, the negative affects will begin to weigh down the positives incredibly - there won't be enough employees to work and for places around the world to function properly. Therefore, I believe that the strikes are happening for a good cause, and people can and should strike if they feel the need to do so, but it should continue to be managed responsibly and strikes shouldn't get too overwhelming for the people affected.
While striking is an affective way to make a point, it has caused many issues all around the world. The main reasons for strikes are because workers are not getting enough money, they are not treated well and because of safety reasons. Although these are valid reasons, striking causes many problems. For example, when doctors and nurses go on strike, it means that people are not able to get treatment they need quickly. When the train strikes happen, people are unable to travel to work. Not only does this affect he person traveling to work, but it means that the place they work at is short of an employee - damaging companies and businesses.
In my school, we have had many strike days meaning we can't go to school. Missing out on multiple days means that students all around the world are not getting the vital education they need. This affects students who have important exams coming up because they have less time to study.
Overall, I think everyone is entitled to strike because there are many reasons why. I think government should do better at listening to workers to resolve the problem.
When you are not happy with your conditions or pay regarding how you work then legally, you are allowed to strike. I agree with this however, I think that there should be a way for people to do this, while not so aggressively effecting others. For example if you chose to protest on a day where there is nothing that you could disrupt, or a way you could personally affect others significantly. This way you can still voice your opinion, while not being so disruptive to other people!
Now a days the employees are very well informed about their rights and obligations while getting a job in an organization. Employees always expect fair wages from the employer. But in reality there are two different scenarios. First scenario was in the case of physical labourers and factory workers, people were made to work for 14-15 hours without any break and not given a remuneration. Almost all the factory workers are very poor and they always depend on the wages from the employer. But the employer exploits the labourers because of the fact that they can't raise their voices against them. There are various trade unions which can solve these problems but the major disadvantage is not all workers are enrolled to trade unions and secondly these trade unions are merely restricted to urban areas. In the second scenario, intellectual work like teacher, doctor, airport staff and postal workers go for a strike because of ill treatment of employers, unfair salary and there are times when the employees normally do not wish to work but they always put pressure to give them a fair salary. How is that possible? But my advice was workers should not go for a strike because of several reasons :
1. Students will not get education if teachers went for a strike.
2. Patients always have a good faith in doctors. As a result doctors should not go for a strike.
3.The airport stops providing the necessary services when airport staffs go for a strike. The airline traffic will get stopped and passengers will start claiming compensation and if they don't get, it will become an great issue to the airport and the worldwide airline traffic. As a result these people should avoid strikes.
4. Postal workers
Hi openminded_television, what would you say to someone who suggests the reason that, for example, doctors strike, is because without doing so they are working in conditions that endangers the lives of their patients (the quality of their work)?
Workers vote for a strike only when they are frustrated because their needs, wants, and ideas go unheard, unheeded, or unanswered.
Strike is good. because,
To avoid being at the complete mercy of employers.
To give more of a balance between worker and employer power.
Without it, more and more governments will ban industrial action and punish people who dare to Strike is bad. Because,
Prolonged strikes hurt both the employer and employees and also have a negative impact on the country's economy
Strikes are more likely to reduce the production of an organization, as well as result in a firm losing customers.
On the other, one of the consequences of strikes on employees is that they may lose their remuneration.
For example,
The Champaran Satyagraha of 1917 was the first satyagraha movement led by Mahatma Gandhi in British India and is considered a historically important rebellion in the Indian independence movement.
Nobody wants strike to happen but it happens when the government or your employers do not listen to what you have said or have to say. when this happens you stop working making the government or your employers meet your demands. There are advantages and disadvantages of strikes. The advantage is that when you go on strike it triggers the government or your employers to meet with your demands. The disadvantage is that when medical doctors, teachers,factory workers and builders go on strike it has an effect on the other citizens. For instance when children don't go to school it is because their teachers are on strike and when medical doctors go on strike they leave the nurses to take care of the patients making a lot of patients to die.
One of the ways to stop strike is for the government to regularly meet with the union every quarter to discuss on how to meet the workers need and if any issues arise, it will immediately be dealt with.
Workers go on strike because they feel that their 0pinions, preferences and problems are not being considered by their employers. Last year, the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) in my country went on strike to demand improved conditions of service,such as better lecturing facilities and improved pay. A professor in Nigeria does not earn up to 500 dollars a month. Lecturers also have to fund their own research and conference attendance.
I saw the people around me greatly affected by the strike. Lecturers had no pay for eight months and student's semester was ended abruptly. Some could not even graduate that year.
I do agree that strikes affect the progress of a country, especially if essential workers like doctors strike. So I feel that employers, especially the government should be doing more to ensure better working conditions for employees and to pay attention to their opinions and interests. I also think that workers should not strike unless they have no other option because they have laid their complaints and waited for an answer, because they should think of how their strike affects others.
Strikes are not only a means of demanding and achieving an adequate provision of basic liberties but also are themselves intrinsic, self-determined expressions of freedom and human rights. The exercise of the power to strike affirms a quintessential corpus of values akin to liberal democracies, notably those of dignity, liberty, and autonomy. In acts of collective defiance, strikers assert their freedoms of speech, association, and assembly. Acts of striking, marching, and picketing command the attention of the media and prompt public forums of discussion and dialogue.
In my own understanding and opinion,I feel that even without a union, you have the legal right to organize strikes, job actions, and various protests—and your employer is banned from retaliating against you. Despite the law, though, many employers will fire troublemakers if they can get away with it. That can bring organizing to a halt. But this doesn't give an individual the authority to just wake up on a morning and choose to protest against something that is perfectly fine and normal. Behind every strike,there have to be reasonable reason for such actions.
Do you think some people might approach strikes like this?
I understand that strikes can result in a significant impact on people, businesses and the economy. On one hand, striking helps workers draw attention to their concerns and demand better working conditions, higher pay, and improved benefits It is important for workers to protest about unfair or unsafe working conditions because it allows them to raise their concerns to their employers and other relevant authorities. Strikes are a form of collective action, which sends a strong message to the management that workers are not willing to work under such conditions. Moreover, strikes can lead to negotiation between workers and the management, which can result in improved working conditions and better wages.
If workers cannot protest, they may feel that their concerns are being ignored, and they may continue to work in unfair and unsafe conditions. This can lead to dissatisfaction, low morale, and a decrease in productivity.
On the other hand, it can cause inconvenience to the public, disrupt services, and harm the economy. In some cases, essential services such as emergency services should be exempt from strikes as they are integral to public safety. I think striking should be used as a last resort, and both employers and employees should work together to create a mutually beneficial solution and a safe and inclusive work environment.In summary, strikes are an important means of protest for workers who are facing unfair or unsafe working conditions. However, they can also have negative effects on businesses and consumers. It is important to strike a balance between workers rights and the interests of other people.
Strike is the form of Voice of right. Employees protest against the management for their rights. In India we have labour laws for the rights of the workers.some of the laws are:
• Factory working hours (8hours per day)
• Employment exchange in India.
• Minimum wages for labourers etc.
All Labour have their rights to strike for their rights. At the same their strike also affects the people. For example: If doctors strike for their rights. The patient can be affected . And if an advocate strikes it would affect the Plaintiff who's case is on the court for an judgement.The workers who strike also should think of the people. And also the management of a industry or company should take care of the workers safety and their financial and health.And this continues strike can result in the loss of economy. And there would an need for things.To avoid these strikes companies should fulfill the needs of the workers
When the worker gets a little income here, he can strike to get his full wages, but I think that doctors are not good at striking for many days, because society needs doctors a lot, because when doctors strike, the number of deaths in the state will increase, and this leads to a decline in the state and its economy
So if the doctors can't go on strike then they should never tempt to because the effects of their strikes and the reasons are best known to them. I hope they become aware of some of these challenges the people face.
It is not always a strike for employees or doctors. Sometimes the people are upset about things in the country itself, which makes them strike. I support this strike first because its negative effects are simple. It also achieves some things that must be available in homes. We can say that this type of strike cannot be abandoned unlike when It hits both doctors or teachers
When an employee doesn't listen to their bosses' unfair or unsafe conditions of employment then they can go on strike, otherwise I believe everybody can go on strike. Going on strike does come with limits for some jobs, For example, doctors can't go on strike for long because there are patients who are very ill and could be dying. Another example would be for teachers. Teachers when going on strike lose all of their rights and also cause students to not go to school.
I disagree because... when these workers are applying for these jobs they read the terms and conditions very well and proper and they also agree with them genuinely so what's their excuse for the strikes they go on and they know the effects they cause to their fellow humans. So they should think twice before they agree on some issues.
Things often change year to year so perhaps the terms agreed to several years ago may be out of date or people are being made to work differently to what they agreed to.
1. It is very important that they get to protest about this because if they can't nothing will change, also it might make people quit and make employee counts decrease.
2. Some people that might think striking is wrong are the police and government. They might think this is wrong because it puts them on the spot and it could put them in jeopardy.
3. One strike i remember is when george floyd died and everyone started striking and protesting. A lot of people got hurt in this process .
Some nice examples. The George Floyd example was a protest against what happened to him, whereas striking is associated with workers stopping their jobs. Is there an industry that you know about striking where you live?
It's important that we strike for injustice because if don't we can't give awareness to the public then they can't protect themselves from the injustice. Strikes also make people in higher positions think about their actions before they commit to them! For example if they wanted to drastically change the pay for their own gain because they "feel they deserved it" Then other people suffer while their doing just fine, but if they had to think about people going on strike for their actions this might make them stop and think. In short the main reason I think strikes should not be banned of illegal because its important to spread awareness about issues and to also force people in higher positions to think about their actions and they affect people!
"Dissatisfaction with the policies of the company. Hours of work and interval timings. Holidays and leaves with pay. Bonus, Provident Fund, and gratuity."
These various things can be seen as part of what causes individuals to go on strikes.... Strikes can simply be said or defined as a method or way in which a group of people show their dissatisfaction with how a particular thing/practice is being done.
I know everyone has their rights to strike but if individuals choose to go on strikes anytithey wish..."do we really think that that country have any possibility of development?"Let's ask ourselves that question.
No every one can not strike because what if they are first responders like police, fire fighters, and ambulance. So every one can not strike because what if someone was in danger and they needed help. The person in danger can lose their life . Another reason why everyone should not be able to strike is because what if in the middle of a strike someone gets hurt. One last reason everyone can't strike is because kid might get hurt.
How can workers ask for long term changes instead?
workers should ask for long-term changes in an informal way, but it should be formal request. but long-term changes would negatively impact the workers as it creates loss of benefit, job loss or relocation to another city, state or country. So long-term changes are the biggest disadvantage to the workers or employees.An employee should avoid mistakes in the workplace which reduce in long term changes.
i think that strikes should be allowed. Because strikes keep people's safety in line but also let people know about the problem and strikes apply better work efficiency and work conditions and strikes makes country safer and more knowing about a lot of stuff.Strikes also have some bad thing because some strikes are violent and people burn building and steal stuff during protest.I think strikes should be allowed but shouldn't be violent strikes but peaceful strikes. For example something happened to my brother and he was working and his manager was giving him overtime but underpaying him so the manager was overworking employees and underpaying him and he told the owner about it but the owner didn't care so we made signs and striked outside the building and the manager got fired a day later.
Employees can solve grievances in the workplace by taking their case to the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration or by going on a protected strike. Taking part in an unprotected strike can result in dismissal.This would seriously help to avoid there being any manner of strike in a business organization.
Employers should always try their best to understand their employees and permitting them to have a say in decisions relating to them.
I would believe that the people who might think that striking is not the right thing to do is the owner because they might be trying all they can to pay the workers but the workers might not understand.But, It is really important to protest because if you don't and you don't get paid much you will have to stay like that an then you can not pay your bills or rent and buy food to provide for yourself and your family.In our country (England) we have strikes basically anywhere. There's strikes at work,buses,trains,schools and hospital. For example my dad is a builder and he works at a very high floor since they build apartments and he works at floor 62 so when it is really windy there the buildings are litterly shaking so you could imagine how unsafe that is . The people that might be affected by strikes would be most of the workers that gone on strike because if they go on strike the owner still might not care and they might still pay them the same amount as they had before and on that day they just went on strike for nothing and on those days they would of earned no money so that means that they would get less money on their paycheck which is not good.
I felt heavy hearted knowing your father works on floor 62 .
I do believe that owners should consider the safety of workers when a person is ready to risk his life for the sake of job it is not just for salary but for also for the responsibilities that he / she has to backup. This could be understood by the employer
only when he spares quality time with the employes .So Team outings , Team / Family lunch, picnics , parties ect....
Should be planned more often .
Personally, I maintain everyone has a right to strike as long as they have a single reason per union. However, I understand that it is damaging to society of health services aren't working properly/ not working at all. The government would have to come up with a kind of limit. My constitution, although not ideal, I think would work to some extent, as long as the strikes weren't coming thick and fast. Here it is:
1. Any members of trade unions who have a reason to strike may strike.
2.Those members would should be allowed two days of striking, without the Government being there to do anything.
3. If the Government protested the reason wasn't valid, a vote would be held.
4. It would contain all Parliament members and 650 trade union members. Thirteen members of public would be selected at random - as long as they weren't from the union or from Parliament - and would have the final votes.
5. If the vote decided the reason was valid, then they would be allowed an additional twelve weeks of strike - all rules would apply.
6. If the vote decided the reason was invalid, then the strikers would not be allowed to take no more than an extra week of strike. Also, negotiations would be enforced, and if the strikers were asking for more than a twenty percent pay rise, they would be allowed max the amount they were wanting minus five.
7. Petitions would against the verdict would only take 75,000 to be debated, and 7,500 to be considered for debate.
Please tell me what you think.
Interesting ideas! Did you do some research for the numbers or are these estimates?
Well, I didn't do that much research. Clause No.7 took the most, but the figures are just three-quarters of the actual amount. Obviously it's just an estimate, but I think that 50% is too lax, and 100% is too authoritarian. 75% is in the middle. Clause no.6 was based on the fact that I think that junior doctors are asking for a lot too much and I wanted to bring some kind of regulation on to what I thought was too much, which happened to be 20%. The only loophole would be to ask for 19% off, which wouldn't give the Government the negotiation bonus. As for clause no.4, I wanted there to be an equal amount of Parliament members as trade union members. Also, I forgot to add that the 650 members representing the trade union would be selected at random. As for the thirteen members of public, there are twelve people in a jury, and I thought there should be an odd number just to make sure there wasn't a tie. Clause no.2 was a complete guess, but I didn't want them to be able to strike for too long without regulation.
If all doctors, teachers, staff and even employees working in an industry start to strike it adversely affects the economic growth of the country as well as the world. Many countries depend upon industries related side if the workers in those country, start to strike it affects the economy of that country adversely. Strike is the best bargaining tool for employees to achieve their demand and rights. It should not be avoided as it was a legal right for every employee. Country like India facing many problems related to strike but the government of the country are taking severe action to reduce strikes and makes companies management to execute the demand of employees. Every country across the world should plan in the best way to reduce strikes as they affect the growth of the economy. A law should be introduced to companies and management of the service sector that there should be excellent working conditions and better salaries or wages for employees which would reduce strikes.
I think strikes are dangerous because the number of people who striked in 2022in Uganda were the teachers because they were under paid by the ministry of education and their leader came from TORORO who has now lost his job and now being hunted by and his most likely to be sentenced for life imprisonment. So I think that it is something wrong to strike.
An interesting example of strikes, could you consider any positive examples of strikes and how they have supported workers positively ?
In my country Uganda the KCCA workers striked because of low payment and they had refused to fill the port holes and pay tax to the government so the conditions of the roads had worsened that the government could not bear the complains from the citizens and so it had to pay the KCCA workers and now they have doubled their efforts on how to develop the capital city's cleanliness and road transport.
Increases the workers' collective bargaining power for improved wages and improve working conditions.
Whilst there are potential benefits from strikes (e.g. better work morale, lower absenteeism, or improved labour productivity), strike action also brings about numerous direct and indirect economic costs that can be high, depending on duration, number of workers involved and divisions affected.
Employment relationships between both parties could become strained and this could affect teamwork and profitability. Businesses suffer production and financial losses and consumer confidence is adversely affected.
You mentioned improved work morale as a benefit from strikes, is this both the employees and the employer? How might employability relationships be strengthened after strike action has been taken?
Can everyone strike?
This is a question that has brought about so many opinions that may be the solution to the strike problems but before that I want to give my own opinion on the question whether everyone can strike, and my answer is yes even for the emergency service providers because even, I will feel guilty if I collect their services while they are suffering from unfavorable working conditions I mean these people have needs that are meant to be met and now that no one is doing anything to help their current situation they have to take matters into their own hands and take measures that are sure to get the attention of their bosses and that is to strike no one should actually blame them for such drastic measures they cannot continue to suffer in silence and I know that people have this ideology that the emergency service providers should not strike because they are essential to the daily living of the society and if they strike this can cause a devastating effect on the society but if they are so important why don't you take care of them and give them favorable working conditions and a pay that is of same comparison to their labor and if this is done we won't have challenges such as strikes occurring in the working sector again.
I disagree because... these workers are very important to the daily living of society, therefore if they go on strike there might be a lot of problems. Moreover, if these workers are treated unfairly they should inform officials of their strike in advance to see if they can discuss and meet the conditions of the workers to avoid the strike.
I disagree because... Such workers for example lawyers, Teacher's, Doctors, Nurses,etc ...,are very important to our society, hence if all the important workers go on strike lots of people would be in need . Likewise if the workers are treated badly /cruelly ,they should notify/report to their government about their strike to identify if things can meet the expectations of the workers to avoid them going on strike.
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In my opinion not everyone should be allowed to strike, reason being in an instance when the police forces or the military go on strike who will protect such a nation and in a country like Nigeria dealing with various terrorist groups it could lead to insurgency and a nation being taken over.
In the light of this opinion I think most groups of workers should be allowed to strike but for emergency workers or security agents I think they should be able to ask for this in another way as provided by law or by all means should be prevented from going on strike on strike as this could lead to devastating effects on many people and a nation and even the world at large.
In summary going on strike is not bad but for certain emergency and security workers such as doctors, military and police forces it should be prevented but we should note that going on strike is usually a last resort when dialogue doesn't work, so government should try as much as possible to listen and meet the needs and demands of workers
The belief that workers shouldn't strike I believe is from the bosses because the know the adverse effect it could leave on the organization, business, company or enterprise if their workers were to leave in a large number and that is bad for the business as there will be inadequate workers (that is if there are workers remaining) to perform their duties and offer their services to the workers and everyone knows the main aim of starting a business is to make profit and not all but most bosses of these businesses are wrapped up in profit-gaining and because they are unable to check on their personnel and their affairs and because of that the workers start complaining of ill treatment in the company or unpaid salaries or underfunding and this causes a rift between the workers and the bosses and that is not supposed to because for any business to succeed they has to be communication and understanding between employer and employee and because of this unconducive environment for the workers they bear it and bear it till it is intolerable and this leads to strikes which now affect the business and now this change in the normal running of the business will make the bosses to see their mishaps and now the workers use the strike as a bargaining tool to get the ideal working conditions and pay and if the employer has any reasoning and deep thinking he or she will know that the workers play a very vital role in sustaining the business and so will work to see that these workers conditions are met in order to ensure the running the business but as for some who don't even know what it is to be an employer talk less of a boss they tend to not care and don't try to work to give the workers something that they deserve and this are usually people who are not financially and mentally stable to run a business. So, in summary the main cause of strikes are from the employers and whether everyone can strike I believe rests on each workers' level of devotion to duty and whether the working conditions are bearable.
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Workers strike in 1877.
The great Railroad strike of 1877 strained on july in Spartanburg West Virginia, in response to the Baltimore&Ohio Rail Road cutting wages of workers for third time in ayear.Stiking workers would not allow any of trains,mainly freight trains to roll untill this third wage cut was revoked.
An interesting example of strike given, can you elaborate further and explain how the strikes affected others - strikes are happening across the UK at present across different working sectors. Can you extend your answer further by explaining the effects of strikes on the company or sector, and the effects of the strike on the individual? It is interesting to read that strikes are happening and have happened in the past but what is the impact of these and how do the positives out way the negatives?
I believe that people can strike if the government fails to satisfy their demand. They can protest for what they want ,but it would be a difficult situation for those that need their help. Teachers at our local area are going on strike more and more often and children are wasting valuable time that they could have spent in school for learning. NHS (National Health Service) employers are claiming to take action on May the second due to the decline for rising wages. I can understand where they are coming from, however, this can only result people being delayed even if there was a emergency. Striking is a good way for individuals and groups to express how they feel and stand up for what’s right, but this is only a detriment for us.
Thinking about emergency services we should also consider lorry or truck drivers also. If they go on strike then the commodities will never reach the other end. We face those problems in our country when ever there is a huge rise in diesel cost or when the toll rates are revised the truck drivers go on strike and due to that the vegetables which are grown in villages are not able to reach the town or cities which hold the major consumers. So the cost of vegetables rise in cities and towns and the farmers in the village suffer from heavy loss since they are not able to move out the yield.
I think every one can strike because one may be thinking that young children are the only group of people who can't
strike unfortunately they might be proved wrong because even young children can strike because they also have some ideas that they want to be solved and are not solved therefore they ought to strike.
In my opinion, I don't think everyone can strike because striking can mainly work in countries where the government is for the people by this I mean where the government is going to support its people for speaking up and make sure that their demand is delivered. Some of these countries include UK, USA. But countries like mine (Uganda) striking doesn't help because it can even get you killed since the president himself approved the shooting of people involved in strikes on their flesh and on tip of that nothing is changed so you loose your life and no change is made as well.
The question of whether strikes should be allowed is a complex and controversial one. On one hand, strikes can be a powerful tool for workers to demand better working conditions and fair treatment from their employers. On the other hand, strikes can also cause significant disruptions to essential services, such as healthcare, transportation, and communication.
One perspective is that everyone should be allowed to strike, as it is a fundamental right to protest and demand better working conditions. Workers who feel that their concerns are not being addressed by their employers may feel that striking is their only option to make their voices heard. However, it is also important to consider the impact that strikes can have on other people, especially those who rely on essential services.
Another perspective is that certain workers, such as those in the emergency services, should not be allowed to strike due to the potential harm that it could cause. If doctors, for example, were to go on strike, it could result in delayed or canceled surgeries and medical procedures, potentially putting patients' lives at risk. In such cases, it may be necessary to find alternative ways to address the concerns of these workers, such as mediation or negotiations.
Ultimately, the decision to allow strikes should be made on a case-by-case basis, taking into account the specific circumstances of each situation. It is also important to ensure that the rights of all workers are protected, including those who choose not to strike.
In terms of local news, there have been several recent strikes in different parts of the world. For example, in the United Kingdom, there have been strikes by railway workers, university staff, and healthcare workers in recent years. These strikes have caused significant disruptions to transportation and healthcare services, but have also resulted in some improvements for workers, such as increased pay and better working conditions.
Some people may argue that strikes should not be allowed as they can cause significant disruptions to essential services, which can have a negative impact on society as a whole. For example, postal strikes can result in delayed or lost mail, which can be especially problematic for businesses and individuals who rely on timely deliveries. Similarly, airport strikes can result in canceled or delayed flights, causing inconvenience and frustration for travelers.
Furthermore, strikes can be seen as an unfair and selfish way for workers to demand better treatment. While workers may have legitimate concerns about their working conditions, strikes can harm not only the employer but also other workers and the general public. For example, if teachers go on strike, it can result in school closures, which can disrupt the education of students and cause inconvenience for parents who need to find alternative childcare arrangements.
In addition, strikes can be costly for employers, who may need to pay overtime or hire temporary workers to fill in for striking employees. This can result in increased costs, which may ultimately be passed on to consumers in the form of higher prices.
Overall, while the right to strike is important, it is important to consider the potential harm that strikes can cause to essential services and society as a whole. It may be necessary to find alternative ways for workers to voice their concerns and negotiate with their employers, such as through mediation or negotiations, in order to minimize the negative impact on others.
In my country, pay has been a massive issue as recently as the cost of living has gone up but the pay for many jobs have not. Yes, you may have been give a slight pay rise but compared to how much extra people are having to pay because the cost of living is going up, the money that is given to us by the government is not enough. If workers are not getting enough money to pay their bills and look after themselves and their family's they may have to work more. If people are practically being forced to work more (so they can earn what they need) then they will be more stressed and tired. We are all human beings, why do some people have to got through this? Also if people aren't earning enough money, they won't have enough to go towards a pension, how will people cope when they are older?
outgoing_pomegranate, I have a lot of sympathy for your points, each human should ideally be given the basics. You suggest the government should be doing more to help. How would you suggest this is funded?
For example, do you think there should be a flat tax rate on all people and corporations, such as around 70%-90%, then all the money is distributed and social programs are fully funded?
Or do you perhaps think an area of government is currently overfunded and that money should instead be spent on another area of the government services / distributed to British citizens?
I think that both of your points are what I would have said but I feel more confident to the fact of the second point, overfunding. I feel as though sometimes the government overfund on certain things that don't need all that money, yes they need some of it but not all. In my city recently, there have been three or four massive hotels, a factory and many, houses all being built out of the governments money. This money could have gone towards the people who are striking: teachers, doctors, nurses, the police... the list could go on. Fair enough the factory will give out job opportunities and the houses will create people for the jobs, and I do see where they are trying to go, but one, they don't need all of that money, and two, surely if we are building more houses and creating more jobs, that's only going to bring more people into the city and possibly put more of them in the situation many are currently facing.
I think this is a well considered response @outgoing_pomegranate, thank you.
You may be happy to hear it is unusual for the public sector (like the government or local councils) to be funding the development of hotels and factories, so it is likely these are being built and paid for by construction and real estate companies in the area.
But it is very possible those companies are receiving government financial grants or subsidies, and as you mentioned it is tough for the public sector to balance both (a) its investment in the community and local neighbourhoods, and (b) its investment in their growth.
What services do you think the government/local council should prioritise before it provides money and grants to companies that are developing the region? For example, should the government give its people money/grants before it gives it to businesses?
I think I have another idea here. Coming to think of it we have some very vital and important post or jobs in which in which if members strike it may be a problem and a big disadvantage in the society maybe it even affect us as citizens of a country too.
For instance the prison officers. Imagine if the prison officers go on strike due to the fact they are not being paid by the government and therefore all the prisoners escape from their prison cells releasing all the past criminals to the outside world to come and complete their task or revenge for past deeds, this will be a very bad thing and then the question here is that "who is to be blamed"?
What I really think is that the working condition and payment of very important civil workers and position should be given to another organization or individual who is fit and able to regularly pay their wages and ensure they are in a good working condition by this way I don't think cases of strike would occur.
An interesting comment you have made here, it is interesting to hear your thoughts on how strikes and working pay and conditions could be resolved. Can you continue to extend on your thoughts here and think about the positives and negatives of giving the positions to other organisations - how or what would they follow to ensure better pay or / and better working conditions?
I agree because... Yes, there are some workers whose jobs are very important and if they go on strike it will cause a lot of disadvantages. But how can they be prevented from striking?
First of all i don't think they should be prohibited from striking as it is a right. The government should look after them well and if they have any complaints, it should be looked into immediately. Maybe a monthly visit by the officials to such workplaces would be a good idea. Moreover government workers like prison guards and lecturers are severely underpaid and have very poor working conditions and environment in Nigeria. This should not be so because their jobs are very important to the security and development of the society
I agree with what we you have said because if there is someone or an organisation that would be in charge of paying the salaries of some workers it would reduce the workload of the government and it would help workers to be paid on time.
"One of their objectives is to change the balance of power between workers and employer. Most strikes are about pay and better working conditions. Without the threat of strike action, corporations will be able to make bigger profits, while working conditions will get worse. Strike is part of their bargaining tool."
The same way strikes have their disadvantage such as it does not help in the development of a country us the same way it has its advantages such as it changes balance of power between workers and employees
I disagree with your statement that there should be a balance of power between workers and employers this means that there will be no value for the risk and share given by the employer for instance if a person is starting a company and employing other people if both of them had balance of power between them ,then when the people are not satisfied with the amenities and work or if the company is running in loss the workers will join other companies but what about the employer this is why in this world we are awarding the employer with extra power than the employees as the employer will be the one in risk and handling during all the falls and profits of the company .You have also mentioned that strike doesnot help in the developement of a country;When do you call a country as developed?When it has all amenities and the people are happy with all their problems addressed properly by the government,strikes are the best way for a group to take their problems to the government then only the government could solve them and the country will become developed this is my point of view.
In my opinion, I agree with strikes because everyone has a right to express their opinions on the fair distribution of a country’s economy whether it be teachers, doctors, railwaymen or anyone. Every working class should be guaranteed a safe paying job which can adjust with the highest amounts of inflation and other safety terms and conditions. But if the government cannot fulfil the safety, then the working class should express their opinions through strikes and rallys but with the cooperation of other unions in the country ( decide dates selectively ) who too disagree with the government’s system or the normal people can be negatively affected. For example the strikes of the NEU ( National Education Union ), ASCL ( Association of School and College Leaders ) and various other unions is affecting all student’s progress in our country. The strikes of NHS is resulting in slower system of appointments in the clinics and hospitals throughout the country. The strikes of the RMT ( National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers ) disrupting the train timings are causing problems for other working classes who want to reach their destination on time. But the government should cooperate with the unions and meet their demands in the middle to an extent that normal people don’t get negatively affected.
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In my opinion I don't think everyone should be allowed to strike as it could have devastating impacts on the lives of many people and a nation at large.
I don't think all fields of work should be allowed to strike example emergency workers and responders and security agencies as their jobs have huge impacts on the lives of people and could cause many deaths.
So I think government should try their best to prevent all workers especially emergency workers as a strike from them could have devastating impacts
Even without a union, you have the legal right to organize strikes , job actions, and Various protests- and your employer is banned from retaliating against you. Despite the law, though, many employers will fire trouble makers if they can get away with it. That can bring organizing to a halt.
Only a union can legally obtain a mandate to strike, so any strike that takes place without authorization from a union is a breach of employment contract . And offers no protection from being sacked.
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In my opinion everyone should be allowed to strike because in my country Nigeria there is a right called "right to fair hearing". This is a law in which every has the opportunity to air their opinions and will be listened to.
So in my opinion everyone should be allowed to strike as not allowing people to strike will in my opinion be an act of denial of rights
In my opinion, not everyone can strike. Strike was implemented for employees whose voices are not heard by their superiors. If everyone could strike, the world will be a catastrophe because many people who will have an impact to change things around will not be available all in the name of strike. If doctors go on strike who will heal the sick? Many lives will be lost because people will depend on self medication which is not proper. If security officers go on strike who will arrest the criminals that are roaming around the streets of our country? Many people will be insecure of their environment because of the criminals. If your parents go on strike who will provide for the children at home? Before we go into strike we should think of the disadvantages that are attached to it. Though strike has advantages but it has more disadvantages than its advantages. In my country ASUU students were left at home for 541 days during Obasanjo’s reign. Many youths who would have graduated and had a future ahead that will lead to the development of the country were left at home staying idle. As strikes go on the youths who have the aim to develop our world will stay doing nothing instead of being active and thinking of ways to learn better things to improve. The superiors of employees who are treated unfairly should also listen to their trade unions and get counseling and negotiate properly with their employees to reduce the rate of strike today.💜
Some doctors around the world are going on strikes because of their difficult working conditions. If doctors are made to work too many hours, could this also have consequences for the care given?
My reply , for your question is that if the doctors are made to work too many hours .Doctors will turn into the condition of a patient , and it will also become an act of breaking certain rules because according to labors law there are certain time regulations for an employee to work if we make the doctors to work too many hours then it will clearly be like showing partiality towards them they are also humans and I think that in whatever pressure the doctor is under a doctor`s care for a patient will never get decreased and the doctor will try the best to save the life of that patient.
I think the British Government needs to take action because if certain professions are striking, then the country could get out of hand. Because people are not getting paid enough, people turn to striking. For example, if somebody has a severe accident, ambulance drivers unfortunately can't get to that somebody's house. So I think strikes are unnecessary.
What alternatives to people have, other than strikes, to argue for better pay or working conditions?
The question of whether strikes should be allowed is a complex one that has been debated for many years. On one hand, strikes can be a powerful tool for workers to demand better working conditions, wages, and benefits. They can also raise awareness about important issues and bring attention to worker exploitation.
However, strikes can also cause disruption and inconvenience for the public, as well as economic losses for employers. In some cases, strikes can also put people's safety at risk, such as in the case of doctors and emergency services workers.
Ultimately, the decision to strike should be a last resort for workers who have exhausted all other avenues for resolving their grievances. It is important for workers to have the right to protest unfair or unsafe working conditions, but it is equally important for them to consider the impact their actions will have on others.
Employers and governments also have a responsibility to listen to workers' concerns and address them in a timely and meaningful manner, in order to prevent the need for strikes in the first place.
As for examples of strikes in different areas, there have been many high-profile strikes in recent years, such as the teacher strikes in the United States and the healthcare worker strikes in the United Kingdom. These strikes have brought attention to issues such as underfunding of public services and inadequate pay for essential workers. However, there have also been debates about the impact of these strikes on the public, and whether they are an appropriate way to address these issues.
Strikes are the collective refusal of workers if they are not granted the appropriate terms and conditions of employment. They have many advantages but also have disadvantages because there would be no one to attend to our needs.
Especially employees in the emergency sectors because if they all go on strikes people's lives would be at risk. For example, imagine hearing that someone has died due to the absence of doctors and nurses in the hospital just because they went on a strike. The point I'm trying to make here is that even though everyone has a right to fight for better working conditions, it should be done with the consideration of the people that might be affected.
Some workers have taken advantage of strike,anytime the feel like not going to work they would just say they are on strike even if though the government are trying their best those workers would still decide not to come to work.
Do you have any examples or evidence to support his?
Strike has caused a lot of people to engage in a lot of crimes.If people are restricted to the number of times the can strike things would become better in these country.
Can you give any evidence for this?
I would start by saying if you have the opportunity to strike as a form of protest, you should, because this might be a privilege to draw the attention of the government, and consider it an important deed you have exhibited in order to eradicate you and your other colleagues from unfair working conditions, also when you are embarking on a strike, you should have your legitimate and profound reasons or purposes for going on that strike, so you can be able to defend yourself when needed. In my own perspective, if they can't strike due to different reasons they could use an alternative such as the use of representatives. The given union may consult internal or external representatives (maybe having a relationship with members of the government) to help them table their problem before the government, and negotiate on how the working condition of members of the union can be promoted, I think this is a very smart way to go around situations like that best known to me.
In my own view I don't think there would be anybody that would think striking is not the right thing to do because one way or the other, someday, they might probably find themselves in an unfair working condition or position and what do you think they would want to do next, I am 100% sure that they would not sit there and watch themselves go through an unfair working condition and be cheated for nothing, but instead they would want to get the attention of the government by striking (protesting).Different people may be affected by strike if first the wrong working post strikes such as the prison officers and police. Secondly, it will affect different people if the union is governing a school, organization, and company etc. Take for instance, In my country Nigeria, ASUU is the union governing public universities found in the country and this union is fund of going on strike due to unfair conditions and other reasons and therefore this affects the the developments of students in many ways and causes students to spend more time than the statutory duration in school.
i dont think its good to strike as it puts the pressure on the parents
Can you explain how?
everyone should be able to strike to get their points, feelings and views about their work across
it can be bad idh ug is not goog to people worily on them worcers and the worcers do git becas thye dotn get piad
I have a question on the occasion of King Chasler III's accession to power
1_ What are the radical changes that King Chasler III will add to Britain?
First of all, we must understand the concept of a strike, which is a deliberate and collective cessation of work.
Second, we should know at least one reason for striking, and some reasons for striking include collective disputes in the workplace and dissatisfaction with company policies.
Third, in order to be able to answer the question, we must understand the goal of strikes, and I believe that the goal is to put pressure on employers.
and finally, let us know the answer after understanding all of these things:
Can everyone go on strike?
In my opinion, it is possible if it serves the individual's interest and does not harm others. However, if the opposite is true, I think it is not possible. For example, a doctor who goes on strike and causes an increase in deaths due to the illness of many people, or a teacher who goes on strike and causes harm to students by not understanding the lessons, leading to an increase in the school's failure rate.
Lastly, an example from my homeland of Palestine is a local strike where teachers in a certain area went on strike in the past months to demand a salary increase, but I believe that this action was not correct because it will harm the students there.
I think they have the right to strike, as cost of living goes up, and their wages do not, and suddenly they cannot afford basic needs like food, or clothes.
i think strikes are a good idea, as the cost of essentials has risen. however, i think the emergency ervices always need some people working, so they should schedule strikes so someone can strike one day, while someone else is working, and then they work another day when the people who worked during the last strike have their strike.
I agree because yes
I agree. If schools go on strike kids will miss out on their learning etc but also some parents have to go to work and might not have anyone or be able to mind them while they are away which is very dangerous and unsafe.
i think there are pros and cons to the argument for example people strike for better living conditions and better pay. As right now in the world the prices of everyday items have went up and pay has stayed the same so therefore people who used to be able to just get by are now struggling to heat their homes,buy food and support their families. which can be very difficult.Also if doctors are striking they might be leaving severly ill patients unattended which could lead to further medical illnesses
Great point and good to see the arguments from both sides @enchanted_road. Taking into account both sides, which argument do you believe in most?
striking should be allowed because if someone doesnt get paid the price that they should then there's no point of them carrying on
I think that employees sometimes don’t get treated fairly which is true because sometimes the boss doesn’t always listen. I feel like some companies deserve to be striked and completely shut down due to their management.
Who should check on these companies?
“A strike is based on the workers refusing to work in an effort to accomplish financial and personal gains from their employers”. In most developed countries, strikes are always initiated by Unions who are an organized group of workers who collectively use their strength to have a voice in their workplace.
I think that employees sometimes don’t get treated fairly which is true because sometimes the boss doesn’t always listen. I feel like some companies deserve to be striked and completely shut down due to their management. For example, my mom worked in Georgia and her previous job didnt allow her to call off regardless of the emergency.
I believe that striking is the right thing to do if you work in an unsafe environment but for emergency services to go on strike is dangerous because people need services like doctors, police officers, and firemen.
Often when emergency services strike they do make sure there is a 'skeleton staff' where they have some people working for emergencies.
In my opinion strike has a deeper meaning than you think and not anybody can do that, it has to do wit people wanting to be heard and seeking out for better treatment.
if they are in unfair or unsafe conditions why are they there. It makes a lot of money that is why they are there.
When your boss or your employer doesn't listen to you on certain accations you would want to do a strike but when your boss pays yu the same amount as everybody else you don't wanna go ina strike because you have fair causes . Also genderfacation men get paid more than women that will cause a strike
@considerate_thought that is a nuanced point on unequal pay between worker sub-groups where it is based on their characteristics, such as gender, and may well become a more frequent reason for striking going forward.
Do you think it is ever justified for two workers doing the same job to be paid differently? When and why?
Workers have the legal and fundamental human right to strike. Strikes are a powerful tool for workers to demand better wages, working conditions, and benefits. By going on strike, workers can make their voices heard and force their employers to pay attention to their demands. Without the right to strike, workers would be powerless and at the mercy of their employers. Allowing workers to go on strike is fair and essential for a just and equitable society where workers are treated with dignity and respect.
enigmatic_painting, this is a great depiction of the ideal scenario for striking. Would it be fair for workers to exercise their right to strike, even after they receive fair wages, working conditions and benefits?
Can such a right be overused, and if so, where should the limit be?
This is important because if they don't protest they won't get paid the right amount that they deserve, and if they don't get paid the amount they should be given this would cause them to quite and would cause them to have a shortage in workers. So I say they should be allowed to strike because some of these jobs are very dangerous and they put a lot of work into their jobs so they deserve a fair payment and if they don't get a fair payment they will quite and then there would be shortages on workers and this would cause places to shut down because their low on staff and people wouldn't be able to get the help they need if there are no workers.
@resourceful_skill, interesting perspective. You have mentioned that if workers who do not receive fair pay quit, their employers would have a shortage of workers and their workplaces would eventually shut down.
Do you see a way in which employers could avoid shutting their places down? Or what might an employer do if it does not have enough workers?
As the strike positively affects workers, it will negatively affect other groups of society the strike will affect the patients because the doctors will not come, and it will affect the students because the teacher will not come there are those waiting for the mail, but because of the strike, it will be delayed and do not forget the cleaners who are striking how the streets will become and the amount of waste will increase, which will increase environmental pollution which will lead to an increase in the percentage of carbon and this will contribute more to climate change.
There may be short term negative affects but are there also longer term positives for everyone because of strikes? For example, if teachers get better pay and working conditions, will this be good for students?
I believe that strikers should be able to fight for a healthy and fulfilling working environment. Many employees with important jobs have an important job but a horrible environment, teacher to doctor. But on the other hand, strikes can harm and have negative consequences such as DEATH of patients and a hindrance to our education.
@discreet_antelope thank you for your balanced perspective - what do you think might be a good middle ground?
For example, should certain professions like doctors and teachers be barred from striking under certain circumstances (e.g. doctors in critical care units and mandatory subject teachers like English and Math)?
Some think anyone should be able to strike at any time, but, some also think they shouldn't. I am one of those people. I think it is unfair that people with very important jobs (doctors, teachers, policemen, ect.) should strike when there are so many emergencies and shortages happening around the world. I vaguely remember a teacher going on strike for an entire 5 months. There was already a shortage of substitutes in our school so the students weren't able to learn until the teacher returned. That strike could have affected their knowledge of math.
Be that as it may I think we need to put in consideration that the teacher has a personal life too and they were probably being paid very little and couldn't support their family hence the need of a raise and was possibly denied said raise presenting the need of a strike.
Well from what I've heard teachers in the US have a minimum salary plus it's hard to be a teacher, you have to teach things that kids don't want to learn ( in most occasions) and you also have to deal with the kids too which is already something to be concerned about as if for example they do something bad, the responsibility falls directly to the teacher . With all that said, I think teachers can go on strike , they've got a hard job at the end of the day . Morning from Spain!
Hi dedicated_orchard,
How are teachers viewed in Spain? And what do you think children want to learn about?
When Conditions are unfair, unsafe or downright inhumane, I feel workers/employees should have the right to strike in addition I am of the opinion that striking is a good thing, as it gives workers a voice when they feel overlooked or unappreciated. Be that as it may if going on strike will affect the community or several individuals negatively, there are other ways to go about it. An example of a strike in my nation is when workers went on strike at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja, Nigeria on Wednesday, Feb 22, 2023- leaving travellers stranded. This Strike probably affected vacations, family trips, important business events etc. If they were not allowed to strike it would take a toll on their personal lives and/or families. And some of them may choose to just quit meaning that the quality of several services may drop.
@incredible_journalist, I appreciate that you have considered the effects of a strike from an employee and a customer's perspective and provided a pertinent example.
Do you think a strike by a group of workers can be successful without causing inconvenience on its customers?
Is there another way to get an employer's attention without the negative financial and reputational impact of a strike?
some people and who might think that striking is not the right thing to do? For example, how might different people be affected by strikes? Many workers strike because they believe that they are working in unfair or unsafe conditions. How important is it that they get to protest about this? What might happen if they can’t?
I reckon that in some specific cases going on strike is justified like unfair payment/ poor working conditions/ delay in payments etc . However going on strike may not always be the best choice, as some workers try to get advantage of their already well paid jobs to pressure companies to pay them more than they are getting. Regarding our current social standard, people just by striking can easily influence a bad reputation to said company
Who should determine if a job is well paid or not?
I think before the person apply to a job in acompany or at any place, he will know some informations about the company, the salaries well paid or not, working conditions in it, the laws of the company.
So that he will expect the salary and he agreed for that so that the steike will be not effective if he wants salary increase. For example in our country palestine for private education centers the salary of teachers is known and it is low salary because the center income is low, if you agree its ok if you don't you can search for other opportunities in govenment associations or others which give more salary.here there is acontract between them but if the salary was reduced by the manager, so you have the right for strike.
Everyone should be allowed to strike because if some people can it is unfair. We must have it fair for all because in our school one of the years they have had 5 strikes but we have had one it is unfair so we must make this equal now
How could this be made equal, productive_agency?
When I talked about striking with my teacher and peers, I learned that people strike as they are getting payed unfairly and they need the money to pay for their needs for example : a house, food and water. They also want the government to be fair. If the teachers strike very often, the children won't get enough education as the teachers need to teach the children.
Well for me I feel that strikes are ways for people to say their mind, a way for people to say what they are bothering them and to say what is best for them for the betterment of the office. For example, a doctor can go for a strike because his pay is low or there is not much equipment’s to treat patients and when they go for strike their needs will be met because the reasons where reasonable.
REASONS WHY STRIKES ARE DONE
1. To get a need done like said earlier strikes are done to get an achieved aim
2. It is done to fix a working condition like too many work they work
3. It is also done to protest
4. It is done to bargain to bring about change
@candid_keyboard, interesting points, I would like to hear more. Do you think people should wait to go on strike before "speaking their mind", or could they speak their mind sooner?
You mention that the demands of people on strike are met because such demands are reasonable to their employer. If that is the case, why do you think some employer waits for their employees to strike, sometimes for weeks, before eventually meeting their original demands? / How do you think employers calculate their decisions to meet a striking group's demands?
okay.........so in my opinion some employers may be cruel and won't do anything about their issue until they go on strike and that's not nice. Some employers allow their workers to go on strike because they don't care example ASSU they didn't care, and they didn't do anything about it until after 7months. they calculate their striking by the workers will obviously know why they want to strike about where it is important.
I hope I answered your question.
Thanks for expanding and providing an example, it is interesting to read your perspective and I'd like to hear more.
Why might employers be cruel in your opinion? Do you think they benefit from having frustrated employees and the possibility of their employees going on strikes as you mentioned, or might there be other (less cruel) motives for the employer's choices/actions?
okay......in some cases they have a benefit frustrating employee or students (or more like they enjoy it) an example is once again ASSU because some students when are getting tired they usually bribe their way in true money or immoral activities but mostly money to get comfort and favor with their lecturers.
in my opinion which is not right at all because some students might work hard and may not get anything like being rewarded for their marks and those who are lazy because will get fake marks because they paid
in my opinion which should be addressed and be fought against.
The power of the sword depends on the hands in which it is the same applies to strike it depends on the way we use it .For example in my area a group of people from a hostel protested against bad food provided there consuming which a person died!!the others living there protested and changed the quality of food provided there because the people living there knew the right way to protest they got what they needed so I think that everyone could strike if they have a valuable reason.
@productive_redcurrant, that is a very interesting example. Could you explain to us what the difference was between the two protests and what might be some ways of protesting "the right way" from your perspective?
Well... If a teacher is told every year their income will increase by 5% but they do not receive the raise promised how are they expected to live with prices constantly rising? If inflation continues to make prices rise shouldn't the wages be rising too? Those who go to university, earn a degree and work very hard should be earning more. Although, if doctors go on strike nobody can receive medical attention, if teachers go on strike children will be missing out on education and so on. Some strikes end up being pointless and nothing has been achieved but people have lost out on things they are entitled too.
That's a very topical point secure_snow. Do you think there should be support too for those who choose not to go to university but are still working hard?
I think they should strike because the money that they want is all for good use. a teacher that i know well that they have just declined a money rise. but, the reason is because it isn't coming from the government, it is coming from the money that the schools get each year. this would mean that schools will go on strike next year not teachers
I think everyone can strike for their rights of getting a better condition at work. For example here in Spain people working on public hospitals are striking for getting better conditions at their work. This is because some patients use violence to attack the doctors and the nurses because they don´t attend them very quickly, and this is because the doctors have too many patients per day and they are overwhelmed. So they are using strikes to communicate their problems to the government and to the society. I think striking is good, but in some cases it won´t be much useful. For example the strikes for raising awareness about climate change. I think related to this topic strikes are not as useful as they should be. Becuase you can raise awarness to your government but what is gonna make a change is to replace some actions of our life to other more ecological options. I´m not saying that the strikes for climate changes are unuseful, like for the government it won´t be much significant but it is for the society.
@best_ladder, I think your example about violence in Spanish hospitals is interesting. If patients resort to violence when they cannot be attended to quickly in the hospital, do you think there is a risk that their striking for a significant period of time could create more violence towards those hospital workers who are peacefully striking?
With respect to climate change awareness, it sounds like you are suggesting climate change protests / strikes do not affect the government enough to result in change, but might instead influence society directly. Do you think there is a better way than protests and strikes to get this message across to the government?
In answer to your first question I agree with you, because it's probable that the patients may use more violence, but in that case I think the government may have heard by know and they should take action to provide the doctor and nurses better conditions at work.
And in answer for your second question my opinion is that people should learn how to make things in a more ecological way. So if people encourage to use more ecologic options, the government would notice at the time of seeing that statics about transport pollution or pollution in the seas have improve. So if the government sees that the people are helping against climate change the government would help them. Because the government won't trust money in a project that the citizens do not follow or do not agree on.
How important is it that they get to protest about?
All of us should be able to strike, sometimes the reason is just because they want more money, sometimes its because people can't pay for thing that they NEED in their lives, like food, water, bills or taxes. If you can't pay for those thing there is a risk of dying! That shouldn't happen to ANY of us!
I get why people say strikes shouldn't, people that are train drivers, bus drivers, NHS - Doctors, Nurses - Police, firefighters and more like them who save us from dying that they shouldn't strike, but sometimes people aren't paid enough to pay for food or/and water, they could be homeless people that are going on strike! With the COLC - Cost Of Living Crisis - going on, people may not pay for things! If we could try at least to help the community would be appreciated, by me and other people who are trying to stop COLC.
Yes people are not getting payed enough and staff should deserve a strike just imagine if you were working in a hospital and you didn’t get enough money you would be mad also should school strikes be happening? No because children need to get further in their life and staying home is not going to help because you want to get a shift when your older and if you don’t learn they won’t think your smart enough so teachers should
Not be striking.
I think that there should be laws about striking. Teachers striking affects many people in their day to day life. For children this could cause anxiety or worries about the strikes at what point is striking acceptable when affects people to much should it be illegal? That is certainly something we could consider. On the other hand though as prices are continuously going up wages must be able to support the necessities if the prices are going up but the wages could no longer support the necessities then you should be given a larger wage and if you are denied it then you should strike. At the point that striking affects people to much and stops day to day life it should then be against the law if laws were put in place over strikes then it may be easier to come to n agreement and less people may strike in fear of the laws. Such laws could be you can only strike twice a month or you can only ask for a 5% increase in wages but that law would not be the most useful law because if they need more than a five percent raise to be financially stable than that would not be helpful and there may be protests over that. In conclusion strikes will be quite difficult to manage but in the future we could try to make sure that striking does not affect people outside the strikers and that the strikers are happy
@jolly_context, implementing a law to create order out of the disorder arising from strikes is a fascinating idea. You proposed two laws, I would be interested to hear how you might flesh these out further:
1. A maximum of strikes twice per month - Do you think two days a month of strikes would impact all industries the same? Or would essential workers (like nurses and transportation drivers) be allowed more or less days to strike a month than workers less essential to the provision of our most basic needs and services? Why?
2. A maximum of a 5% increase in wages - You mentioned that in some instances "5%" would not be enough if it doesn't provide financial stability. Have you considered a floating percentage such as "5% + the annual inflation rate"? If so, would this be a full solution, or would we need to include more considerations into the calculation (e.g. another multiplier to reflect the worker's contribution and his/her company's success relative to its industry competitors)?
In reply to your fist question I think that people who are essential would be allowed to strike less as them striking would cause uproar and in the case of nurses it may cause people to be injured or untended to who need urgent care so they should be allowed less days of striking if any at all. In response to your second question I did not take into consideration that if things are still inflating it may not be the most helpful to only have 5% as well as adding on inflation other than inflation. Say the teacher has a long drive to work perhaps the cost of the fuel should be included in the wage or if the job is stressful or over demanding instead of asking for a wge increase perhaps you could ask to work for longer hours so you could spread the tasks out for longer and still get more money.
Some good thinking! Do you think it’s sensible to request longer hours if the hours are already longer than the job demands?
Some good thinking! Do you think it’s sensible to request longer hours if the hours are already longer than the job demands?
If it already requests longer hours than the job demands instead of asking for more hours to make it more tiring you would be asking to be paid for the hours you work. Say you worked an extra hour so you asked to be paid for an extra hour my idea is instead of getting an extra hours worth of work you would be paid for the extra hour you are already doing. The only way it would work though is if the employer understood that they didnt want more work they were just trying to get paid for extra work they were already doing. Unfortunately, if the employer and/or company do not understand and it gives the employee extra work so under those circumstances it would not be a sensible choice.
In conclusion, requesting extra hours is quite a bold move because if misunderstood it may make the job even more over demanding that is why it would be more sensible to ask to work more hours if you have the right amount of work then if the company misunderstands you are not in as much of a bad possition
Thanks for the fulsome response, @jolly_context! You brought up some really interesting considerations for both points, I'd be interested to hear a little more on both:
1. Do you think you would be more or less interested in becoming a vital worker if you were unable to go on strike at all (even in moments your working conditions really needed improvement)? Do you think there is a way to keep people motivated to apply for and work in these really vital jobs?
2. I think this is a fantastic idea and like that you are offering more than just financial incentives / compensation and instead tailoring these benefits to the employee's specific life circumstances. Would you be more interested in a job where your employer provided more tailored benefits?
A strike is the collective cessation of work by workers Until the employer implements their demands ,some people think that the strike is the best way to get the laborers rights, but it isn't like what they think, It leaves people without people to provide for their needs ,the biggest strike was the strike in The Roman Empire in 494 BC, When the common people went on strike until the government repealed a law that increased their debt ,It guaranteed them the presence of a representative to defend them in the government ,and the first strike was in Egypt The reign of Ramesses III in 1152 BC Record this strike in the Guinness Book.
I believe that everyone can have the chance to strike because if people don't then they will probably have to stay with the same work conditions or more pay and if they quit and go to another place to work they will most likely get even less money but also at the same time if people don't go on strike it is kind of a good thing because if you would go on strike on those days at work you would of have not been present so on their next paycheck they would get less money but then also even less because they have to pay taxes towards the king so you could get more money than when you would go on strike but also at the same time it is good to go on strike because you get a change of getting better working conditions or a pay raise. Finally, I think the people who would be affected the most is the owners because they would basically have no workers on that day which would mean no money for the owner and if the owner agrees he will have to pay more money to the workers.
In case of employees ,strikes are good for employees but to students are bad. Because strikes makes students to not go to school. For examples AWYAD in my area, it went on strikes and students stopped going to school.
You're right to point out that strikes can affect people differently. Do you think that better paid teachers could lead to better teaching, and therefore good for students in the long term?
Strikes are good for employees but to students are bad because they miss studies by not going to school. For example AWAYD in my area the employees struck and they met their conditions but students were not going to school. That's makes that strikes are bad to students but they are good to employees.
I think that there should be laws that determine which strikes should be allowed or not, because nowadays there are all kinds of strikes, which, in my opinion, aren't made in relation to improving the working conditions of the workers. At least, here in Spain, the majority of strikes can take place from the age of fourteen onwards, i.e. we can not go to school. I don't understand the purpose of it, because some strikes aren't related to us, yes to some workers, but not to us. Moreover, in our society right now the strike is not seen as an opportunity to protest, to claim, etc., young people see it as an opportunity to not attend school one day and that this is justified.
At least in my opinion, I think we should put an end to this because I think it is wrong that people who fought so hard to get the right to go on strike, in order to claim their bad working conditions, now we use it as a holiday. I don't want to generalise, because there are people who do need these strikes.
I think its far that everyone is able to strike. The whole reason that strikes even exist is to get equal rights so if some people cant strike then how can they get equal rights.
I think everyone has there own right to strike for there problems.Strikes may be carried out in response to dangerous working conditions, unfair treatment, low wages, or any other workplace injustice that negatively impacts workers' safety or wellbeing. If people strikes ,They can get a solution for there problems.So I think everyone can strike.
Interesting point mindful_moment. Do you think there should be any restrictions on key public services striking, such as doctors and fire services?
I think there should be restriction on key public services Strike like doctors and fire services because if the strike crosse's a limit they will cause many deaths,especially patients in hospitals for emergency cases and In fire services ,If some building got fire and In that time they strike ,they will be no fire services people to safeguard them from Fire ,that leads to deaths andwound.So I think there must be restrictions for key public service strike .
I think if strikes can happen everyday it may affects many children and old people. It can disturb children from concentrating in their studies and they may affect in mental health,for old people it can make their health weak and makes them to suffer by the strike.
I think not just anyone can strike. People with necessary jobs, like police officers and childcare workers, can not strike.
Interesting point outstanding_raspberry. How else might people in these jobs try and get a pay rise?
i think that is fair that they strike but not at the same time because it cuts down are work and don't get to be in school as much but teachers are right because they dont't get as much credit as they should
For me, I feel that workers are allowed to strike as people cannot work in bad operating conditions. Like what happened to the match girls 100 years ago. They possibly could not work in those horrible states. Where it was way too dangerous to work in with the phosphorus that could make them very ill and possibly kill them. However, this can mean that the firefighters can also go on strike, but would it be good? The answer is no. They would have to take out the fire from any building or place or people could burn to death. To conclude, people can go on strike only if their job won't affect the community.
That's an interesting point lucky_sheep. I have a question: how would you decide which jobs do and don't affect the community?
Hi Stuart. When I researched this issue, I found resorting to striking as one of the rights guaranteed by law which will decide which jobs affect or don't affect the community.This applies in most countries, such as my country, Palestine, Algeria, Jordan, and others. According to the constitution and the Ministry of Labor, there are laws and articles documented in the constitution regarding the worker’s right to strike in all its details, and the strike is not limited to a specific category or job, but can take place in any company or institution, whether private or public sector. The right to strike is guaranteed to civil servants in accordance with the provisions of this decision.
However, jobs of national importance are excluded from this because of their danger to the state. It is not permissible for the police, army, emergency doctors in the health sector, the judiciary, presidential and cabinet employees, and others to strike.
I think that some strikes shouldn't be allowed and allowed at the same time because say if a policeman strikes and there's like a robbery going on no one would be able to arrest them and that goes with nurses, doctors and firemen.
But...
With teachers, some children might think that it's a holiday rather than a missed opportunity for them to learn.
It also depends on your working circumstances because with The Match Girls in 1888 they worked in very poor conditions with a dangerous chemicals showing you can strike at the same time, but like for a good reason.
i think workers should be allowed to strike although there should be limits to how many times they may want to strike;and the issue with postal workers has affected everyone greatly ,as they were striking for almost a month. i also agree with some peoples comments @conscientious_mood : although strikes help workers get what they desire, they also have a negative effect on the citizens of that country.
In my opinion, everyone should have the right to strike, but with some conditions. I think it is vital that people have a way to forcibly ask for higher wages, improvement in the industry, and better working conditions if the government / private company isn't listening. And while the whole point of the strike is to disrupt the public, there is a stage when vital industries striking can lead to the loss of lives, or disruption to the way the country runs.
In my local area, many people are striking, and there is, in most places, good support for the workers. I have seen doctors and nurses outside hospitals, waving banners and posters, asking for higher pay, more equipment, and shorter hours. Also, the public transport has had strikes going on for roughly 6 months, and buses, trains and the underground have all been unavailable in certain patches of this period. As a student, the strikes that affect me the most are the teachers strikes, which have happened 2 times recently, and are scheduled 2 times in the next week. As well as this, postal workers and national trains have gone on strike, but these have had less of an effect on me.
In conclusion, strikes, if necessary should happen, but if the government doesn't take action, it can go too far.
I do not think that everyone can strike because, important jobs like Doctors or Nurses.If they go on strike for a long time, it can cause loads of deaths because people who are injured cannot get proper treatment because Doctors and Nurses are on strike.But, jobs like teachers can go on strike because if children are at home they can just practise at home.Because in 2020 when the pandemic(COVID-19) was happening, you had to learn online.
I agree because... By the time of the pandemic of COVID-19, we were learning online.
I think only some jobs should be able to strike because, if for example the police strike, the area around it would be in danger; or if the firefighters go on strike, some people are more likely to die if they aren't available at the time of the fire. However, strikes also allow the Government to see how important some jobs are: without them how many problems happen and as a result the workers get more money than they did, but strikes also put the Government under pressure. Our teachers are on strike tomorrow but we will come to our school.
I think that everyone should have the right to striking if they really need to, for example, if working conditions are
terrible and employees are being paid next to nothing. I also think that you should need certain people and local
members of the public to recognise the problem and agree that help from the government is vital. this is important
because if everyone decided to strike at the same time, then the world would stop completely and fall into chaos.
Tomorrow, the teachers at my school will be striking, but my year (year 6) will come in. I think it is unfair when the teachers strike because we have been trying so hard to practice for our sats (tests).
I believe that strikes are important although, when teachers strike, it can affect children's education and learning process, especially Year 6 when they're headed for SATS, which is the worst chance of our educational system. Coming to workers. If the condition is terrible and the pay is ridiculous, you would go on strike and if your employer just ignores your terms and conditions, that would be a good reason, but our own bosses going on strike is a disadvantage to workers of getting paid and nobody would be able to help us with troubles. For example, The National Health Service (NHS) is also going on strike. Nurses and doctors in England will strike for 48 hours over the first May bank holiday after declining a government pay offer. Some ambulance staff will also walk out on the 1st and 2nd of May. If they strike, they will indeed cause a certain amount of deaths and injuries, and for construction workers, if they strike, destruction of houses that haven't even been built yet can transpire. It is also inequitable fir those who are paid if they are on strike and others are there working all day long, and as a result of the strike, students cannot go to school.
In my opinion, everyone should have the right to strike . Strikes are so important in our society that we could not get laboral rights if we didn't strike . An important thing to mention is the time people strike . I have seen some news from other countries where people strike for months . In Spain for example , strikes don't usually last more than 3 or 4 weeks and they are usually very effective . The regional government from my country usually listen to the strikers and get into an agreement with them . It may be a disadvantage for the users because when people are in strikes they don't work , but , it is an advantage for the workers , because they show their problems and try to solve them with the government.
In conclusion , strikes are a very effective way to solve workers' problems and everyone should have the right to striker whenever they need .
Some good points here buzzing_opinion. Do you think that there should be a maximum period some workers can strike, so that they don't carry on for months?
Yes I think so. I think strikes need to have a maximum time of strikes . If not , people would be without some services for a very long time , and these could end up very bad . Just imagine if teachers go for strikes for a long time . The amount of kids that wouldn't go to class would be so big , and , if their parents are working, who will take care of these kids during class ours ? They would be alone at home ? These would be imposible.
I think that only places of work that are poorer than big businesses should go on strike.
Interesting. What about lower paid people in big businesses - should they be allowed to strike? If not, how can they try to improve their pay?
I also think that they should keep primary school kids and people who are in the middle of exams students in schools across the globe.
I think that striking is ok for many reasons people with profesion's such as teachers
paramedics police fire etc can strike for reasons sutch as low money for resorces and many other finantial and ecinomical needs have to be realised by the government after all striking can be inportant
I think that striking is ok for many reasons people with profesion's such as teachers
paramedics police fire etc can strike for reasons sutch as low money for resorces and many other finantial and ecinomical needs have to be realised by the government after all striking can be inportant
i think people should go on strike. yes it does effect the students taking away education but teaches are having to buy there own stuff in to school for students and not the school.
I agree with the strikes but I don't think that the key workers should strike as much as non-key workers
Do you think that this could put people off taking on jobs that are seen as 'key workers'?
I find the strikes to be a moment in life for people to take action in what they believe is right but I find them to be sometimes wrong and its because of the problems it can cause like littering traffic jams and maybe even severe injuries from a group of people in the road could be a hazard to their safety
i think people school strike
i think people should be allowed to strike.
i think people can strike for money rize
it depends if you are aloud to strike and if you think you are on a fair wage or not
I agree because if you are helping to save lives as a job surely you should be paid what that is worth and the equipment required to do your job and if this isn't happening then yes you an go on strike but on the other hand if you or a loved one have a lethal emergency and needed to go to the hospital but your loved one dies because the hospital is understaffed then you will think otherwise.
My school is on strikes and because of that i cant learn
There's lots of learning to be done on the Hub, calm_road! We've got you covered!
Striking is a right that every worker has. It is an effective way to get things improved. Successful strikes make employees happier, since they have improved working conditions and better pay, and they do better at their jobs. Strikes put pressure on the government to change their policies. However, strikes can also have a bad impact on the public. For example, transport workers striking can make people late to work, causing them to lose money. Doctors striking mean that not everybody can get the healthcare that they need. Teachers striking causes students to miss out on crucial education. In my opinion, workers in the emergency services should be able to get better working conditions and better pay. Although, people expect emergency service employees to be reliable. I believe that instead of striking, although they deserve it, they should find another effective way to get what they want, instead of putting people's lives in danger.
i think that everyone should be able to strike because if they are working long hours doing hard things then they arent getting payed enough to provide everything for their family
YES Becuase they are working jobs
yes i agree with striking because people should have their own rights and have suitable paying conditions
For some workers, like health care or emergency services, strikes shouldn't be allowed. What if a patient dies because the doctor/nurse who was looking after them went on strike and wasn't able to be there? Maybe the people working in the ER went on strike, and then they wouldn't be able to take in more people who had an emergency. Of course, letting everyone be able to strike has some benefits, but I feel like more people would be hurt if emergency service workers were able to go on strike.
I agree because...some one may die during the strike of the health workers , and in my thinking to their should be hear out to the health workers may be let some government inspectors go hospital by hospital to find out the workers state for example in abu dhabi alot of health workers are not paid yet they work no shift a day , but i really like ur suggestion.
THANK YOU
To my thinking a worker and boss can both strike am saying this cause in my country their is a lot of striking due to many reasons ; Paying workers unfairly , a worker not following the boss's conditions and terms , Government not giving equal money to the members of parliament. they protest about this so that they can get further help from other people , this may help them gain confidence or it may help those who are facing the same problem but are not confident to strike back. So here in my country people are endangered in many ways so the way the police does it is dangerous some people are arrested though they are innocent , they spray a dangerous substance that kills most people , most strikers use burning a tyre there chance but it can burn some ones properties . like in my country people protestate and strike about different things like ; changing a president , unfair payment, no equality in taxing.
I think there might be a misunderstanding here - what you are describing sounds more like a riot?
like a riot is when people go directly to the government bot striking and protesting is done in your area . that is the difference in these activities
Strikes are really important . Let me start with with giving the importances, strikes enable employees to demand and achieve an adequate provision of basic liberties also are them selves intrinsic and also self-determined expressions of freedom and human rights. In 2017, the Uganda Medical Association called for a 100-day strike demanding better pay, adequate pay and supplies and the placement of medical interns [JHOs] and senior health officers [SHOs],on the Pubic Service payroll
I feel the right to strike is recognized as a fundamental human right by many international organizations, including the United Nations. The right to strike is considered an important tool for workers to negotiate better working conditions, wages, and benefits from their employers.
However, the legality of striking can vary depending on the country and its laws. In some countries, striking is illegal, while in others, it is legal but may require certain conditions to be met, such as giving advance notice, holding a vote among the workers, or not causing harm to others. In my opinion, whether everyone should be allowed to strike depends on various factors, including the laws and regulations in place, the specific circumstances surrounding the strike, and the potential impact on the affected parties. It is important to balance the right to strike with the needs of the workers, the employer, and the general public.
I believe strikes are a perfect, sensible idea of making your voice acknowledged by members of the government and stating that you want a higher salary. If strikes were strictly banned from the UK or any citizen would be punished or served consequences for their rebellious actions, this will arouse uproars just like the Suffragette movement when they used "art, debate, propaganda, and attack on property including window smashing and arson to fight for female suffrage. " I and certainly all members of the public would want to maintain peace within the country hence I strongly believe that it is good to fight for a something you want but not to an extent where it hurts others. It should be done in a modest yet impactful way.
The worst strike that may happen is a useless or compulsory strike. This is what is happening now. The government is the winner from strikes. Have you ever thought that the government deliberately reduces wages for the occurrence of a strike at a moment? What is the benefit or purpose of doing so? It is very simple. The government wants to reduce the number of employees. Through the strike, you can take it as an excuse. I still did not understand. What would you benefit from? What I will say now is a point in favor of the government. With that amount, the government can establish projects and plans to increase the state's economy and employ the largest number of unemployed citizens. If that was their true desire, I try not to oppress the government and think of the worst possibility to prevent it from happening. What if the idea of the project fails? It doesn't matter, no one succeeds from the first time. Edison did nearly 1,800 experiments to invent the light bulb, so there is no need to despair or give up. Implementing the ideas of young people is an important matter for society, as some of them have golden ideas. I know what you think. I did not want to see the negative side. I targeted what serves the interest of both parties, but the real problem What do you think? And what do we do to solve that problem?
Do you think a reduced number of employees will reduce spending in the long-term if this is a government plan?
Of course, when the number of workers is reduced, the working hours will increase. Let us say that there are three workers in a construction site and another there are six, while each worker has the same wage. Six workers will pay more than the presence of three workers. The completion of the work may be faster for them. Cooperation saves time and effort. They do not see it like this. What they see is more workers, more money.
Strikes are double-edged swords as they affect people differently, e.g. a patient and a doctor.
Strikes usually happen when the government do not listen to the people , in my country the government doesn't listen to the teachers, doctors and all other jobs demands , even though they start with petitions and try talking to them yet still they do not listen.
Strikes are usually happening due to increase in the expense of living in the country, in my country the University of Ghana (UOG) teachers went on strike for more than 3 months(17 October to 14 December 2022 ) affecting students studies , so the only thing I think we can do to stop strikes, are for the governments to listen to the job occupants and provide their needs
I think that all people should be able to strike about think that are right and thinks that you believe in.
I agree because Employees or workers can strike only if the reason for the strike is acceptable and as you said they should believe in the things that are right so that they can achieve the main aim of the strike
When your employer does not listen to your terms and conditions of employment then you can go on strike, but employees going on strike is at our disadvantage because there will not be anyone to attend to our needs. For example Academic Staff Union of Universities
You're right, but somehow, even if the governments and authorities ignore them, there comes a time when they have to do something because they feel that pressure and also, most of the time it affects third parties, which they don't want that to happen and finally, the solution doesn't facilitate or solve anything in either of the two situations.
For example, here in Spain, during these last months the price of gasoline has been increasing a lot and workers who work with a vehicle that needs gasoline didn't see benefits. Having to spend a good part of your salary doing your job, it has no benefits, so they decided to go on strike so that the government would pay them a part of the gasoline, but until this happened, for a few days or weeks we, the citizens, found ourselves without food in the supermarkets!
And then that was the moment in which the government felt pressure from the majority of its population and decided to pay a small part of the gasoline to the workers.
I dont think that everyone should be allowed to go on strike because there are some people who go on strike because something dosen't go their way. Other times some people go on strike because of something that has happened causing the wanting to go on strike. I think that that people should have the chance to go on strike but I think that they should also think about the actions they are about to cause because they are going on strike.
Well, in fact, employees have the right to strike, but if we talk about their job duty, they cannot strike for a long time, because that will affect people.
As for my region, there are many strikes, occupation, political discrimination, and other reasons, the most important of which is the lack of funds. They are reasons for employees to strike. In fact, this must be the cause of problems, but the situation should not continue like this either.
Damage of all kinds affects all members of society, no matter how different their professions are. For example, during this period, after the government refused to improve and raise their income level, the teachers went on strike, so the government threatened them with decreasing their wages on the days they went on strike and replacing them with other teachers. Today, I think it was the last day of the strike.
Unfortunately, the employees' requests were not fully met, but on the days of their strike, the students had to stay at home without education, and this affected students, teachers, and many other people, so I think the government should implement their requests.
In Ghana, strikes are very common, almost always because of our country's leaders and how they pay government workers. Sometimes it is believed that if you work a job, your passion and love should drive you to excel in it, but it is hard to do so when you are barely able to afford food because your pay is not enough. I support the idea of strikes because people are barely surviving with their incomes, and I believe that everyone in any work field can go on strike as long as their reasons should be about their needs and not their wants.
A clear example is one held by the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) on January 10, 2022.They did this apparently due to worsening conditions of service without any sufficient response from their employers.
I don't think that everyone can strike because it depends on what you're doing and how long you have been doing that . If you strike you have to have a reason for it because you can't just say that you want to have a day of just because your too tired because of your work.
Hi elated_buffalo, thank you for your comment. Can you think of some good reasons for people to strike?
People may go on strike for various reasons. Low wages are a major reason of why people go on strike. Workers may feel that they are not receiving enough payment from their job to meet their living requirements. Workers may also go on strike because of poor working conditions. If their workspace is unsafe, uncomfortable, and does not make a decent working condition, workers will go on strike in demand for an upgrade. Lack of benefits is another reason for striking. This could include things like healthcare, retirement benefits, or paid time off. To summarize, workers typically go on strike because their conditions and payment are not up to their satisfaction and benefit.
I think you are right because there is no need to start strikes whenever everyone wants.
I think Strikes should be allowed because one may never know what another is passing through until in their shoes. People go on strikes because they think they have done everything possible but aren't given the required attention.
People do not just wake up one fine morning and abruptly declare that he or she would be going on a strike. They try to reason with their employers in order to improve their working conditions and environment.
They go on strikes when they feel that they have had enough. They go through so many trouble just to work only to be told their demanded working conditions can't be provided.
They do not want to affect others in the process yet they are humans who also have needs as much as anyone in the world.
So all I am trying to say is that strikes should be allowed because it is the last stage of petition from employees to their employers when their needs are not being met. And it takes a lot of time to finally result in strikes .
I agree with you, the society we live in now, and not only people of our age, is very selfish, they only think about extracting their own benefits, without thinking about other people. It seems very unfair to me and the worst thing is that there are people of our generation, the future society, that think these atrocities are good.
But we must also thank those people who fight today so that some of us, when they are no longer here, and we are in their situation, won't suffer as they are doing now.
That's why I think strikes are good, because many of them work and although we, young people, don't realize how great what they are achieving now, in the future we will appreciate it.
Everyone can strike only if the reason for the strike is acceptable. It cannot be said to be unjustified unless the reasons for it are entirely perverse or unreasonable. Employees or workers shall have the right to engage in other concerted activities for the purpose of collective bargaining or other mutual aid or protection.Strikes are included among the concerted activities , for example if the employees of a factory are underpaid or working more than their productive capacity they can strike and it is legal.
In my opinion, I think there should be representatives of teachers, doctors, delivery men, factory workers, etc; all workers, in parliament to help raise their voices.
I am sure that their problems will be resolved, and I also believe that this would put more pressure on the government and the workers wouldn't have to go on strike.
I agree with you. There can be representatives of workers that can protest in the voice of workers to gave to the goverment the opinion of them. Also, the public workers can do strike but they don't have to last too much, since the society need them like teachers, doctors, etc. My conclusion is that everyone can do strikes but they can't be too long.
I believe everyone should be able to strike. The reason why people strike is because of poor pay and/or poor working conditions and meeting the demands of the strikers lead to more people wanting to work in that field and the job being done at a better quality of their service. If the strikers demands are not met it makes people not want to work in that field knowing the low pay and bad working conditions, which leads to not many people working in that field and the people that are working in that field quitting.
Can everyone strike, of course, and certainly not / because if the doctors went on strike, corpses would pile up on top of each other, and if the farmer went on strike, we would not have food to eat, and hunger and famine would spread, and if the government struck, crimes, murder and theft would spread, because every institution has a role in the renaissance and progress of society
I disagree with you because if these important fields of work are not allowed to strike, in the short term, it would help, but in the long term, it would be horrible. There would be masses of people quitting their jobs because of the bad treatment/pay, and without important workers like doctors, farmers, and police, corpses would really start piling up. If these important workers strike, there might be death in the short term, but in the long term, they would be able to do their job better with more money and better working conditions.
if the workers cant protest they cant achieve their goals because some of their bosses are to strict so when they have a strike they can get a chance of increasing their salaries so that they can meet their needs with ease. striking has affected people both negatively and positively. first i will talk about the positive effects; first people get what they want, they get freedom of speech like when in the elections when bobi wine was arrested in uganda, people formed a strike so that he can be released because he was arrested for no reason.
the negative one is that people can be killed, tortured, arrested for no reason during those strikes and some might get serious injuries.
like of the recent news in Uganda, i heard that most members of parliament have been striking due to low salaries, increase of fuel, food, and also the economy. so i also heard in 2017 in the news that they were going to remove the age limit because some leaders don'7t want to leave power, so what the members of parliament decided to do is to start fighting against each other so that they cannot remove the age limit in order to change leaders and to also promote democracy in the nation and to also avoid strikes because they can lead to displacement of people, urban rural migration and also destruction of peoples property due to use of some dangerous weapons during the strikes that may kill people or injure them.
A strike is a collective refusal by employees to work and lay down tools to demand better working conditions. This leads to bilateral/two-sided meetings that lead to negotiations at the round table. I support that the fundamental right to strikes must be encouraged by employers and labour organisations. If the constant threat of strike action is discouraged, then I think that employers will have too much space to mistreat Employees. I say workers' unions must be vocal to demand good working conditions. I remember two incidents. One day in London, flying with my parents, one big airline company had their workers "laying down their tools". Though an uncomfortable experience, I hear it resulted in an upgrade of working conditions and fleet overhaul. Recently in Ghana, teachers and lecturers threatened to strike. I understand at a point a whole semester was nearly suspended. Though workers who strike sometimes risk losing their jobs, positions and pay, the balance of power and better contract conditions are sure motivations and weapons to use to have a say in running entities. If emotions are bottled and not allowed to be expressed, that will lead to serious ramifications(unwanted consequences). These must be managed so they do not escalate
From one perspective, the ability for workers to protest and strike is an important mechanism for holding employers accountable for providing safe and fair working conditions. Without the ability to protest, workers may be subject to exploitation, abuse, or unsafe work environments. In extreme cases, this can result in serious injury or death. By allowing workers to strike, employers are more likely to take their concerns seriously and work towards addressing their grievances.
However, there are also those who may believe that striking is not the right thing to do. Some employers may view strikes as disruptive and detrimental to their business, while others may argue that workers should be grateful for having a job at all. Additionally, there may be members of the public who are inconvenienced by strikes, such as commuters who rely on public transportation.
An example of an important disorder is the following:
"In 2020, India witnessed a historic general strike that involved millions of workers, farmers, domestic workers, students, teachers, and labor unions throughout the country. The unions called for the strike to demand workers' rights, improve working conditions, and fight harmful labor legislation. Public transportation, commerce, education, work in factories, government offices, banks, and stores came to a halt. Many labor activists and union leaders were arrested in the days leading up to the strike, but the workers and unions refused to back down and insisted on going through with the strike. The strike received strong response from workers, youth, and civil society, with most businesses and government and private institutions closed, causing widespread economic impact, but the workers persisted, asserting that striking is an important means of defending their rights."
what would happen if every teacher could strike would the school be closed for a long time would we have to leran at home or online ????????
I think some people may be affected by the strike. For example, if the teachers are on strike, people's children will not be able to do the lessons they go to, etc. As the teachers go on strike, the lessons of the students will be lost and they will not be able to continue their lessons from where they left off and start from a subject they do not know.
I think some people may be affected by the strike. For example, if the teachers are on strike, people's children will not be able to do the lessons they go to, etc. As the teachers go on strike, the lessons of the students will be lost and they will not be able to continue their lessons from where they left off and start from a subject they do not know.I don't think anyone has the right to play with other people's education life.
Some good thinking. How else do you think workers should ask for what they need for their job to be sustainable if nothing else is working?
I agree because, other people are paid a higher salary with less needed jobs unlike the nurses in the NHS who are literally saving lives don't get as much.
i think that anyone who has a job can strike unless there are too few people
I think strike is a good thing, because for example teachers go on strikes because they aren't paid enough, i think they deserve the money, because they play big roll in our lives they spend eight hours of their lives in school, they work hard, so the best thing government can do is to pay them well. Although it has a disadvantage which is students won't be a able to go to school, so basically its a good and bad thing at the same time.
I think that people should be able to strike but I don't think the way they are doing it is a good way since it can disrupt many things. I think they should find an alternative way to strike since if you take for example take the NHS if they were to strike this can cause peoples condition to worsen. It can also cause permanent damage or even death. There are few groups of works that may be able to strike with less disruption but group like transport workers or the NHS should find an alternative way to strike.
What do you think could be an alternative way for them to strike?
I think most people should go on strike because the workers need money for funding and their basic things, but it is quite disruptive because every job is important for everyone, for example you need teachers to learn and have a good education and you need police to keep everyone safe.
i don't think everyone should be allowed to strike because emergency service can strike a i don't think that should be allowed because it's an emergency and people need help and if they don't get the help they need they could get seriously ill.
I think that the people that are striking have the right to if they are not getting paid the wages they need.
I agree that everyone is able to strike for various of reasons. One of the reasons could be they can't afford all of their needs in their life to live because they're not getting paid enough. This would mean the population would decrease this would lead to more problems meaning there is less people to do jobs. Also you could be a student what got out of college and got a job and don't have enough to pay for food or the rent on the apartment they're renting.
Even though the strikes have a negative effect on the public, workers should have the right to strike because if not how else will they survive the prices raises. After all they are like us. They need money to make sure they have a stable life and if they don't get payed how will they do that. I believe that the government should put more effort into stopping these strikes as for example of the train strikes were to continue Bournemouth would lose a lot of money as many tourist come by train.
I don't think that everyone should strike because if people need doctors there is no one that could help them, However if doctors for example, are working in bad conditions i understand why they should strike because they are also people and it is unfair for them to save peoples lives for nothing. But of course if a emergency happen there will be no one to save them. So for me the only right way is to improve the workers conditions and there amount thery are paying for them to help people.
if doctors go on striking, many people would not get the correct health care which would be very bad as there would be no one to treat them. This is bad as it could lead to bad things like death. This is why i think doctors should not be allowed to strike.
My teachers went on strike yesterday and when they have in the past it does scare me thinking about my future I have already lost l0ads of knowledge due to COVID. So, I haven't done sats. I feel like everyone has the right to strike but if you are make sure you are doing good for yourself and the community because we rely on you we look up to you if we as children see you striking and putting low effort into your jobs we will see that and feel like you don't care about your jobs.
Do you think strikes mean that workers are putting in low effort?
No, strikes do not necessarily mean that workers are putting in low effort. Strikes are typically organized by workers who are dissatisfied with their working conditions, wages, benefits, or other factors related to their employment. Strikes are a type of collective action used by employees in order to demand changes and improvements from their employers. Strikers are frequently deeply committed to their cause and willing to make personal sacrifices to attain their goals. Workers may not be physically present at their employment during a strike, but that does not mean they are not working hard to achieve their objectives.
depends on what your working space is like, for example if there were harsh conditions and not much of a pay you could have a good reason to have a strike for a day or more. There are a bit of problems with this if you would be treated well and payed well can be a big problem with it giving kids less time to do things in school. It can effect a lot because of covid meaning there wasn't schools for a long time.
I think that if your working conditions or wage are bad enough to the point where you can't afford food then you should definitely be aloud to strike.
nah they should cos then like if your dying then there are no doctors you die and if they didn't stroke it would be all good and with other stuff i just think its silly rlly because of how mnay inocent poeple it hurts
I think that not everyone can strike because f a student is striking when their mum is striking their missing their precious learning time. However, if a shop worker strikes for a doctor that's more reasonable because it can get attention
Do you think that 'striking on behalf' of another person or industry will help the strikes?
I am disagree with you I think that everyone can strike although he or she have less money , although he or she was of another color , or of another race I believe that all people have the right to go on strike or participate in it, and not because they are black, for example, they have to be discriminated against or not allowed to participate in a strike
i think it depends on what they are striking for if they are striking for something that doesn't just affect you that should be aloud because that means that lots of people are affected and its something that needs to be spoken about
Lately we have seen many people strike in my country, I'am with them as they are trying to make things better for their profession. Everyone should be allowed to strike no matter their profession or their money status, Even doctors and emergency workers should be allowed to strike, recently on the 11th of April we saw junior doctors strike. Many people say that they shouldn't be able to strike as they are becoming emergency workers, but in many people's opinion that is completely foolish as all their trying to do is making their working conditions better, and everyone person that is working should have the ability to strike to make their working conditions better no matter what that person does for a living.
I know that students can not strike because they do not earn money from going to school (they might be able to strike for other reasons). Also, can any working people go on strike?
Hi, personally I feel that not all strikes should be allowed because some people who strike may actually endanger other people's lives, for example doctors, nurses and ambulance drivers. My school have teachers that are striking, I feel like this is disrupting my education.
Many people believe that a lot of workers can't strike because of the national economic crisisbut I think that it is a right to manifest your opinion about your salary, conditions ,etc, especially if that affect us or our community .
For example in my city Cáceres is about to happen a strike by the cleaners in the hospital San Pedro de Alcántara becuase of the difference of the salaries between another university hospital with respect of this hospital. They first realised and presented a communication with their opinion and discomfort about their less salaries .
I think that they have to do it if no one responds to that communication even if workers going on strike can affect others because at the end it is going to stop at some moment and they can clearly be right because a job can be dangerous or they can be exploted, I think we can be without some jobs not working during a period of time , to strike is a reclamation of the needs workers have and a sacrifice for those who needs those works daily like the medicians or the cashiers.
I believe that everyone should be able to go on strike as it is a way for workers to share their ideas and stand up for better working conditions. An example of strikes in Spain is that there are doctors demonstrating for better working conditions, having more doctors and fewer patients, so they are not so overworked. What happens is that people who go on strike and miss work, lose their pay for that day, so if you are going to go on strike, find out what it is about and stand up for your ideas. You can't go on strike without any sense, for example young people. There are some of them who go on strike just to skip school, as if it were a holiday. They are people who don't care why they are going on strike, this should be controlled, because if you go on strike, you will have to defend your opinion on the issue by demonstrating coherently. Another point could be that not everyone could go on strike at the same time, because imagine if all the doctors went on strike, who would take care of the patients? This could be an example of what happened in my country a few months ago, there was a strike of transporters because of the rise in petrol prices, which had the consequence that there was less food. So if you go on strike, you have to respect the minimum services and find out what it is about.
Yes, everyone can because there are several condition that can make a person to strike like poor payment to the employees can also cause strike. Another thing that can lead to strike is harshness of the employers towards the employees, lastly poor feeding to the employees it can make them reach the extent of striking among the workers.
Strikes are violent and should be a last resort. Strikes are overall just a huge MESS. Violence is the worst way to promote peace instead, having a nice conversation might persuade the enemy to have a change of heart. Yet, if the person that your tyring to make peace with doesn't seem to reason and creating or particapating in a strike is the only solution then you should not have anyone but yourself to hold you back. Yes, strikes creates destruction and a worse problem that you started with. But, if the enemy is your boss and you dont feel like you have earned enough money for your hard work and he or she won't listen to you. You could try to ignore the problem if it doesn't really hurt you that much. But, if you have strong negative emotion then you could re-asgain from your job. If you feel the need to strike then feel free to do whatever you choose just think hard about the consequences.
Even though I don’t completely agree or condone strikes, I still believe people should have the right to strike. Strikes often negatively affect the economy. They are often considered “selfish” acts done by workers, because when trying to help benefit themselves and their workers or partners, they are also taking away services and help from people who actually need them and their service. They can also be considered disruptive and sometimes even violent or unnecessary. But just because it can be bad for people, doesn’t mean it's completely bad. Strikes can help improve the service being given by the workers and improve things like pay and working conditions. They’re a lot of times strikes are and aren’t successful, but still affect the economy in positive ways. I may not have seen or heard of any strikes lately in my area. But I do know that some laws like labor laws have been improved because of strikes. I believe strikes are the option if negotiating and trying to fairly or calmly ask for improvements or help doesn’t work, and not just a step you should take after just one refusal. Strikes can be very beneficial and sometimes not for the economy of a country. But also shouldn’t be taken too lightly because they can often be about serious stuff. A lot of laws and regulations wouldn’t exist without them. In all I think everyone, no matter the job, should have the right to strike even if it may affect the economy in a negative way as it is their choice and option to fight for their specific cause.
The debate over whether emergency services personnel, such as doctors, should be allowed to strike is a complex and controversial one. On the one hand, allowing these essential workers to strike could result in potentially dire consequences for patients who rely on their services. On the other hand, denying them the right to strike could be seen as a violation of their basic human rights.
In general, it is important to recognize that the ability to protest is a fundamental right in a democratic society. People have the right to express their grievances and concerns, and this includes the right to strike. However, in the case of emergency services personnel, the stakes are much higher, and the potential impact of a strike can be much more severe.
If doctors and other emergency services personnel were to go on strike, it could have serious consequences for the health and well-being of patients who rely on their services. In some cases, it could even lead to loss of life. In addition, it could also put a strain on other healthcare workers who may be forced to pick up the slack.
Those who oppose the right to strike for emergency services personnel may argue that they have a duty to provide care to those in need, regardless of their personal circumstances. They may also argue that striking could undermine the public's trust in the healthcare system and damage the reputation of the medical profession.
Strikes do occur in my country Ghana. The most common reason for strikes in Ghana is typically related to issues around pay and working conditions. Workers often feel that their salaries are insufficient, and their working conditions are poor, leading them to demand better remuneration and working environments.
In the healthcare sector, strikes have often been triggered by a lack of essential medical supplies, poor infrastructure, and inadequate staffing. This has led to disruptions in healthcare services and the closure of hospitals and clinics, which can have serious consequences for patients.
Similarly, in the education sector, teachers' unions have gone on strike to demand better pay and benefits, as well as improved working conditions. This has often led to disruptions in the academic calendar, with students being forced to stay at home for prolonged periods.
In the transportation sector, strikes have often been triggered by disputes over fares and fuel prices, leading to disruptions in public transportation services. Overall, while strikes can be an effective way for workers to demand better pay and working conditions, they can also have negative consequences for the economy and society. The government and workers' unions must work together to find a balance that ensures the rights of workers are protected, while also ensuring that essential services are not disrupted.
In the end, the decision to allow emergency services personnel to strike is a complex one that requires a careful balancing of competing interests. In my opinion, while the right to protest is an essential part of any democratic society, the potential consequences of a strike in this context are significant.
I believe that everyone should have the chance to strike as of they do not then it would not give them a change to earn more money or getting safer working conditions and if they dont that would not be good also that they have to use that money ( which is a very less amount of money) to pay bills, rent and buy food to provide for themselves and their family. As if they move to another job they might not have much experience so they might not get the job but if they do they will start of with a very low amount of money per hour.
I believe that everyone should have to the right to strike as if they don't they probably won't have much money since they are being underpaid or don't have safe working conditions and want safer working conditions. For example my dad is a builder and is only paid 10 pounds an hour and has very unsafe working conditions but he is allowed to strike but imagine if he didn't. Let me tell you why it would be bad if he couldn't strike. If he couldn't strike then he wouldn't have much money as he is very underpaid for what job he is working for and with the money that he earns (which is not that much) he has to pays bills rent along with my mum and he has to buy the essentials and food to provide for himself and our family. Lastly, when it is windy here in England since he builds apartments and works at the top floor it is practically shacking so you could basically imagine how unsafe that is.
Well health takers like doctors nurses and surgeons shouldn't strike because they have to consider the ill, the the sick and the admimitted patients who are on drugs or treatment.
In my opinion sure; Because if they do not go on strike, they will ignore their requirements and rights that are supposed to be available to all of them, and I also think that this is the peaceful way to claim their rights!
In Spain there are many protests and the people strike everyaday. This will take part in our daily lifes in some years. This happens because the unfair conditions that enterpraises apply to their workers. We need to improve this working conditions, and of course ther is not only this typs of strikes, there are a lot of unfair aspects in all the situations. Strike is the way we have to express our opinion and take part in our future, we need to fight this unfairs for create a better future for all of us.
Well I think that a strike is good, is good for example when you make a strike about the war between Russia and Ukraine , or about the gender violence , in this cases I think is good to make a strike , but if people were doing a strike of a bad problem for example in favor of health care starvation, this is bad because is a problem that we need to try to reduce and doing a strike we spread it .
In my opinion not all people should have the right of strike because the people under 15 has not the critical mentality yo strike , this is supported by the OMS. Who states that the critical mentality is developed when you are older than 15 .So on my opinion not all people can strike.
I think that in a country freedom of expression is very important, when a worker considers that he is not being respected and believes that the conditions are unfavorable, it is important that he be able to communicate and protest because at least in my country it is a right to be respected and to work in human conditions as it should be in many countries. Regarding age, I speak from what can be done in my country, it is established that you can attend a strike from the age of 15, I think that that age is great, since critical thinking begins to develop at 12 years old and at 15 you are more aware of how society works and of the problems that exist and how to find a solution. We should all have the right to reclaim our needs to improve the entire system.
What kind of issues do you think that young people would want to strike about?
I have two different opinions about if anyone can strike.
1. I think everybody may have the right to strike because all can manifest their opinions and go to the streets to protest about it. Although there may be some restrictions because you can't be striking all the days because it will paralizate the city or the country. So i think in one of my two opinions that everybody may and should strike because it is good for the people and for the country.
2. I think not everybody should strike because below 18 or even 20 years our mind is not completly developed and because of that web can thinks some things that are not what we want to think.
Also not everybody should strike because it will need to be some days prepared for strikes, with a lot of police control and if someone burns or destroys something all the strike will be ended to minimize all the posible damages to the city and to the people.
My final opinion is that everybody from mid teen age like 16 years should strike but everybody in the strike should follow a very important list of rules to control the strike: The places the strike is going to be, the people in the strike and obviously the topic of the strike.
There are many types of strikes, but is simply divide into two: the strikes about salaries, work conditions, resources… or about social problems, like the LGTB collective or the gender equality for example. Here in Spain you can see many of both but specially about social problems. Many strikes are in the afternoon so no many people missing work to go on strikes. I think that all people have the right to manifest, independently of your work
First we must know what a strike is; It is the temporary suspension of work activities called by the workers, as a measure of pressure against the employer, to improve working conditions.
I think that strikes are important since a better balance can be achieved between the power of workers and companies.
But we must also take violent strikes into account, I don't agree with them since they use violence for some proposal that can be asked for peacefully.
But on the other hand, I agree with peaceful strikes, because we all have the right to express ourselves and ask for improvements to the problems for which we strike.
I think that striking is very important when workers are under bad working conditions, it's essential for them to raise their voice to show their uncomformity with the conditions they are under, but for the customers it's a disavantage since they won't have access to the service that workers were providing, and it can be detrimental for the customers in case those services are crucial, such as health care service, or any kind of distribution service. For example in Spain after the COVID-19, there has been several strikes in different places in some hospitals, and trying to understant both points of view ( worker and patient) we can see that from the workers point of view, it was close to being unhealthy the amount of hours they had to work, and it's completely understandable that they want to transmitt their disagreement, but from the patient point of view a strike in their local hospital means being completely disregarded and in some cases defenceless.
So my conclusion is: strikes should be allowed for everyone that considers their working conditions poor or harsh, but all strikes should be controlled and regulated in according to how damaging can it be for the people that are left disregarded when the workers go on a strike.
Yes, strikes can leave people disregarded and at a disadvantage. This leads to short term or even long-term negative effects for some. Strikes should be regulated so that these consequences will not reach to such an extent.
It is my belief that going on strike can be quite a good solutions in many occasions such as demanding higher wages or better working conditions . After all companies/ bussines and corporations should all treat their employees fairly so that they can feel at ease and comfortable in their workplace . Nonetheless I've found some really intriguing strikes which the people organising those strikes are sometimes taken for granted .
One of which are us, the students . I strongly believe that we the students should have a voice at least within our learning habitat. Many students around the world can't organise strikes because they simply don't let them. Here in Spain strikes are allowed from 2nd grade onwards if I'm not mistaken . I reckon that as students should strike only if it is extremely necessary, like for instance there is no proper heating when it's cold or the school materials that are provided are in poor conditions/ degrading . Strikes in schools should only be organised if there is something on our way that prevents us from learning .
The medical sector.
It's crucial that all the nurses, medics,doctors, assistants , ambulance drivers etc are satisfied and comfortable within their workplace as they hold perhaps one of the most important services provided to society . These people they go on strike since they don't have the enough equipment or materials to perform basic surgery , they also get overworked a lot , specially here in Spain . The wages are also something worth noticing . It's crucial that they can provide us with their services as they are the ones responsible for our well-being and health.
Strikes from this sector is unfortunately very common here in Spain .
Another crucial sector is the agriculture sector.
Nowadays corporations basically control what we eat as they control the farms . Plus farmers usually get a marginal pay for their products . Milk has recently been selling for much more regarding to how much it costs to produce and then the farmers get basically nothing . Same thing goes for the vegetables , fruits and the meat that we eat . If the farmers don't have enough money to for example detect viruses in the meat . They're the responsible for the food that we consume and are taken for granted most of the time. I've seen strikes from farmers in France and specially in Extremadura where I live where the agriculture sector is booming , the farmers are getting paid marginal payments .
To summarize, strikes have their pros and cons. Nonetheless when people in such crucial sectors go on strike, it can really cause a big threat to our society and daylife .
The people that should strike and should not can vary due to gender inequality. Men are getting paid a higher salary than women and even though these gaps have improved in the past decade, it is still an issue to be dealt with today. Although women work harder at their job, it is noted that they deal with much more unsafe and worse working conditions as opposed to men. Thus, this should be implemented when striking. Personally, if we want the gender gap to decrease, I would institute a strike day for women only so they can express their opinion and have their voice acknowledged by members of the public.
Strikes shouldn't happen at all. When people strike it causes problems in the country. When nurses and ambulances went on strike (and still are now) someone was left in an ambulance and died because they were on strike and didn't save the person, and waiting times are even longer and people can't get help quick enough. Innocent people may die from people striking. strikes at school disrupts the children's learning as Year 13's and year 10's up have to study for GSCEs and A-levels that could decide their future, but teachers on strike means that they may have important lessons skipped or covered by a teacher whos not strong in the subject or no school at all, and can impact their future. Strikes are good to help the employees but it disrupts the country and hurts the people.
Striking comes due to the insatisfaction of a community with it's working conditions and yes, I think also doctors should strike because it is their right as citizens and it is used to draw attention to their needs and challenges from their employers and the government to be worked upon immediately.
In my opinion, when the workers strike, it will not be in their interest, but rather it will cut their income and job losses, and it can be good sometimes and not always in meeting their conditions, for example in my country when university graduates who built their future by putting all the fatigue in it are not confirmed. And the effort is to beat the teachers for the benefit of the graduates, but the students will destroy their future because of the delay in the curricula
"Here are five key reasons why we need the right to strike: Striking is a last resort but sometimes the only tool for workers to protect themselves. To avoid being at the complete mercy of employers. To give more of a balance between worker and employer power.
During strikes, teachers cease all teaching activities, and schools are closed. In most parts of the world, children do not go to school for a couple of days. This affects the teacher-student contact time. It also disrupts the teaching programs as well as the exam timetables. This means that there are challenges in covering the education curriculum."
Strike is good for those who strike but what about the others who will not receive for example education and Healthcare the strike has bad effects on them
Well, the question, can everyone strike? is an interesting one and there is another way to look at it. There are individuals that the society need but they want to strike cause they also need to be heard but, they also have to put other citizens that are innocent of their condition into consideration. They should inform the public about their situation and how much the people need them so they can conduct protests and rallies on their behalf, agencies like Emergency Agencies, Medical institutions and Educational academies can jeopardize many lives and destinies if they go on strikes. As for my country Nigeria, the students are suffering and blaming ASUU for constant strikes but what they are to do is to stand for ASUU's rights, they know how important and relevant ASUU is to them so they should protest and rally to fight for their right the institution it self can also give threats and convincing attempts to strike but not with the intention of actually going on strike but with the intent of getting their needs met. The answer to the question is yes everyone can strike but not everyone should strike rather they should sort for other effective and efficient channels to meet their needs. We have been give a conscience as humans and so we should use it when making decisions we should show pity for the innocent lives that may be placed in jeopardy even if it may put us at detriment for some time.
I agree because... a striking feature of many successful nonviolent action campaigns is the outsized presence of young people, especially on the front lines. Recent history is replete with examples — mass movements in Iran, Hong Kong, Sudan, Lebanon, Algeria and others have all drawn strength from major swells of determined youth mobilization. Also, not only those who are affected should stand for the writes of the workers whose rights have been violated. Rather, all citizens should rise and this would cause turmoil thereby forcing the government to put into consideration the points raised by the workers. With the police on the side of the protesters, it is sure that demands will be met. This is because in my country, sometimes the police are used as barrier to stop protesters. In the case whereby protesters are attacked, the police can take charge of that situation and defend the protesters.
I think people should be allowed to strike. Most strikes are about pay and better working conditions. Without the threat of strike action, corporations will be able to make bigger profits, while working conditions will get worse. Strike is part of their bargaining tool which workers use to get their demands met.
yes i agree but strike can cause major damage to the one striking like loss of jobs and financial problems
Everybody should be able to strike, Everybody has freedom of speech and the right to be heard. Everybody should be able to strike because everybody's opinion and feelings matter. By not letting people strike it's silencing them and making it seem like their voice and opinion doesn't matter and that they don't have the right to be heard and seen.
It is common for workplace mistreatment; from coworkers to even bosses and supervisors. Often pay is low and workers are overworked, is this fair? Many workers think so, in response to these low pays and over abundance of hours, they often go on strike until they get better pay or lower hours. For example Transport workers often work in dangerous environments, and often underpaid for their labors, so they strike out for better pay and or, a better, safer environment to work in. Although I do believe workers should have the ability to strike , important professions shouldn't necessarily strike out, they are vital to the community around them, (Exp. Doctors, Nurses, and even Transport workers). . . Play a vital role in the community, locally and internationally. It is beneficial these roles do have high pay, and decent working conditions, but it is common to see doctors and nurses strike out for cleaner and better equipment. In summary, I believe workers should be able to strike, with some expectation with vital careers of the communities.
When it comes to most workplaces in the U.S, there's no doubt that oftentimes employers and employees alike will not behave according to the terms and conditions amongst other things. Most of the time, employees feel that the only way to get their needs met is to go on strike. While this proves to be true in most cases, it's a fairly inefficient way of getting things done. While workers are out on strike, it's sending the correct message of course, but it could also be a reckless act for individuals with important tasks and jobs (I.e healthcare workers, teachers, accountants etc). Striking, in itself is fairly unnecessary, and I feel as though the time utilized to plan out, and act on a strike is valuable time that could instead be used to speak to employers and higher-ups about any issues worth striking about. To put it simply I feel that striking, while it can be useful in most cases to ensure changes are made, are very unnecessary and reckless.
a lot of people can be affected by strike for ex a surgeon goes on strike because he complains about the salary being paid is more less than his labour.
but this can affect him in
loss of job
more financial problems
feeling guilty because untreated patients death
A worker should think twice before going on strike
When teachers strike they would want to strike to get their payment higher but for us kids it would affect our education if there aren't any teachers here to teach us. Right now in our school when we have gone strike only year 7 had to come in and since some of the teachers who teach us maths or english aren't in and so instead we had to do activities that aren't linked to school. Same with doctors if they strike then we wouldn't have anyone to look after us and so then there would be loads of deaths or injuries. Last one with transport workers, I don't know if this is a big one but if people have to get to work or kids have to get to school they won't be able to for example if someone's work was 30 minutes away and they didn't have a car then they wouldn't be able to get to work unless they want to go walk for half an hour. Same thing with kids if there school is 30 minutes away and there parents didn't have a car then they would have to walk to school and it could be raining and there is a chance they could get a detention for being late so everyone can strike but it can affect someone.
Well done for sharing the impact of strikes on your learning. Why might some people think that this short term disruption to learning will be better for education in the long term? For example, if teachers get better pay and working conditions, how might this impact your education?
I feel, if they get better pay and working conditions they will feel wanted and also accepted in their place of work because there terms and conditions were met within due time. And also they will feel comfortable and relaxed when impacting knowledge in the minds of their students and they will have the zeal to put their all in the teaching of their students. WHY? Because they will not be worried of how to pay school fees or house rent. They will be very devoted to their jobs and making improvements to their organizations.
I think they should be allowed because they do deserve more pay for making the countries next generation of workers and the days they are on strike there parents can teach them for that day.
Do you think parents could teach as well as teachers? What about parents who work?
I think strikes should not be a thing they should just up the money.
all they want is a rise then all of the kids will be educated.
Some parents might not be able to look after there kids because
they might be at work so it is very stressful.
yes everyone has a freedom of speech therefore everyone has the right to strike for what opinion they have.so linking back i think yes
Hello!
Well, I have different opinions about the topic strikes.
Firstly, I think strike should be allowed for all workers as this is the next best way to air a group of workers or organization's opinions about unfair conditions, underpayment and overworking, and without strikes being allowed many workers will feel deprived of their rights or feel cheated by the government or their employers and as such will feel they don't have a voice.
Secondly, if emergency workers such as doctors, fire fighters and etcetera were to go on strike what effects could it have on the economy and on the lives of people globally, in this case I feel strikes should not be allowed as they could affect many innocent people's lives just because of either the incompetence of the government and employees or the unjust or unfair demands of the workers.
All in all, I think strikes are a good way of airing a worker's dissatisfaction over unfair working conditions and other unfair things that they are made to go through, but I think it should be a last resort when other forms of expressing their opinions fail because the effects of strikes could have disastrous effects on the lives of people and the economy.
I do think that strikes are bad, due to the fact that strikes affect people more negatively than positively people think other wise. People think so because;
1. There will be an increase in the crime rate in society due to prolonged strikes, thereby affecting the natural flow of the economy.
2. Strikes reduced educational attainment and increased class repetition, which leads to most students getting frustrated with some even seeking hard drugs to satisfy their anger and frustration.
3. Employees will lose their pay due to the no work, no pay principle. If the strikers are dismissed they will lose their livelihoods altogether.
4. In places like Nigeria, strikes shuts down universities, disruptes academic activities and deny students access to information resources located on campus.
I suggest if the workers feel cheated, they should make use of their rights and privileges and make use of the law.
I believe that nobody should go on strike.
Strike is one of the evils bedevilling our contemporary society. Why do I make this conclusion? I understand that workers adopt this measure to coerce the government or the organization concerned to look into their agitations. However, what the workers usually gain at the end of their strike actions is nothing compared to the collateral damage we experience as the aftermath of their actions. For Instance, note the following:
Students who are undergoing a five year course end up spending seven years or more. When they eventually graduate, they face age discrimination in the labour market as it obtains in my locality. Now, who compensates them for their precious time wasted?
Patients who lose their lives or get into a more complicated health situation due to medical workers' down tool should blame his/her situation on who? The annoying thing is that medical doctors do swear to save lives on graduation from medical school in my locality. Yet, this all important oath is not difficult to break when self interest becomes overwhelming.
Consequently, no worker should be allowed to strike. Government should put a law in place that will hold any striking worker responsible for any damage recorded as a result of their actions and should be made to pay. Also, if any worker decide that the only option for them is down tooling, they shouldn't be paid for the time spent away from work because no one can have his cake and eat it.
Nevertheless, he who comes to equity must come with clean hands. So, government should, from time to time, review workers emolument especially in the face of growing cost of living in order to take their attention away from strike actions..
1.The right to protest and to strike is an important aspect of a democratic society and is protected by international human rights standards. It allows workers to voice their concerns and demand change in their working conditions and treatment. When workers feel that their working conditions are unfair or unsafe, the ability to protest and strike can be a powerful tool to effect change.
If workers are unable to protest or strike, it can have different negative consequences. It can create a sense of powerlessness and frustration among workers, leading to low morale and productivity. It can result in a lack of motivation to work, which can lead to absenteeism and a decrease in the quality of work produced. Finally, it can lead to a breakdown in communication between workers and management, making it difficult to resolve disputes and find solutions to problems.
Many workers strike because they believe that they are working in unfair or unsafe conditions. How important is it that they get to protest about this? What might happen if they can’t?
Moreover, denying workers the right to protest or strike can be a violation of their human rights. It can lead to increased tension between workers and management, and may even escalate into conflict or violence.
So basically in conclusion, it is essential that workers have the right to protest and strike if they believe their working conditions are unfair or unsafe. The ability to express their concerns and demand change is a fundamental human right and a crucial aspect of a democratic society. Without this right, workers may feel powerless, leading to decreased morale, productivity, and potentially even conflict.
2.The views on strikes can vary depending on the individual's role in society, their interests, and their political beliefs.
Customers: Customers may be affected by strikes if they rely on the goods or services that the striking workers provide. For example, if public transportation workers go on strike, it may affect the ability of commuters to get to work or school. Customers may also experience delays or inconvenience if the strike results in a shortage of goods or services.
Employers: Employers may view strikes as a threat to their business operations and profitability. They may see strikes as a disruption to their production schedule and fear that they may lose customers and contracts due to delays. Employers may also worry about the impact of strikes on their reputation and the potential for a negative image in the media.
3.Nigeria has a history of labor strikes and protests, often related to poor working conditions, low wages, and disputes with the government over policy decisions.
Health Workers' Strike: In April 2021, health workers in Nigeria went on strike to demand better pay and working conditions. The strike was called by the Joint Health Sector Union (JOHESU), which represents nurses, pharmacists, laboratory scientists, and other health workers. The strike resulted in the closure of many public hospitals and health centers across the country, causing inconvenience and distress to patients.
Fuel Subsidy Strike: In January 2012, a nationwide strike was called by labor unions in Nigeria to protest the removal of fuel subsidies by the government. The strike resulted in the shutdown of many businesses, schools, and transportation systems, causing widespread disruption. The government eventually reached a compromise with the labor unions, and the subsidies were partially reinstated.
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When I first saw this topic, my original opinion was that yes definitely all workers should be allowed to go on strike because it helps workers air their dissatisfaction over unfair working conditions and is the next best thing if dialogue fails but after research and critical thinking I know think otherwise.
I think not all workers referring to emergency workers [not being bias] should not be allowed to go on strike reason being that the negative impact that strikes from emergency responders could be devastating, it could lead to decrease or retrogression in a nation's economy and could lead to loss of lives. This is why I think strikes should not be allowed and another way to air workers opinions should be found.
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Strikes are the refusal of an organization or a group of workers to work because they feel they are unfairly but how then do we determine the boundaries limits or conditions for workers to strike or is any condition proposed by the workers worthy to be allowed to go on strike and in general should strikes be allowed. These are questions that have always wondered the answers to but here are my opinions on if strike should be allowed.
Well, I think strikes should be allowed reason being that in my country there is a right we call right to fair hearing which allows the views of all citizens to be heard before decisions are made which means that if strikes are not allowed in my country many people may feel deprived of their rights therefore leading to riots and protests among citizens leading to unease in a country.
"Protest is not a gift of state- it is our fundamental right." In a democracy it is absolutely fine to protest against the authority when the authority fails to function in the desired manner. This makes the administrator conscious of the decision he/ she makes and makes him/her feel the necessity to think of the consequences of the policy he/she makes before implementation. Yet, this right is being misused by many. In our country India, this protest culture has led to the stalling of number of projects. Every now and then some office in some corner of the city remains closed to strikes. Many a times these strikes are a necessity. Yet, people misuse their rights. Many a times these strikes are externally funded with the aim of deliberately creating hindrance in governance. There are also some times politically motivated with the aim of maligning someone or to gain sympathy. Thus it is advisable to at first communicate with the administration and try to resolve the problems and treat strikes as the last option.
I think it's good that young people make protests because that's how, from a very young age, they are taught to learn to fight for their opinions and beliefs.
It could become a great advantage if in all the other countries the young people can protest since the little ones are the big ones of tomorrow.
Many people think that the little ones have neither a voice nor a vote and I think that if children begin to be taught from a very young age what is good and what is evil, at a certain age they can start to protest since they know what is good for humanity.
I disagree with the idea that all social workers such as doctors and nurses should go on strikes because patients rely on these social workers with their lives and safety. Ton me I think doctors and nurses are the most important social workers , therefore if they go on strikes patients will loss their live and conditions will get worse. pregnant women will have to give birth unsupervised , which can lead to loss of more lives. I also disagree with the idea that teachers should go on strikes because student studies will fall behind, troubles such as fights and bulling will happen and seniors meant to graduate will not given their certificate' and honors because their teachers are not there to shake their hands, this will ruin there future of having a good job. So in my opinion I disagree with the idea that all social workers are not allowed to strike.
It is very important for workers to have the right to protest against unfair or unsafe working conditions through strikes. This is because it is their way of standing up for their rights and expressing their grievances to their employers.
If workers are not allowed to strike, they may feel that they have no other choice but to continue working in poor conditions, which can negatively affect their physical and mental health. It can also lead to a decrease in morale and motivation, which can ultimately impact the company's productivity and profitability.
However, there may be people who believe that striking is not the right thing to do. Employers may feel that they are being unfairly targeted and may try to push back against the strikers. Some customers or clients may be inconvenienced by the strike if it affects the availability of goods or services. However, it is important to remember that the workers' safety and well-being should come first.
In Palestine, there have been many strikes over the years due to political tensions and economic struggles. For example, in 2019, Palestinian teachers went on strike to demand higher wages and better working conditions. The strike lasted for several weeks and affected thousands of students who were unable to attend school. In response, the government promised to increase teacher salaries and improve educational infrastructure.
Overall, strikes can be a powerful tool for workers to demand their rights and bring attention to important issues. While they may cause inconvenience to some, it is important to support those who are fighting for fair and safe working conditions.