No Southern Trains Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday

[oddsonlaughter]

I know we have the strike thread already but probably worth empthasising that there are no trains at all tomorrow, Wednesday or Friday this week

A lot in my work have been caught out and are hastily rearranging meetings etc as they thought it was the same reduced service that has been on strike days previously

Luckily I can work from home but feel so sorry for those that cannot

 

[Blue Valkyrie]

Southern Failway is not fit for purpose.

 

[ditchy]

There are Sweet FA trains this morning as well !!

 

[oddsonlaughter]

There are Sweet FA trains this morning as well !!

Yeah just looked and next 2 direct trains from Polegate to Falmer cancelled so not sure whether it is worth my trying or if I will just end up stuck at Lewes for hours!

I really believe at the very least they should not be allowed to have peak/ off peak services while it is such a mess to allow people at least the chance to get in on time

 

[Tony Meolas Loan Spell]

Yeah just looked and next 2 direct trains from Polegate to Falmer cancelled so not sure whether it is worth my trying or if I will just end up stuck at Lewes for hours!

I really believe at the very least they should not be allowed to have peak/ off peak services while it is such a mess to allow people at least the chance to get in on time

Blame the unions on this one. This is SOLELY at their door.

 

[oddsonlaughter]

Blame the unions on this one. This is SOLELY at their door.

To be honest just fed up with it all, its shocking on non strike days, strike days, when raining, when sunny, its just horrendous

And I only commute from Polegate to Falmer!

 

[ditchy]

Blame the unions on this one. This is SOLELY at their door.

I do , but also blame Southern . They have deliberately rescheduled the peak trains . ie cancelling them so that they cause maximum distruption and hoping union take all the flak

 

[Blue Valkyrie]

Blame the unions on this one. This is SOLELY at their door.

It's gone way beyond that.


Southern Failway need to replace their dispute resolution team ( I assume they have one ) with 'Can-do' negotiators that deliver a deal. And if they can't, keep employing even better consultant negotiators until a solution is reached.



They are tasked with providing a usable railway service to Sussex. They have failed.

 

[vegster]

Blame the unions on this one. This is SOLELY at their door.

It takes some doing by Southern in order to get virtually ALL their staff to take strike action at some time this year. Ticket office staff, Conductors and now even the drivers! Will watch with interest when the ticket prices go up yet another 3%.,..,

 

[bhanutz]

Ernest will be delighted this morning!

 

[Diablo]

If the drivers and guards don`t want their jobs....let them go and employ people who do.

22 Oct 2016 - Virgin trains said there were almost 200 applications for every vacancy following the biggest recruitment campaign on the East Coast route ...

At circa £50k for drivers I`m not surprised there were as many applications..

 

[Garry Nelson's teacher]

It's gone way beyond that.


Southern Failway need to replace their dispute resolution team ( I assume they have one ) with 'Can-do' negotiators that deliver a deal. And if they can't, keep employing even better consultant negotiators until a solution is reached.



They are tasked with providing a usable railway service to Sussex. They have failed.

Totally agree. They have turned this into an arm-wrestling competition with the unions who have - rightly or wrongly - proved to be utterly ruthless and are losing badly. Sometimes you just have to go back to the negotiating table and get a deal. Humble pie should be on their Xmas menu. This cannot - should not - be allowed to continue.

 

[atomised]

Ernest will be delighted this morning!

Hes probably doing a little jig round the cliftonville as i type

 

[oddsonlaughter]

Seen a few on Twitter say there have been heated arguments, pushing matches, someone getting leg caught in door and pregnant lady fainting due to overcrowding this morning

It cannot continue like this

 

[whitelion]

Hes probably doing a little jig round the cliftonville as i type

Swallowing his SAUSAGE?

 

[bhanutz]

Seen a few on Twitter say there have been heated arguments, pushing matches, someone getting leg caught in door and pregnant lady fainting due to overcrowding this morning

It cannot continue like this

ITS ALL BEING DONE FOR OUR SAFETY! Lets not forget that!

 

[pastafarian]

ITS ALL BEING DONE FOR OUR SAFETY! Lets not forget that!

 

[beorhthelm]

anyone found out why ASLEF have gone on strike over this DOO rollout, but not all the previous ones?

 

[bhanutz]

anyone found out why ASLEF have gone on strike over this DOO rollout, but not all the previous ones?

Ernest is their adviser!

 

[vegster]

If the drivers and guards don`t want their jobs....let them go and employ people who do.

22 Oct 2016 - Virgin trains said there were almost 200 applications for every vacancy following the biggest recruitment campaign on the East Coast route ...

At circa £50k for drivers I`m not surprised there were as many applications..

I was looking at jobs last month and according to one site I looked at there had been hundreds of applications for each of Store Assistant, Assistant Manager and Store Manager for a new branch of Lidl. Welcome to the world by the way.