Situationist Comedy

Harsh working conditions and the lack of overtime for weekend work top the list of grievances that has prompted a mass walk-out by members of the Trade Organisation for Undercover Technicians (TOUT).

Your State or mine?

Police in Britain and Ireland are playing down the likely effects of this industrial dispute, which could see them losing significant numbers in valuable, frontline capacity.

TOUT, comprised of the Informers and Operatives Union (IOU) and the Guild of Assisted Disorder (GoAD), which represents agent provocateurs and allied trades, voted by a narrow majority in favour of industrial action at an undisclosed location this weekend.

With many IOU representatives either abstaining or voting against the motion, it was a close run thing for GoAD.

As the motion was carried, there were the predictable chants of ‘No provocation without representation’; a reference to GoAD’s ongoing campaign to have a more senior decision-making role in issues of Police crowd management.

“It’s a disgrace is what it is,” said one GoAD member who refused to be identified. “I’m out there on a weekend, stirring up trouble for the minimum wage and no overtime in sight, not even an unsociable hours allowance. The Crimbo’s coming and I’m out there in all weathers and for what?”

GoAD has pledged to picket any planned provocatory actions until the matter is resolved but can’t rule out the possibility of "scabs, blacklegs and 'agent-provocateur-provocateurs' crossing the picket-line".

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