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Phil Beacall
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Armed Forces Scabs - Unite branch secretary Donald McDougall

A UNION militant has caused a storm after branding as "scabs" soldiers being trained to drive fuel tankers. wrote on Facebook: "If the Army take action in this dispute, they cannot call it ’duty’. Be honest, wear the badge ’scab’ with pride." His remarks brought a furious response from other posters. One said: "Your post is an insult to the Armed Forces." Another added: "You are an absolute disgrace." Unite last night distanced itself from McDougall, who works at Honda’s Swindon factory. A spokesman said: "Some of our tanker driver representatives are ex-Army and some have children serving in Afghanistan." Phil B - Lets see him say that on the next Fireman’s strike and his house is on fire or Ambulance Strike and his child is choking or severely ill!

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30/03/2012 09:55:17

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Not suprised

This country consitantly lets the intellectually lazy have the loudest voice. Union boss at Swindon Honda? Sounds like he is living the dream wouldn’t you say!

Right behind you boys, could be Clapham High Street, Stanley or Afghanistan, we owe you big time!

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01/04/2012 17:43:29

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Army Tanker Drivers are Not Scabs!

Every man and woman in civvy street is entitled to withdraw his/her labour and go on strike. They only lose that days pay.
Any serviceman or woman withdrawing labour gets ordered to do a job and can’t refuse without facing a charge.
I don’t agree that the services should be forced to do civvy jobs especially at army rates of pay but if they don’t do as they’re ordered none of the emergency services will have the fuel to get us to hospital in a life and death situation, there will be no firemen putting the fire in your house out and there will be no police catching the scum that’s just stolen your car.
We’ve all been there before, the tanker drivers have a choice, do the job or leave and allow someone who wants the job to take it.

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06/04/2012 20:33:56

Colin Hall
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Quoting: bob clarke
[I]This country consitantly lets the intellectually lazy have the loudest voice. Union boss at Swindon Honda? Sounds like he is living the dream wouldn’t you say!

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I like that Bob, and so true.

The trouble is that attributing intellect to this Union man is much the same as doing it to a cabbage, with much the same result. He’s a relic from the age of "Brothers" and "Comrades" and "you can’t touch me I’m part of the union" breed, and therefore not that bright.

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06/04/2012 21:28:11

Rev. Roger Perry
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Seem to remember some years ago, late 1960’s I think, where the Belgian doctors decided to strike. The government of the day conscripted the lot into the army and ordered them to do their jobs for less pay.

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