On Sat, 17 Oct 1998 10:55:06 +0100
"Mark Pasola" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> Now is definitely the wrong time to throw away such influence as we have,
> and especially over an issue that could once again be depicted as "reaching
> for our wallets". If we pull out it should be over an issue of high
> moral/ethical principle, not money.
I'm sorry, but what a load of drivel.
For years we have been moaning about ever-increasing workload, 'new'
work not being rewarded, running faster to stand still, clawbacks,
phased awards etc and once again you are advocating *not* taking a
stand.So we will now all have to do unpaid management work, give up
evenings to attend meetings and on and on , and all so you can sit back
and say to people that you are not making a stand about money.
Tell us Mark, how much of your pay are you prepared to give to the NHS
to make it 'run better'. 10K, 20K perhaps? When do you feel you are being
exploited? 1 evening unpaid a week, 2,3 perhaps?
> Short-term, the p**s is being taken. Long term we might be able to fix some
> of these penny-pinching injustices through persistence, reasoned argument,
> and possibly progressing up to Trust status where we will presumably have
> more control.
Oh yes??References? And when you get to Trust status, at huge cost to
you and your family, when *presumably* you get more control, what if you
find you don't manage to stop the 'penny-pinching'? Then will you
resign...oh no, of course not, that would be about money, wouldn't it.
All your doomsday scenarios can still happen, with or without
PCGs.What we need is determined leadership, and a will to say NO even
if it is about the dreaded M-word.
> Comments welcome
Well, you did ask! ;-)
Cheerio,
Graham
'Good health is merely the slowest possible rate at
which one can die.'
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