Early April Fools joke had me in stitches.

[Xenophon]

If the client would rather I'm not at their premises, then I won't be. Whatever they wish, they're paying for my time.

But contractors voting to strike like they belong to some kind of contractors union or something (as per that news story). I'm horrified.

Xenophon, can you call the nurse again...

Nurse...!!!

[doodab]

edit: I guess everyone will say it's obvious you carry on; but what if the client would rather you didn't, for one reason or another?

Then give them what they want and bill them for it.

[EternalOptimist]

I was contracting in the HSC place in Leeds and half the site was on strike. They tried to turn the other half away at the picket line. One Union guy went further than persuasion though and physically blocked me from entering, so I shoved the turd out of the way.