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If you understood what the sticking points were, it wasnt about working harder or not.
Looks like Labour are rolling over for the unions to have their bellies tickled.
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Sticking points were that the Union didn’t want any conditions whatsoever. They got their wish in the end. Everyone’s happy now. Yippee. No more strikes and the trains will run on time, won't they?
We want same pay award as drivers, says RMT boss Mick Lynch
The Conservatives say Labour has been "played" by the unions and lost control of public sector pay.
www.bbc.co.uk
"Mr Lynch told the Times: "All the indications are that we will be offered the same terms as Aslef. And we are expecting that it will be delivered." He added there could be "problems" if this was not the case".
No, you're right. It was about actually working - doing the job they were paid to do. They didn’t like it.
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It was entirely predictable that he would crawl out from under his rock and start whining and stamping his feet like a toddlerWe want same pay award as drivers, says RMT boss Mick Lynch
The Conservatives say Labour has been "played" by the unions and lost control of public sector pay.www.bbc.co.uk
"Mr Lynch told the Times: "All the indications are that we will be offered the same terms as Aslef. And we are expecting that it will be delivered." He added there could be "problems" if this was not the case".
Mind you, he's not the only one. I read the other day that the BMA are not entirely happy with the 22% given to junior doctors and will ballot members on continuing their strikes.
Might as well, Labour will bend over backwards to stave off any strikes.
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Sack the lot of them, and replace them with AI. How difficult can it be, to drive a train?
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It's a very responsible position. Demands a lot of training and highly selective process to become a driver.
Everybody else's job always looks easy
We have a push and pull train near us. Goes from Upminster>Emerson Park>Romford and back again. Years ago when my kids were about 6 and 8, I took them to Romford shopping with me and we went on the train. Coming back, we got on the train at Romford and we were in the front carriage waiting for the driver to get on. We were the only ones in the carriage. He came into the carriage and entered the cab through the door. He then said to my son “Do you want to have a go?" My son was in there like a shot. The driver sat him on the seat and when it was time to go, he said "push that lever". My son did as he was told and off we went! He told us to get out of the cab when we came to Emerson Park in case his supervisor was at the station. He wasn’t. When it was time to leave he called us in and off we went again. My son absolutely loved it - especially when he was tooting the whistle.
Training and selective process to drive a train? My arse - an 8 year old can do it!
They knew that pensioners wouldn't strike.
Many jobs are responsible positions, and yes it did need lots of training to drive a steam train - these are no longer steam trains, they are much easier to drive than a car. They don't have to steer, they don't have to navigate, they just need to drive at the correct speed, stop at the appropriate places, and like any car driver, watch the signals.
Many peoples jobs not only involve lots of driving, but having the skills and qualifications on top, to do a job of work at the end of the drive - yet for very much less than these train drivers.
Tories knew that starving children wouldn’t strike
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I'm sure there's another tour in Mick or Elton yet...
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