Groom strike??

Seemingly


The grooms are planning to strike on 30 Nov and Summer Cup Day 1 Dec. This is apparently going to be a country wide strike. One of their demands is that they want to be paid R1000 per week. Most receive about a quarter of that, currently.



This will cause mayhem !!!!1

What union are they part of?

.....and they don't even have Christmas holidays.
Most anyway

Looks like the training fees will be increasing

Agra, anyone that works with animals works everyday unless on leave or you day off. I would love to have off but the animals need feeding, cleaning,watering working ect. When they took the job they knew or know the hours and pay. They also get free housing here with electricity and water and wives and kids come and stay. No one made them go to work with horses. No one says it is perfect but they are a lot better off than some workers. Most earn about half that and no proper groom is anywhere near a quarter here at Summerveld a far as I know.

R2million thouroughbred
R1Million a year Vet
R800k a year jockey
R400k a year trainer
R40ka year groom
-R50k a year punter
- R2100000 owner

1 word

FUCKUP

Craig Eudey Wrote:

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> Agra, anyone that works with animals works
> everyday unless on leave or you day off. I would
> love to have off but the animals need feeding,
> cleaning,watering working ect. When they took the
> job they knew or know the hours and pay. They also
> get free housing here with electricity and water
> and wives and kids come and stay. No one made them
> go to work with horses. No one says it is perfect
> but they are a lot better off than some workers.
> Most earn about half that and no proper groom is
> anywhere near a quarter here at Summerveld a far
> as I know.

Also true Craig

hibernia Wrote:

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> Seemingly
>
>
> The grooms are planning to strike on 30 Nov and
> Summer Cup Day 1 Dec. This is apparently going to
> be a country wide strike. One of their demands is
> that they want to be paid R1000 per week. Most
> receive about a quarter of that, currently.
>
>
>
> This will cause mayhem !!!!1


Don't know where they earn that, Craig is right...most on about half, quite a few more than that, at Milnerton anyway.

Well we have just had a strike and I'm afraid I feel it's just a start of many more to come some one is stirring the pot

gregbucks Wrote:

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> What union are they part of?


ANC

Gav you right and not just grooms, illegal strikes have starting in the coal mining industry this past week....

agra Wrote:

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> .....and they don't even have Christmas holidays.
> Most anyway

What would you suggest?