Letter: Real workers are paying for public sector demands

Letter: I work hard. My job does not involve driving to an office, sitting on a specially constructed comfy chair behind an excessively large desk in a tastefully decorated environment complete with air conditioning and relaxing water feature and the obligatory communication system of latest computer technology.

My minimum wage for a minimum 50-hour week does not allow for such luxury. I cannot afford computers. My needs are more urgent - food, mortgage, council tax, petrol, car tax.

No money left over for future pension schemes/ retirement plans; even meeting home insurance is a struggle. No unions protect me and mine.

If I am ill time off is not a consideration, unlike the thousands of public sector workers facing job losses I will not benefit from a hefty payout should I lose my job. I am a civil engineer working in the construction trade for almost 30 years with the same local firm.

I love my job laying road surfaces. The van picks up at 5am, we travel 90 miles or more, work with machine and shovel and return home after dark.

I am sick of these advantaged public sector workers claiming "it is their right to demand" and holding us the real workers to ransom. Chief executives complaining about having to disclose if they get over £100,000; a wage the average person can only dream about.

I am worn out with subsidising their indulgent lifestyles.

T Bourne

Arleston