Ernest
Stupid IDIOT
It will be the first of many as Southern staff are balloting too, it won't be the winter of discontent it will be 5 years of discontent at this rate
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POSSIBLE National Rail strike coming up
- Thread starter HawkTheSeagull
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London Underground are in the early stages of a £600m project to have auto trains on their network.
It's called ATC (Automatic Train Control)
janee
Fur half
And then you and the other smug right wingers on here can call them scrounges and make them starve by cutting benefits.
Seriously though, we do need a plan as a country for jobs lost to technology
Seagull on the wing
New member
Well,said Len McClusky,if the Tories win the General Election I will cause mayhem by whipping up mass strikes...(Said two weeks before the GE) .the revenge of the Luddite...politics of envy and hate again...Who suffers...everybody...rail commuters,the country by making freight go by road,clogging up the roads and motorways,cost of transport goes up...prices go up. The working man loses out because of being unable to get to work...Wake up McClusky...you are hurting Tory,Labour voters and poor families,not that you care with the money you get from the working man.
You halt the countries export,standard of living goes down...not many get a £500 bonus plus rises linked to inflation,McClusky,you are a dinosuar from the 70s,about time you and your ilk were put out to pasture and let the unions get a man who can debate issues without threats.
You halt the countries export,standard of living goes down...not many get a £500 bonus plus rises linked to inflation,McClusky,you are a dinosuar from the 70s,about time you and your ilk were put out to pasture and let the unions get a man who can debate issues without threats.
Ernest
Stupid IDIOT
I'll tell you something for nothing, even though I don't work I'm going out on STRIKE
ALL OUT BROTHERS
TomandJerry
Well-known member
- Oct 1, 2013
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Network Rail workers are to stage a 24-hour strike from 5pm on bank holiday Monday in a row over pay.
The UK-wide action will see signallers, maintenance staff and station workers, walk out from 25 May on the busy holiday weekend.
It follows a decisive vote for action from RMT union members and will be the first UK-wide rail strike in 20 years.
The UK-wide action will see signallers, maintenance staff and station workers, walk out from 25 May on the busy holiday weekend.
It follows a decisive vote for action from RMT union members and will be the first UK-wide rail strike in 20 years.
Ernest
Stupid IDIOT
I'm sure this will be settled before then
yxee
Well-known member
Sickening. I'd like to know what they earn. Must be a decent way above the national average.
Ernest
Stupid IDIOT
It is not one grade, it is the whole workforce, not sure what is sickening about a workforce sticking up for their rights and demanding a fair days pay for a fair days work
Norman Baker suck my lozenge
New member
What had McCluskey got to do with the RMT?
He hasn't but I doubt Seagullsonthewing will let a little fact like that get in the way of another rant!
HawkTheSeagull
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Train companies have started to release travel plans for Monday and Tuesday. Its pretty much a normal service up until early afternoon on Monday, then nothing from Monday evening until Tuesday morning where a limited service would run - that is what most companies are doing on routes where they can. Virgin West Coast have had to suspend everything on Monday and Tuesday as there are next to none Network Rail staff available to provide signalling.
National Express and Megabus will be running additional coaches and widespread ticket acceptance on local transport (buses, tube etc) will be put in place. Do not expect much to run from Southern or Thameslink and avoid any sort of travel on Monday or Tuesday. Anything that runs will probably be the maximum amount of coaches, but would still be extremely busy.
For once, you cant actually blame the train companies, Network Rail are dictating everything to them by pretty much saying "This is whats available, make do or **** off".
EDIT - Southern plan announced - ALL service on Tuesday SUSPENDED due to a lack of Network Rail staff available. On Monday, trains will only run between Brighton and Victoria via Gatwick - ALL other routes will have NO service.
Normal service to run on Wednesday, but morning services will be disrupted.
National Express and Megabus will be running additional coaches and widespread ticket acceptance on local transport (buses, tube etc) will be put in place. Do not expect much to run from Southern or Thameslink and avoid any sort of travel on Monday or Tuesday. Anything that runs will probably be the maximum amount of coaches, but would still be extremely busy.
For once, you cant actually blame the train companies, Network Rail are dictating everything to them by pretty much saying "This is whats available, make do or **** off".
EDIT - Southern plan announced - ALL service on Tuesday SUSPENDED due to a lack of Network Rail staff available. On Monday, trains will only run between Brighton and Victoria via Gatwick - ALL other routes will have NO service.
Normal service to run on Wednesday, but morning services will be disrupted.
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Stumpy Tim
Well-known member
Sounds like normal service on Tuesday too then
bluenitsuj
Listen to me!!!
This may help ( It is from the Mail though )
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...150-workers-ll-cause-Bank-Holiday-misery.html
"The average pay of the 14,000 maintenance workers is £42,000, with a top earner on £80,000. RMT general secretary Mick Cash enjoys a £138,000 pay package".
pasty
A different kind of pasty
Nice. I wfh every Thurs and Fri anyway, so with no trains on Tuesday that now means for the next 11 days I only have to go to London once 
Blue Valkyrie
Not seen such Bravery!
What about the other strike action planned on the railway for the same day ?
Norman Baker suck my lozenge
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RMT and TSSA call off strike action after improved offer from network rail.
Aren't there any Polish train drivers out there?? If I was in charge of Southern, I would be out there recruiting right now.