National Rail Strikes June- I Am Furious

[gordiescotland1]

I am furious there are 2 proposed national rail strikes in june one of them over the time I am due to go down to my nephews confirmation. I have booked and paid for hotels and theatre tickets now I will have to go by coach overnight or I will lose quite a bit of money. How dare unions hold this country to ransom and disrupt plans bring back Margaret Thatcher she would never have allowed this God I hated that witch but she knew how to sort out the unions. Strikes should be illegal. Staff are bloody lucky they have jobs millions not so lucky. No sympathy for their cause whatsoever nothing but contempt for the plans they have ruined. Is there nothing David Cameron can do I know hes as weak as dishwater at the best of times but Maggie wouldnt have put up with this.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-32920794
Apart from my rant what is everyones take on these strikes

[ToraToraTora]

So when it suits you are a fan of TGL! PMSL!

[jim360]

I was hoping to travel home next Friday. Gits.

[Baldric]

///bring back Margaret Thatcher/// . . . . . P M S L !!!!!!

[Graham-W]

33% of voters couldn't be @rsed to go and vote in the election. They got what they deserved. They shouldn't be surprised at the result. Don't take it out on those of us who did vote!

[ToraToraTora]

hang on you lefties love all this normally! Strikes disruption, the stock in trade of your spoon fed socialist! What happenned? Oh yes it's effecting you personally this time! oh dear!

[gordiescotland1]

I voted conservative because I didnt want an snp labour coalition but do you not think this is so unfair and disruptive to innocent people

[ToraToraTora]

Yes I do that's why I hate unions and socialists.

[B00]

"do you not think this is so unfair and disruptive to innocent people "

Yes- why they're doing it.

[tonyav]

Can't say that I blame them with that sort of pay rise offer.
http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/network-rails-rmt-workers-to-strike-twice-in-june-after-rejecting-pay-offer/ar-BBklnZr

[sherrardk]

Wouldn't be much point in striking if it didn't disrupte people.

[Graham-W]

With inflation running at a negative rate what sort of pay offer did they expect?

[DTCwordfan]

enjoy your nephew's confirmation - what about air or driving it as there are some pretty good rental deals out there - perhaps an overnight near the Lakes and meet an ABer - I met boaty that way..... a suggestion would be the Barbon Inn near Kirkby Lonsdale for example....lovely inn by the way and the countryside over to Dent and Sebergh is magnificent. http://www.barbon-inn.co.uk/tariff_rates.html

[gordiescotland1]

I dont drive and flying far too expensive and I hate it looks like the coach if it is not called off

[tonyav]

Graham-W
With inflation running at a negative rate what sort of pay offer did they expect?

Dunno Graham, you'd have to ask the general secretary I should think.

[jim360]

Not that it actually matters TTT but I actually don't support strikes as a rule. I think they're particularly inappropriate now, when it ought to be clear even to Union leaders that the public is largely not on their side, that strikes aren't going to achieve anything. That it inconveniences me directly this time is by the by -- I would have thought it a stupid strike anyway.

The terms the RMT have been offered aren't particularly brilliant but are about what can be expected at the moment, so they should really just accept them and lump it. Other people are getting far worse.

So how about you take that pathetic crap about "spoon-fed socialist" and start paying attention to what people actually say, rather than what you want to hear from them so you can justify your incoherent rant.

[ToraToraTora]

did I mis understand jim? you did want a Labour government didn't you?

[Zacs-Master]

Be fair, Jim isn't old,enough to really understand the petty 'let's have a pay rise at the expense of everyone else' mentality of the Unions. He's just being subjective.

[jim360]

I never posted about what government I wanted. This was because I didn't actually know what I wanted. Still don't. I voted Labour but that was entirely motivated by tactical consideration, trying to keep the SNP out (which did happen in my seat, the only remaining Labour one in Scotland...)

The only thing I was hoping for was a result that might push political reform back onto the agenda. In as much as there's been loads more talk about it I've got that, but it's not yet coming from anywhere that matters, still. Cameron is burbling on about how good a system FPTP is, unsurprisingly as it's catapulted him to a majority. Beyond that, I didn't express any preference for a particular government.

[jim360]

Well thanks, ZM. Or, perhaps, I could know very well, having read about the political history of the UK? Just a thought.

[ToraToraTora]

perhaps Mike Cash will lend you his limo gordie!