London tube drivers starting salary (for a 35 hour week) £32,000
Nurses starting salary (for a christ-knows-how-many hours per week) £19,000
Do you get to go to matches then Grizz?
Why is it scandalous? Whats wrong with having a decent wage in which to be able to live life in London on?
Why is it scandalous? Whats wrong with having a decent wage in which to be able to live life in London on?
I've never been able to understand why tube drivers are so richly rewarded. Amazing union I suppose.
Does £36-£38k not seem slightly disproportionate compared with the hours and relative skills required for performing that job though ? I mean what kind of training and qualifications do you need ? Its not a completely unskilled job obviously, but sheesh. Talk about money for old rope.
I've never been able to understand why tube drivers are so richly rewarded. Amazing union I suppose.
I'm not going to disagree, but again why should Underground workers be sorry for what they earn. Yes i suppose a lot of it is down to the union, but then it could also be said that its down to weak management at all levels for continually giving into the RMT's demands and not standing up to them.
Of course people live on plenty less, but again i'm not going to turn round and say no, don't give me a pay rise this year cos you pay me far too much money for the job i do already. As i've said before i have great sympathy for those that do live on the bread line, but that's not going to make me ashamed of what i earn.
The job is challenging in many differnet ways to that of say intellectual professions. Concentration levels have to be very high in what is a repetitive job because during rush hour trains can have up to 800-1000 people on board of who's safety the driver is responsible for. Ok so you don't have be a member of mensa to be a tube driver, but the challenges are different.
Of course people live on plenty less, but again i'm not going to turn round and say no, don't give me a pay rise this year cos you pay me far too much money for the job i do already. As i've said before i have great sympathy for those that do live on the bread line, but that's not going to make me ashamed of what i earn.
The job is challenging in many differnet ways to that of say intellectual professions. Concentration levels have to be very high in what is a repetitive job because during rush hour trains can have up to 800-1000 people on board of who's safety the driver is responsible for. Ok so you don't have be a member of mensa to be a tube driver, but the challenges are different.
the tube strike is called off