Turning Up for Work?

Yesterday the proceedings of the Assembly chamber were affected because of strike action, not by those who had voted to exercise their legitimate right to take industrial action but by Labour & Plaid AMs who simply refused to turn up for work.

We were left with the rather odd picture of only the opposition parties attending the Senedd to discharge their responsibilities as elected members; where we debated the need for legislation to separate AMs from setting their salaries and allowances, and also having a full debate on the Labour Plaid government. For us it was business as usual.

I have no problem with officials venting their anger at the actions of the UK government and I fully understand their concerns about their employment conditions. My problem is with the actions of leftist AMs who behave as though they’re an integral part of the dispute, they’re not. I accept that there are occasions when members might be absent, that’s the same for any profession. But to use the strike as an opportunity for a duvet day is utterly ridiculous.

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One Response to “Turning Up for Work?”

  1. senn Says:
    March 31st, 2010 at 6:43 pm

    Absolute disgrace that leftist a.m’s should not turn up, Just remind all those on strike how many unemployed there are wh could easily fit in their jobs, also the amount of small businesses going bust (do they go on strike?) , what about international business looking to locate….they see picket lines and the govt supporting the greedy picketers
    DISGRACE