Joseph Muscat: 'I used harsh words and they ignored me'
'Have you heard? Joseph used harsh words and they ignored him.'
There’s an article on maltatoday.com.mt which is packed with the best of Joseph Muscat: ‘Labour calls for investigation of finance minister over chemical incineration’.
1. Joseph Muscat sits on the fence while promising partial pregnancy for all:
He also expressed solidarity with the police force who are calling for the right to join a union: ‘I promise that a Labour government would give all police, soldiers, members of the civil protection and all other disciplinary bodies to right to join a union – with the exception of the right to strike.
2. Throwing a tantrum:
He added he could not understand how an inquiry will not be conducted, ‘despite the harsh words I used’.
3. And, almost as if he believes that energy policy can help propel the new middle class forward because his family moved up in the world by selling fireworks:
We will address social mobility with the economy, education and energy policies.
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Oh dear god in heaven. Unionised armed forces.
“We will address social mobility with the economy, education and energy policies.”
Burberry checks and Barolo for all.
Since when do the police, the armed forces and the civil protection department constitute disciplinary bodies ?
I hope this is a gross reporting error.
They used to be.
Well, if he gets them to join the GWU … under a Labour government they won’t be instructed to strike anyway.
Truly immortal words from an all-seeing, all-knowing asshole.
If the police and soldiers are given the right to join a union than it goes without saying that their pension after twenty five years of service should go also.
I cannot imagine the state of our country if the police or soldiers union calls for a sit-in or work to rule.
Yes for a union – but no for the right to strike – VAT-CET -cash registers deja-vue.
My easiest days at the Dockyard as personnel manager were when the Labour government – in other words, Mintoff – was in control.
The GWU was on the Management Board and they were toothless and accepted wage freezes and non-payment for overtime.
Mintoff himself told the Dockyard workers they were a bunch of eunechs.
That is what would happen if Muscat allows the army and the police force to be unionised.
Kif qrajt dan l-artiklu mill-ewwel indunajt x’ghandu f’mohhu Muscat.
Fatt maghruf li l-GWU naqsulha hafna membri, jigifieri anke l-income. Specjalment minn meta spiccat id-Drydocks fejn kien hemm l-ikbar numru ta’ membri.
Nahseb bis-sahha tal-forzi tad-dixxiplina f’union ser jiggarantixxi l-pagi ta’ Tony Zarb u l-ufficcjali l-ohra.
Biex zgur ikollhom income il-GWU anke l-pensjonanti huma mheggha jkunu membri. Ara taghmilx sens.
Imma l-aqwa li jorganizzaw it-tea parties ghall-pensjonanti u fil-birthday jibghatulhom card.