{"id":18683,"date":"2015-11-20T11:49:00","date_gmt":"2015-11-20T11:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.diaryofanadi.co.uk\/?p=18683"},"modified":"2015-11-20T11:49:00","modified_gmt":"2015-11-20T11:49:00","slug":"examiner-strike-1920-november-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diaryofanadi.co.uk\/?p=18683","title":{"rendered":"Examiner Strike 19\/20 November 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"

DVSA has advised candidates to turn up for tests<\/a> as normal when industrial action involving fossils who are members of the PCS Union takes place on 19 and 20 November.<\/p>\n

Remember that not all examiners are stupid enough to be in the union in the first place, and of those who are, they\u2019re not all that<\/strong> stupid that they\u2019ll be involved in the action. Remember that the further north you are, the more likely you are to be affected (sorry, but based on previous strike action, this is true).<\/p>\n

To claim out of pocket expenses, you MUST<\/strong> turn up. <\/p>\n

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Amusingly, I noticed someone defending the examiners recently. They said that a strike is necessary when negotiations on pay rises come to a stalemate, and when one party is behaving pig-headedly and saying \u201cthat\u2019s all you\u2019re getting\u201d. They say that negotiation is about give and take.\"Carry<\/p>\n

Interesting \u2013 and either very naive or blindly utopian. Tell you what, next time you\u2019re on a lesson and a pupil tries to negotiate a lower price, instead of telling them that your rate is \u00a323 and that\u2019s it, let them<\/strong> name a price instead. I\u2019m sure you\u2019ll both live happily every after for a long time afterwards.<\/p>\n

In actual fact, reasons for the strike this time around are somewhat confusing. Pay is certainly one issue that keeps being mentioned, and this has definitely been the core reason for numerous strikes over the last few years. However, other reports suggest that it is also due to protests over the proposed changes to the driving test, and an increase in the number each examiner has to conduct. This article makes it clear what the main issue is this time around<\/a>. It is the plans to increase the number of tests they have to conduct which is the reason for the strike.<\/strong> There\u2019s no mention of changes to the test \u2013 and this is coming from a source which would support the strikers no matter what.<\/p>\n

Going on strike remains an antiquated left wing activity, which has no place in the 21st century unless you live more than 53\u00b0N (or in London) – then, it becomes a way of life. The examiners have a valid point on this occasion, but striking is not the way to resolve it. Indeed, they have cried wolf by striking over so many things in the last three years (which is why some news sources are saying it is about pay) that when something like this comes along few people can see the distinction. A \u201cwork to rule\u201d would be have been far more effective because it wouldn\u2019t have hurt test candidates.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

DVSA has advised candidates to turn up for tests as normal when industrial action involving fossils who are members of the PCS Union takes place on 19 and 20 November. Remember that not all examiners are stupid enough to be in the union in the first place, and of those who are, they\u2019re not all […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[81,84],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18683","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-driving-test-related","category-dvsa-related"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t