Ivor
Member
I posted yesterday post: #2260 re the ‘trickle down effect’ of the strike where being agency my shifts & other agency colleagues have had our shifts cancelled this week (not needed now) It is what it is.
I visited the station this morning I’ve been working at lately to pick up some personal bits because I’ve no idea when I’ll get shifts allocated again (after the strike ends hopefully)
The small hole in the wall platform take away has a sign up by the owner apologising saying that from opening today it was apparent it wasn’t viable to be open & quoting she just about got over Covid closure losses & not sure if she will continue if the situation goes beyond this week.
It occurred to me even more so how many independent coffee/cafe units, convenience stores, newsagents, retail in general in & around rail stations will be suffering big time.
I did say yesterday I didn’t want to see any industry have their package eroded but there will be ‘other casualties’ like it or not because of the strike.
Anyway for me & many agency railway staff the time has come to ‘hunt down’ alternative work.
As I say ‘the trickle down effect’
I visited the station this morning I’ve been working at lately to pick up some personal bits because I’ve no idea when I’ll get shifts allocated again (after the strike ends hopefully)
The small hole in the wall platform take away has a sign up by the owner apologising saying that from opening today it was apparent it wasn’t viable to be open & quoting she just about got over Covid closure losses & not sure if she will continue if the situation goes beyond this week.
It occurred to me even more so how many independent coffee/cafe units, convenience stores, newsagents, retail in general in & around rail stations will be suffering big time.
I did say yesterday I didn’t want to see any industry have their package eroded but there will be ‘other casualties’ like it or not because of the strike.
Anyway for me & many agency railway staff the time has come to ‘hunt down’ alternative work.
As I say ‘the trickle down effect’