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Duh... of course not cus they would be on strike!

The really important point about this is that 'Key' workers like firefighters and nurses won't stop working even if they are in conflict with their employers because they are not arseholes who are simply in it for the money.

They are workers like all others who are subject to being abused under their employment contracts.

When they feel they are being treated unfairly do you expect them to let people die while they strike?

Thats what tories do to people, not firefightersand nurses

I love the fact that you think an agency worker can just step in while these people are on strike.

You must be a proper turd.

Thanks for the helpful comments to my question about using agency workers / how you fill a shortfall during a strike.

Surely in key public sector areas agency workers are used anyway? I know a large number of NHS admin for eg are agency workers. So say with nurses, I'd have thought you do have well qualified agency nurses who for whatever reason aren't permanent NHS nurses but could step into certain roles. My question stands are there actually rules preventing the use of them in all cases at the moment?

I'm also a bit confused how you can say that no existing workers can be used because they're all on strike, but yet at the same time say that they don't stop working?

Again I was more curious as to how work was covered if you can't (assuming it's true) bring in outside workers?