It has been a while since I last posted and I think I will try to become more regular again...
Let me blame winter for a brain freeze and let's leave it at that.
South Africa is in the grip of crippling public servants and other union strike. The strike is about better wages, as they always are. I do agree with the principles of the strike- public officials are poorly paid unless they are in high positions and in government roles. Then their pay is massive and they get to live like millionaires (which many are anyway thanks to dodgy BEE deals). So, based on this, a strike is understandable.
However (and yes, this is a big 'however'), the people on strike (fueled by the union bosses, who rake in the money anyway) have taken to acting like selfish savages to say the least. Over and above this, it appears they think they are above the law. Despite the many departments, the teachers and health care strikers are the most selfish.
The teachers are depriving their students (or 'learners' in RSA) of the education parents pay thousands of Rand a year for. Matrics (or Grade 12) are writing exams shortly , and the lack of teachers results in a lack of preparation for these important exams. More worrying is that the students have openly stated that they have lost respect for the teachers, as they do not care about their students. (Good point I say).
Then comes the wonderful health workers. Firstly, the point of them being on strike and neglecting their patients is disgusting enough, but to make matters worse, they intimidate and threaten those with decency and care, those who choose to help people, those health care workers that realize that human life is more important than money. As a result their have been a number of deaths, sadly babies amongst this.
Then, despite a court order, ordering them work, some of these creatures choose to defy the law and remain on strike, as well as carrying on with their bully behavior.
In my most humble opinion, those health workers who chose to strike should be dismissed as they are in the wrong profession. They do not deserve the pay increase that is a product of this strike. They obviously have no regard for life or for caring and as such, are more a danger pretending to care about patients.
These numbskulls have no idea what their strike does to the economy nor do they care as they are so short sighted that today is all that counts. Besides, when the economy collapses, they will strike about that as well.
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