Firefighters are heroes, saving lives everyday. Yet they get paid about as much as a dustbin man, that sux. They should definately get more than the fukking pigs. All they do is go round and arrest people for having bald tyres on cars and drinking a kaliber before driving. They never manage to catch any real crooks, whereas firefighters prevent people from actully dying. They got my vote, Tony Blair is a total cock jockey for not giving them the pay increase they want. I am sure if his dear cherie set herself on fire with the bunson burner she uses to get rid of her armpit hair and died cos the green goddesses couldn't get to her in time he would have a different opinon!

They should definitely have a pay rise, if the government vote themselves a pay rise why can tfirefights who risk their lives have one

they better get it...
















cos i just quit college and said im gonna be a fireman. now, how do i sign up?


if they do get there 30K a yr then I WILL be a fireman.

Give them a 40% pay rise but ban em from every pub in britain

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Originally posted by sykadelik Firefighters are heroes, saving lives everyday. Yet they get paid about as much as a dustbin man, that sux. They should definately get more than the fukking pigs.

They knew how much they would be paid when they took the job in the first place. If they are paid a 40% wage increase, what will stop the police from striking and demanding 50%?

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Originally posted by flystyler Boring economic Explanation !) There is a large supply of firefighters, so it is currently more important to invest in the nurse and teacher crises. Will a massive lack of staff. This is a lot more important 2)Where is this extra money for the huge pay increase coming from. usually increased taxs, which most people dont like to pay 3) If firefighters get a 40% pay rise it will mean that teachers, nurses, doctors would all expect a pay rise, because they would feel their job is just as important 4)Firefighting is not a full time job, and most have second jobs, which isnt because they have poor wages, more because they have the time to get them 5)Due to substitutionn effects it may in the long run cause a drop in firefighters. Anyway that is why they shouldnt A 11% rise has been offered, which would mean they are payed around the same as teachers, nurses etc. So i think they should have accepted that I think that 40% is madness, yes they risk their life everyday, but they dont have much stress with their job like teachers and nurses. Anyway i think they should get payed in line with other public services, but 40% is way too much for how mnay hours they work for, and the fact that atm the goverment cant afford it, which could effect education, health, or mean even higher taxs So that is the economic view hehe *falls asleep*

Fly knows the deal, its all very well saying that they should get the money but everybody would rip if there was a tax rise. Everybodys so tight in this country.

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Yup

They certainly deserve more money than what they getting.. but.. They knew what type of work they were getting into when they set out to be a firefighter, and they knew how much money they would be getting to do this. So if they didnt like the look of the pay check, why did they join???

But yea i still think they deserve an increase in salary, even if its not 40%. That does seem a bit high, and will be a huge blow to the government and quite a large increase in taxes. Im sure there will be some sort of comprimise..

But the firefighters hav picked a well shitty time to go on strike with the threat of an terrorist attack on the UK looking very promising

And i hear some train drivers are refusing to drive coz of the dangers. There is at least 1 incident a day where the fire brigade are need on the tracks. And if this means my train is cancelled to get to GK on the 29th, i will not be a happy bunny lol

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Originally posted by Az teachers get £24,000 a year do they?? you should listen in your economics class when your teachers moaning about his wages

I researched it u tool

Average wage is about 23 grand, starting off at about 18 grand, and going up to about 27, then u get more for being head of year etc, and our head teacher is on about 60 grand

Hope that helps

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Originally posted by flystyler I researched it u tool Average wage is about 23 grand, starting off at about 18 grand, and going up to about 27, then u get more for being head of year etc, and our head teacher is on about 60 grand Hope that helps

yeah maybe at Eton, not in real schools

Sorry if this offends anyone but fuck em they know the risks when they start the job and what they will get payed they work 36 hours a week for £20000 a year thats dam good rate per hour most people work 50 hours a week for that amount these days. If they dont like the job they can quit but a 40% pay rise they can FUCK OFF!!! and all they are doing now is risking peoples lives by being greedy if the goverment gives in on this the teachers and everyone will be at it next.

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Originally posted by gibbo FUCK OFF!!!

what i wouldnt give to say that to a MP in a massive parliment brawl