I was forced to join a Union in order to get a job, they called it a "closed shop". I was a member for six months and they didn't do anything for us except take our money.

My wife joined the NHS 33 years ago and had NO CHOICE BUT TO JOIN THE PENSION SCHEME even though she did not want to !. She has met her side of the bargain and paid her contributions as required by the contract she entered into. Now after 33years this government want to tear that contract up ! . This would NOT be allowed in any other contract.

After 33 years of paying contributions ( she is a clerical worker and was never going to get these astronomical pensions the government keep bandying about which are actualy only Whithall mandarins who I think even the strikers would agreed need sorting out !) they now tell her she cannot take it at 60 but has to wait till she is 65 and want to remove the Lump sum option and baisicaly tear up an arrangement of 33 years.

This Is not FAIR as Cameron said his government would be anyone who signed up to a contact should have it honoured and the changes should only apply to new employees. How are the government "negotiating" as they claim when Danny Alexander states that " they have had the best deal they are going to get" to the definition of negotiation I understand then he announced the end of negotiation and left the no choice.

Still we have seen Camerons "fairness" the MP's have a protected pension and the Bankers keep taking their bonus payments whilst the Public Sector Workers fund them !

Mr Crow doesn't give a damn about his union members, all he knows is, the more members he has, the more money in his back pocket. He will sit back and watch businesses go to the wall, regardless of whether his demands are feasable or not. Scargill was just the same, it never occured to him that if coal was cheaper from overseas, the consumers should use that first. I think everyone agrees that there is a need for unions, if only to keep corporate greed under control but when those same unions become a tool for greed themselves, it's time their leaders were sacked, if only for the common good. The real problem of course is lack of honesty on all sides of an industrial dispute, the bosses aren't honest with the workforce on whether they can afford more pay and in turn, the workforce makes demands that they believe the industry can take. Unfortunately for us though, when it comes to the public sector, we foot the bill for wage demands in the form of our taxes. So come on you people.....let's have a bit of honesty out there and cut out all this greed.

greedy f*t b*****D.take a look at his bank balance!all he's concerned about is corporate lunches!

the best thing any body could do with bob crow is to stuff his pockets with bricks then drop him in a deep pond ,you did notice that he made his remarks up north where all the brainless flat caps live, a bit of beer --pie and peas they will cheer for anything, god help england (need it)

Yes as usual public sector workers living in cloud cuckoo land, while their union leaders cream their subs off on fat cat salaries and pensions.

Pure hypocrisy if you ask me.

Bob Crowe on £150,000 a year plus benefits salutes the workers living on baked beans and toast. Comrades, I salute you and may you continue to support me as I drink champagne and eat myself silly on 12 course meals in top hotels, all paid for by you.

Bob Crow is a first class, Well it rhymes with "bat."

Yes I salute you brothers and sisters you have all lost a days pay and I haven't lost a thing THINKING TO MYSELF (you load of dummies I'm alright I'm on at least £100,000 + exes a year and you brothers and sisters keep me in a cushty lovely job)