30th September 2008
Bankers strike broken
Police exercising self-defence |
In scenes not seen since the 1980s, mounted police baton-charged lines of striking property and finance workers, leading to choas in Reuters Square and prompting fierce condemnation from union leaders.
Solidarity
Philip d'Estraing-Oreillie, president of the National Organisation of Bankers (Nobs), stormed: "Once again the plutocratic fascist state is using the police to stop ordinary workers exercising their right to protest over the loss of jobs, guaranteed-bonuses, second-homes and mistresses."
Bankers have a strong sense of solidarity and they were joined in a "sympathy strike" by estate agents in the Property Agents Team of Solidarity (Prat) after bankers lost their jobs with the collapse of Lehman Brothers.
Liquidity
"My lads and lasses only want to work an honest day's wage of at least £1.5k, have a three-hour lunch and company stock - you know, basic human rights. But our greedy government won't let 'em, that's the real crime that's going on in this city. If you ignore insider trading of course," said Mr d'Estraing-Oreillie from his base in Canary Wharf, which has already been dubbed "d'Estraing-Oreillie's castle"
"We'll bring this country to its knees unless our demands are met," he announced. "For years we've said that bankers drive Britain's economy, let's see how the government copes with my men out."
Gassy
Experts were predicting a return of the three-day week, not seen since the worst workers' strikes of the 1970s.
However, despite the UK being service economy, and Bistros, cocaine dealers and lapdancing bars are the only ones complain of the effects, the rest of the country has "gone on just fine", prime minister Gordon Brown said.
Solidarity
Philip d'Estraing-Oreillie, president of the National Organisation of Bankers (Nobs), stormed: "Once again the plutocratic fascist state is using the police to stop ordinary workers exercising their right to protest over the loss of jobs, guaranteed-bonuses, second-homes and mistresses."
Bankers have a strong sense of solidarity and they were joined in a "sympathy strike" by estate agents in the Property Agents Team of Solidarity (Prat) after bankers lost their jobs with the collapse of Lehman Brothers.
Liquidity
"My lads and lasses only want to work an honest day's wage of at least £1.5k, have a three-hour lunch and company stock - you know, basic human rights. But our greedy government won't let 'em, that's the real crime that's going on in this city. If you ignore insider trading of course," said Mr d'Estraing-Oreillie from his base in Canary Wharf, which has already been dubbed "d'Estraing-Oreillie's castle"
"We'll bring this country to its knees unless our demands are met," he announced. "For years we've said that bankers drive Britain's economy, let's see how the government copes with my men out."
Gassy
Experts were predicting a return of the three-day week, not seen since the worst workers' strikes of the 1970s.
However, despite the UK being service economy, and Bistros, cocaine dealers and lapdancing bars are the only ones complain of the effects, the rest of the country has "gone on just fine", prime minister Gordon Brown said.
