22nd April 2010, 01:35 PM
Jack Wrote:I don't think our recent minor influx of polish and scandinavian diggers has anything to do with rates of pay, willingness to put up with bad conditions etc. Everyone is on the same payscale etc. Its just more of em applied?
Don't see how this is being drawn into a racist/not racist conversation...........I suspect one side is over-reacting but the other side is stirring!
....or less guys from this side of the water were interested, which will ultimately start to reduce their options if they're only going to go for 'premium' jobs....I don't like wages being pushed down any more than anyone else (funnily enough that's where my beer and fag money comes from), am just trying to point out some of the sad realities that people in other industries are having to come to grips with - unfortunately unions don't have a good track record at combatting a lot of these, ask the guys at Corus....
Oh, sorry about the stirring, I've been advised by an overseas fan that I'm not using the full range of smiley faces, and would hate to use any innappropriately :o)