I applied for a grade 7, did the online test, got an email back saying application under consideration, then after a few weeks went to unsuccessful(no sign of under consideration for assessment 2)? what does that typically mean?
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Thanks for the swift reply mate, I thought that was the case. I think it would of been the SJT what let me downThis means that people have scored higher than you....
assessment 2 is the interview and usually the top 5ish applicants are invited to interview based on their scores on the tests and 70 questions etc...
Keep applying though, and good luck!
How did you find the nurmerical reasoning, done mine yesterday. Not easyThanks for the swift reply mate, I thought that was the case. I think it would of been the SJT what let me down
Not easy at all mate, to be honest the SJT was hard I thought due to the reason you could have more than 1 answer for each situation so choosing the right one was basically a guess.How did you find the nurmerical reasoning, done mine yesterday. Not easy
Yeah I feel the same about the SJT, I honesty hate this stage of the process with a passion!Not easy at all mate, to be honest the SJT was hard I thought due to the reason you could have more than 1 answer for each situation so choosing the right one was basically a guess.
My first exposure to the negotiations resulted in a ballot for industrial action, and a series (?) of strikes being called over a bank holiday weekend. The final offer didn’t seem too palatable then either (although I forget the details) and, funnily enough, it was somehow sufficiently improved before we reached the first strike day.Just out of curiosity, what happens if they absolutely can't see eye to eye? Is it the case that eventually someone would have to give an inch or....? Is there precedent for this happening?
(Only joined in Feb of last year so this is my first exposure to the negotiations).
The update says the union have officially rejected the offer and informed the company with the points of concern raised.
The company can now go a few ways:
1) Reenter talks (they did say it was a final offer).
2) Say okay that’s the offer take it or leave it.
3) enforce the offer.
The union can also go a few ways:
1) Soften their stance and begrudgingly except, face massive unrest from the membership.
2) Accept certain items of the offer and ask to further discuss the outststanding issues later.
3) the nuclear option - ballot for industrial action.
The main thrust of contention is the future of Maintenance and delivery grades it seems, would strike action get a solid vote across at grades ?
I hope they reenter talks
(With the same for any applicable location based payments eg London allowances)If memory serves it was 3.2%
Haslemere just gone on external list if not already seen itDoes anyone know if the haslemere job on the internal list will go on external as well ??
It won’t get as far as strike action, if it does, you better hope if you’re in the RMT you stand for the union and go with it, regardless of beliefs. However that’s a whole unrelated topic..
Just out of curiosity why is that? I don't have any great political leanings but, maybe this sounds selfish, reckon I've landed a very well recompensed job with great perks and working conditions and so my first thought would be to carry on working as normal regardless of stike actions.
I'm not at all trying to stir here, just wondering is it massively frowned on then if someone carries on doing their own thing when the union is saying otherwise? Obviously I'm grateful to the RMT for things like the annual pay increase, job security etc but, coming from jobs where these things were very much the exception instead of the rule, see them as added extras which if received are lovely, but are by no means the be all and end all.
Apologies if I've strayed off topic from the original intention of the thread, genuinely just curious what the mood/expected action is surrounding such things?
Just out of curiosity why is that? I don't have any great political leanings but, maybe this sounds selfish, reckon I've landed a very well recompensed job with great perks and working conditions and so my first thought would be to carry on working as normal regardless of stike actions.
I'm not at all trying to stir here, just wondering is it massively frowned on then if someone carries on doing their own thing when the union is saying otherwise? Obviously I'm grateful to the RMT for things like the annual pay increase, job security etc but, coming from jobs where these things were very much the exception instead of the rule, see them as added extras which if received are lovely, but are by no means the be all and end all.
Apologies if I've strayed off topic from the original intention of the thread, genuinely just curious what the mood/expected action is surrounding such things?
Most signalling locations are modern and diverse workplaces these days and most people in the signalling grades (at most locations anyway) are mature adults who try and understand the needs and priorities of others - therefore if you didn’t strike when others are on strike for sincerely held reasons (financial, for instance) some people might be a bit “off” but being permanently ostracised by everyone in the box is for the most part thing of the past (at least in my neck of the woods)
However, the benefits we enjoy as signallers didn’t come about through the altruistic generosity of Network Rail or its predecessors, it came about through union negotiation at local and national level. Most of which didn’t involve industrial action admittedly, but there’s no denying that the threat of unified and effective industrial action, where the vast majority of the workforce will take part in said action, has been a very effective part in the process of ensuring that we enjoy those benefits. It isn’t a very adult way of doing things, granted, but the simple truth is without union action we wouldn’t have anywhere near the level of benefits, not to mention salary, that we currently have.
No worriesThanks Godfrey, a nice articulate reply to a question that could easily have rubbed someone up the wrong way
I suppose where I'm new I still have my 'commuter' hat on sometimes, namely I remember the countless cold mornings I've stood waiting for trains that never showed up as people I saw as being well paid anyway were striking because they wanted more.
Kind of neglected to think that the reason these jobs were well paid in the first place was due to the hard work of the unions.
Anywho, was just curious about it all. I'll pipe down now . Thanks again for your response.
Yes it is. If you’re a Trade Union member you should abide by the majority of your fellow members and undertake industrial action when directed to. To do otherwise is morally questionable and, more practically, risks you becoming known as a word beginning with S. People can still recall exactly who worked and who didn’t during the 1994 signaller’s strike for example.I'm not at all trying to stir here, just wondering is it massively frowned on then if someone carries on doing their own thing when the union is saying otherwise?