This public service strike is getting quite interesting.

First we see a fair amount of positioning from the two parties in the media.

Second, public servants have been on a go-slow since the 25th May, with the strike itself commencing on the 1st June - and the comment has been that no-one has noticed.

Third, the strike has been most effective in the health and education sectors - most other departments seem to be largely unscathed so far.

It looks like things are really getting ugly at hospitals - a sector that really is precluded from aggressive strike tactics.

In a fascinating shift in demographics, the only person out on strike at the department I was meeting with on Friday was a white male member of staff. Everyone else had reported for duty.

My how times have changed.