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There is also a history of
strikes n the london underground for the most ridiculous reasons, you undermine a perfectly good cause with your blinkered , one track opinions.
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strikes n the london underground for the most ridiculous reasons, you undermine a perfectly good cause with your blinkered , one track opinions.
Monsieur Le Plonk
Lethargy in motion
So would it not be better for everyone for it to be a one-day strike only? Isn't 3 days a little overdoing it by the unions in getting their point across?
- Jul 7, 2003
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Hmmm, I was sort of starting to empathise, but complaining about working weekends or bank holidays? Big deal, millions of people have to do that.
The railways still operate on weekends or bank holidays, ergo someone needs to maintain them on those days, surely.
Dandyman
In London village.
Read what I actually wrote. I spend a fair amount of my time on the other side of the table to trade union reps and I'm well aware of the difference between genuine and inflated grievances.
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You CHOSE to, they didnt.
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i did read what you wrote, thats why i wrote what i did.
- Jul 7, 2003
- 47,501
Presumably their contracts don't specify Monday to Friday, nine to five (if they do, I stand corrected). They work some weekends already and are required to be on call or whatever. Sorry, but on that particular issue, if they don't like it, well go and find a job with more comfortable hours, like I said, the railways are a round the clock industry so it stands to reason that those who operate it work when needed to safely maintain it.
Not arguing with the other points as such but that one just sounds like whinging to me.
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They CHANGED the contract from 26 w/e shifts to 93 per year, presumably you would have something to say if you were suddenly required to do likewise ?
Exactly, who would agree a contract change from 26 to 93 weekend shifts for less money? We would be rostered these shifts as well so no overtime.
Tony Meolas Loan Spell
Slut Faced Whores
Isnt there only 52 weekends in a year?
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Yes there are, but the more observant will have noted that i put 'w/e shifts' ,as opposed to 'weekends', a w/e shift being one day or one night out of the w/e, simple really.
Yes there is, so at the moment we are rostered 26 shifts, so 1 weekend shift every other week. They want to change our contract so that we do 93 weekend shifts so that would be saturday and sunday rostered for 40 odd weekends a year, including bank holidays and christmas etc. noone would accept this.
Woodchip
It's all about the bikes
Any news if the lazy signalmen and trackworkers are actually striking yet, as I thought this was in court today?
Tricky Dicky
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I can't see any updates in the news. Hope this doesn't go ahead - I'm royally b*gg*r*d next week if it does.
bhaexpress
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It'll easily double my travel time but if I don't go to work I don't get paid. Some people I work with will lose money as they can't get in.
Its signallers not signalmen, there are a few lazy women in the job.
Dear colleague,
Network Rail – legal action
As you will probably now be aware, Network Rail has decided to drag your union into court rather than hammer out a negotiated settlement.
RMT will of course defend its position vigorously in court – the union ran a perfectly above-board ballot – and the strike action scheduled for next week remains on.
I will keep you updated as matters progress.
Yours in unity,
Bob Crow
RMT General Secretary
British Bulldog
The great escape
- Feb 6, 2006
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I hate the word Signaller, As far as I'm concerned I'm still a signalman or "Bobby" as some of the old drivers still like to call us.
seagullsovergrimsby
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British Bulldog
The great escape
- Feb 6, 2006
- 10,971
Do they still give you the wanker sign as they go past the box ?
No idea I cant see out of the window where I work but I've had it in the past, There's allways ways of getting your own back though.
Southover Street Seagull
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Just because someone happens to work in a monopolised industry it does not mean that everyone will go out on strike because that said person has a personal grievance at work.
I would suggest that the union rep in your workplace was either poor, inexperienced or over worked and that is why you didn't get the correct representation.