Southern Rail STRIKE details

[Horton's halftime iceberg]

Been told talks that acas arranged between gtr and rmt have broken down. Rmt prepared to compromise by doing mainline doo but not the east and west coast ( which are not ready) gtr will not budge their way or no way.

Shameful quote from Govia after the talks - they were never bothered just going through the motions

“We know that many passengers are experiencing a poor service at the moment, that’s why we need to bring in these changes as quickly as possible.”

 

[Horton's halftime iceberg]

Worth signing asking for licence to be rescinded

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/116904

 

[Deadly Danson]

Protest at Brighton Station not covered was it? Clare Perry interviewed who described the Union's "work to rule" as the major issue facing poor old Southern, who were doing their best. I kid you not.

The clip I saw was absolutely shameful. Basically giving all the government's backing to a private company and accusing staff and unions of causing all the issues. If anyone is under any illusion that this is not government led then this can put an end to that. Makes my blood boil. Again, I would stress I'm not militant or anti tory but for her to claim this is all solely down to the workers and Southern are doing their best is beyond despicable.

 

[Beach Hut]

Oh well WFH Tuesday as per the norm then

 

[Stat Man]

When leaving the protest, they somehow managed to park another train in front of us just as we were about to depart, making everyone have to change trains. Surely something that basic is avoidable.

Tried to upload protest pic on my phone, but it's not working.

 

[Steve in Japan]

The clip I saw was absolutely shameful. Basically giving all the government's backing to a private company and accusing staff and unions of causing all the issues. If anyone is under any illusion that this is not government led then this can put an end to that. Makes my blood boil. Again, I would stress I'm not militant or anti tory but for her to claim this is all solely down to the workers and Southern are doing their best is beyond despicable.

Yes, that's the one I saw. Maybe ITV will cover in a more balanced way.

 

[Ernest]

The clip I saw was absolutely shameful. Basically giving all the government's backing to a private company and accusing staff and unions of causing all the issues. If anyone is under any illusion that this is not government led then this can put an end to that. Makes my blood boil. Again, I would stress I'm not militant or anti tory but for her to claim this is all solely down to the workers and Southern are doing their best is beyond despicable.

Her and Crowther doing their best to wreck the rail industry in this area and when finally they are sacked they just move onto another platinum pension job with no thought to what mess they have left behind

 

[Deadly Danson]

Her and Crowther doing their best to wreck the rail industry in this area and when finally they are sacked they just move onto another platinum pension job with no thought to what mess they have left behind

Yep. She said something along the lines of 'these changes will benefit passengers'. Tell that to the disabled passengers who won't be able to turn up and get on a train any more not to mention some old lady attacked on a train with no one to help her etc etc etc. Disgusting.

 

[Ernest]

Yep. She said something along the lines of 'these changes will benefit passengers'. Tell that to the disabled passengers who won't be able to turn up and get on a train any more not to mention some old lady attacked on a train with no one to help her etc etc etc. Disgusting.

The proposed changes in stations and train manning benefit nobody but the people at the top who will get more bonus's. I'm surprised that some of the managers are supporting them as don't they realise no guards, no tickets offices etc = no managers to manage them

 

[Gazwag]

Thank you southern ***** for spoiling my wife and daughters trip to ascot today by having no trains back to east sussex from london. Hope the poor sick soles sitting watching the footie while supping their beers choke on it. Now off for a nice 60 mile round trip to Brighton to pick them up.

 

[albionite]

Thank you southern ***** for spoiling my wife and daughters trip to ascot today by having no trains back to east sussex from london. Hope the poor sick soles sitting watching the footie while supping their beers choke on it. Now off for a nice 60 mile round trip to Brighton to pick them up.

Who are the sick soles you are talking about?

 

[Ernest]

Who are the sick soles you are talking about?

On the bottom of his feet ?

 

[LamieRobertson]

Protest at Brighton Station not covered was it? Clare Perry interviewed who described the Union's "work to rule" as the major issue facing poor old Southern, who were doing their best. I kid you not.

There were 2 film crews there...one cameraman trod on my foot...he wasn't Russian so no broken toes...some interesting chants for the benefit of the cameras...amidst announcements of trains being cancelled.

 

[albionite]

On the bottom of his feet ?

I found how they are going to run a good service starting on the 30th of June. They will run an emergency time table.

Will be a lot less trains running but should let passengers at least know where they are instead of the shambles they are running now.

 

[pasty]

So anyone at the protest tonight then? What happened? Thought it a bit odd to hold it at 6.30 though - a time when the majority of London commuters would not have made it back to Brighton?

I was hoping something might still have been going on when I was scheduled to get to Brighton at 7.12, but of course, I mistakenly thought that the 6 o'clock GE from Victoria would be running, not cancelled again.

 

[Ernest]

I found how they are going to run a good service starting on the 30th of June. They will run an emergency time table.

Will be a lot less trains running but should let passengers at least know where they are instead of the shambles they are running now.

And no chance of coughing up delay repay and will give them even more trains to cancel without penalty

 

[albionite]

https://insidecroydon.com/2016/06/14/southern-failways-has-mp-philp-been-making-empty-threats/

 

[Gazwag]

Who are the sick soles you are talking about?

Those staff with sniffles

 

[Steve in Japan]

Yes, that's the one I saw. Maybe ITV will cover in a more balanced way.

A much more balanced report on the BBC late news just now. Some coverage of the demo. And a revised quote from the Minister which didn't blame the Union explicitly, mind you she still isn't going to actually do anything.

 

[Ernest]

Those staff with sniffles

Are you so THICK to still believe that ? Even Southern have moved on from it