Workers rights!

I must say that although I tend to lean toward the right when it comes to economic policies, I do believe that workers must be taken care of by their employers and should never be exploited.

This belief becomes even stronger when it comes to the public service and the government as employer. A government such as ours who promises essential services to all its people must surely look after those offering the service. So teachers, nurses and doctors should be very well looked after, so that they in turn can look after everyone, from the young school goer to the elderly.

When demands for an increase in salary and certain benefits are reasonable and your employer offers much less,you, as worker, should have the right to protest in the form of a strike. However, when the protest takes on an almost murderous streak by means of not allowing non striking workers and volunteers to meet the needs of the sick and elderly, I have to draw the line. Surely a compromise needs to be reached.