I'm in favour of working to rule generally. If that causes a problem, the rules need changing.

If you wait until the "negotiations" are over, and the terms that management have intended all along are imposed on you, before showing a bit of muscle, you're a damn fool. That's the point of a one-day strike and demonstration like this.

Our local swimming pool was crammed with kids on Thursday, and they were playing all over the place. They were having a great time, and I am sure their appreciation of the value of unions has greatly increased as a consequence of this.