Business & Finance1 min ago
Christmas Strikes.
Strikes in store for us, Railways, Tube Trains, Airlines, Baggage handlers,
Post Office, Argos drivers . How can this Muppet Government of Cons,
organise Brexit when they can not sort this lot out? thank god they are not organising the xmas party at the Brewery!.
Post Office, Argos drivers . How can this Muppet Government of Cons,
organise Brexit when they can not sort this lot out? thank god they are not organising the xmas party at the Brewery!.
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Strike when it more noticed. no good oil delivery men striking during a heatwave or ice cream sales being disrupted during winter . I blame the BBC no sooner is the awful scd over than we have the awful black slapping I'm play and get well paid for being lucky enough to do what I'm not all that good at but was born on these shores .
I say thank the lord for unions,without them your masters would do what they like with you & then you would really see misery. Get the facts, the strikes are caused by businessmen who are determined to impose their will on the workers whatever the cost. So you are being inconvenienced a little at the moment, hard luck, try being in the shoes of someone whose boss wants to alter the rules to suit himself & putting your job on the line.
No.
The Government wrote a bonkers franchise to run the strike affected routes.
All the fares go to the Department of Transport not the train operating company. So strikes and loss of passengers does not affect the company's profits.
They are given nearly £1.9Billion of taxpayer money as a flat fee. Any loss of fares due to their appalling service, is a loss to the taxpayer.
One might conclude that such a daft contract is the work of an incompetent Government.
The Government wrote a bonkers franchise to run the strike affected routes.
All the fares go to the Department of Transport not the train operating company. So strikes and loss of passengers does not affect the company's profits.
They are given nearly £1.9Billion of taxpayer money as a flat fee. Any loss of fares due to their appalling service, is a loss to the taxpayer.
One might conclude that such a daft contract is the work of an incompetent Government.
“…misery! bit strong no one is going to die from Argos drivers not delivering a package, or the trains not running a couple of days. “
I agree with the first example. But the second needs a bit of thought. The Southern trains dispute has been ongoing for many, many months. During that time people have suffered enormous difficulties principally with getting to and from work, but also up to London for hospital appointments and other urgent affairs. Some people have had to change jobs, others have had to decline job offers. For most of them there is no realistic alternative but to travel by train. For them “misery” is a perfectly appropriate description especially when coupled with the fact that many season ticket holders pay upwards of £5k per annum for this misery to be inflicted upon them and, most importantly, the dispute is totally unnecessary. There is no reason why Southern train drivers cannot control the doors on their trains as is the case with around 40% of the network – including parts of the busy commuter network into London where circumstances are almost identical.
I agree with the first example. But the second needs a bit of thought. The Southern trains dispute has been ongoing for many, many months. During that time people have suffered enormous difficulties principally with getting to and from work, but also up to London for hospital appointments and other urgent affairs. Some people have had to change jobs, others have had to decline job offers. For most of them there is no realistic alternative but to travel by train. For them “misery” is a perfectly appropriate description especially when coupled with the fact that many season ticket holders pay upwards of £5k per annum for this misery to be inflicted upon them and, most importantly, the dispute is totally unnecessary. There is no reason why Southern train drivers cannot control the doors on their trains as is the case with around 40% of the network – including parts of the busy commuter network into London where circumstances are almost identical.
RMT president Sean Hoyle's
"He spoke after the RMT's president reportedly said his union and others were co-ordinating strikes to hurt the "working class-hating Tory government"
According to the Sunday Times, Mr Hoyle said the union's "number one rule" should be to "strike to replace the capitalist system with a socialist order".
"Mr Hoyle also reportedly referred to a previous story which suggested the RMT and other unions were "co-ordinating to bring the government down", responding: "Shock horror. Guess what? We are."
"He spoke after the RMT's president reportedly said his union and others were co-ordinating strikes to hurt the "working class-hating Tory government"
According to the Sunday Times, Mr Hoyle said the union's "number one rule" should be to "strike to replace the capitalist system with a socialist order".
"Mr Hoyle also reportedly referred to a previous story which suggested the RMT and other unions were "co-ordinating to bring the government down", responding: "Shock horror. Guess what? We are."
the rail unions (and others) may well be working toward the downfall of the present government, and co-ordinated strike action may well create a climate where votes of no confidence in the commons could well succeed. but it's a bit naïve of them the assume that this would naturally lead to the election of a left-wing government.
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