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• Comment on Workfare workers are employees of the Crown? by Scouser
  local poundland has a junkie geezer on the door - got "workfare" written all over his slashed up face.
• Comment on Brighton Campaign Victory On Poundland Workfare Placements. by Work Programme
  <blockquote>Within a short time a whole group of Poundland employees were standing just inside the doors either joining in or listening as we explained how exploitation of the unemployed as free labour is an attack on those in work as well as those without, and that all work should be properly paid.</blockquote> How do you know they aren't workfare slaves?!
• Comment on Why did Waterstones end workfare at its stores? by Wayne green
  Would just like to say wel done on the action u took at brighton poundland . Could I just suggest that u write to all the top insurance companys and explain that all them that are unemployed are being forced to go and do the free labour as I dont belive that they understand thats the case and belive that we are all volunteers and we aint we being forced .i was forced to do free labour at local football club when I asked who was insuring me to be there as im being forced to be here the guy said I phone our insurance company and they said no im not insured due to am not an employee aint a volunteer or any way involved with said placment also no health and saftey was given there they are breaking the law as everybody that takes up work by law should have a test and by somebody thats fully quilified in health and saftey not just who u see on day one they breaking the law not doing it .i say if more people that are forced to do unpaid work MAKE SURE U SEE OR GET THEM TO RING INSURANCE COMPANY IN FRONT U TO MAKE SURE U INSURED AND TO DEMAND TO SEE THAT THE PERSON WHO IF U LUCKY ENOUGH TO HAVE A HEALTH AND SAFTEY THAT THEY ARE QUILIFIED TO GIVE U A HEALTH AND SAFTEY AS ONLY THOSE IN LAW CAN DO THIS ALSO JOIN A UNION COST 81P A WK THAT WAY U WIL HAVE SUM BODY ON YOUR SIDE TO FIGHT YOUR CORNER . Also when u finish your free labour u should make out a bill to said employer for work rendered and if dont pay take to small claims court 99. 999 of the time the employer wil not turn up to court ending in u winning the case as they dont want the bad publicity to affect there business .
• Comment on Workfare workers are employees of the Crown? by Tobanem
  The latest major threat to Trade Unions is the tory-led TURC campaign. It means Trade Union Reform Campaign - which means the Tories want to outlaw the Unions! There might not be any Trade Unions left if TURC triumphs! Even if Trade Unions survive the TURC attack, I don't see much point in unemployed people joining a trade union when some unions are advocating Workfare! Not much unity in that, is there? Back in the Thatcher era, the Unions scuppered the "training" schemes for the unemployed by vigorously demanding these schemes be "surplus to requirements" - so as not to threaten the employment prospects of existing union members. Nowadays, it should be up to the unions and their current gainfully employed members whose future pay and conditions will be inevitably threatened by Workfare schemes to take a firm stand against the increasing use of wageless Workfare by a desperate Government as a cheap solution to unemployment. If Trade Unions allow Workfare into the workplace in the first place, any unemployed person joining a union under these conditions will be akin to bolting the barn door after the horse has bolted.
• Comment on Workfare workers are employees of the Crown? by Mr No
  I'm personally a little sceptical about joining any club, be it a union or otherwise. Will they represent the average joe public alleged 'scrounger' when they are exploited for whatever period the dwp lets the provider deem a suitable punitive measure? In theory, but what about the practice? It's almost too big an issue. Join the union, they can see that this is one big scam, right? And they'll throw everything they've got at it for the few (yes, few) who stumped up a few quid? Maybe? And maybe I'm seeing this all wrong. They just speak up, raise awareness a little. Make noises? Are they what they used to be? I must take time to study. I've never had a direct enough experience of unions to really make any bold claims about such. This is simply my somewhat currently naive thoughts. A union can represent its members and have a knock on effect for the rest if they indeed can make much of a positive difference in todays rather bizarre climate. All the unions have probably had their true powers corrupted by corrupt power, they're probably told where their line is. Cynical perhaps? Truly hope so! Just my own instincts tell me it's a nice idea, maybe worth it? But at the end of the day my unemployment and the issues it may cause me, really has to be dealt with by me! Me, at the sharp end. On this side of the desk, having to duel with language with whoever is on that side of the desk. Having to watch every damn (and potentially damning!) word that may spill forth from my gob. Having to put up with all the bullshit, just to survive. And that's when you aren't doing anything wrong! An actual genuine claimant, doing ones best, but just doesn't like being treated like shit. Gosh, really? Yeah! Really. For the right wing readers... Yes, that's simply our issue. Simply! If only! My f**king mantra is going to be 'there are no f**king jobs!' Of course, one will leave out the swearing. However tempting. And before they even utter 'There are plenty of jobs out there and I simply must be doing something wrong', obviously because I am deemed as thick as shit by some moron adviser, I will swiftly add to 'there are no jobs' a rather honest and plausible 'that are suitable for me'. My f**king terms! Crown employee or state slave? I don't care. I'm me. Doing what's right. But unless you are a stubborn b*stard who doesn't take sh*t then stay calm, do your best. I cannot really afford 81p a day, nor 50p for the other union. Or did I imagine the other one? Hmmm? Take care people. Just 'aving a late night ramble.
• Comment on Workfare workers are employees of the Crown? by Luther
  Don't think I'll be giving any money to Unison whilst they fund a Labour party that supports workfare. We need our own union.
• Comment on Workfare workers are employees of the Crown? by workethic89
  Reblogged this on <a href="http://workethic89.wordpress.com/2012/02/06/45/" rel="nofollow">Brighter Future</a> and commented: Very good information RE Work Experience, Manditory Work Activity and the Work Programme.
• Comment on Workfare workers are employees of the Crown? by ariversideview
  As a Union hating Tory I agree with this post and I think that regestering with Unison for your 6 month stint of work activity is a good idea. Also as these companies don't need to fill the vacancies filled by those on Work Activity and Work Experience schemes they are being subsidised by the state. Why should the state be subsidusing multnational companies?
• Comment on Boycott Work Programme. by The Guardian
  Top five regrets of the dying A nurse has recorded the most common regrets of the dying, and among the top ones is <b>'I wish I hadn't worked so hard'</b>. What would your biggest regret be if this was your last day of life? There was no mention of more sex or bungee jumps. A palliative nurse who has counselled the dying in their last days has revealed the most common regrets we have at the end of our lives. And among the top, from men in particular, is 'I wish I hadn't worked so hard'. Bronnie Ware is an Australian nurse who spent several years working in palliative care, caring for patients in the last 12 weeks of their lives. She recorded their dying epiphanies in a blog called Inspiration and Chai, which gathered so much attention that she put her observations into a book called The Top Five Regrets of the Dying. Ware writes of the phenomenal clarity of vision that people gain at the end of their lives, and how we might learn from their wisdom. "When questioned about any regrets they had or anything they would do differently," she says, "common themes surfaced again and again." Here are the top five regrets of the dying, as witnessed by Ware: 1. I wish I'd had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me. "This was the most common regret of all. When people realise that their life is almost over and look back clearly on it, it is easy to see how many dreams have gone unfulfilled. Most people had not honoured even a half of their dreams and had to die knowing that it was due to choices they had made, or not made. Health brings a freedom very few realise, until they no longer have it." <b>2. I wish I hadn't worked so hard. "This came from every male patient that I nursed. They missed their children's youth and their partner's companionship. Women also spoke of this regret, but as most were from an older generation, many of the female patients had not been breadwinners. All of the men I nursed deeply regretted spending so much of their lives on the treadmill of a work existence."</b> 3. I wish I'd had the courage to express my feelings. "Many people suppressed their feelings in order to keep peace with others. As a result, they settled for a mediocre existence and never became who they were truly capable of becoming. Many developed illnesses relating to the bitterness and resentment they carried as a result." 4. I wish I had stayed in touch with my friends. "Often they would not truly realise the full benefits of old friends until their dying weeks and it was not always possible to track them down. Many had become so caught up in their own lives that they had let golden friendships slip by over the years. There were many deep regrets about not giving friendships the time and effort that they deserved. Everyone misses their friends when they are dying." 5. I wish that I had let myself be happier. "This is a surprisingly common one. Many did not realise until the end that happiness is a choice. They had stayed stuck in old patterns and habits. The so-called 'comfort' of familiarity overflowed into their emotions, as well as their physical lives. Fear of change had them pretending to others, and to their selves, that they were content, when deep within, they longed to laugh properly and have silliness in their life again." Full article <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2012/feb/01/top-five-regrets-of-the-dying" rel="nofollow">here</a> .
• Comment on Cait Reilly, ‘What a Snooty So-and-So” says Ian Duncan Smith. by Wayne green
  In reply to andrew coates . There aint one immagrant on the work programme that im on and excuse me I speak 4 many people who say why the fuck do they have a council house and we ave lived here all our life and aint got one . And yes send em home then there be work for us english and stop free labour then employers would have to take paid labour , I take it that u so far up immagrants arses u must be married to one of them c--ts