Recent content by Arty Morgan

I hear others have had a reply from RMT to the effect of "Sorry, we can't you help now as you weren't employed when the deal was agreed." Now there is there a mention of being pointed toward acas? Can anyone enlighten us as to what is happening? Have RMT spoken to RDG?

Same position as you. I wonder how many people are in this trap? I support the earlier comment that we took part in the fight to secure the deal. Now they have agreed what the rate should have been for the job how can we be paid less than a colleague?

A probable reason put forward was that someone accidentally deleted all of the W stations from the database and then they were re-added louder than originally...

Interesting. Thank you.

What year was the first ticket sold on board a train in the UK?

Saw one at St Bees in Cumbria

What is the meaning of a black and white 4 square chequered sign seen on some platforms?

I would have thought so too but seemingly not. Disappointing...

PIS can announce wrong stations when request stops are bypassed. System normally resets once doors have been released once more.

Thank you both

Do you get invited to join a union during your introduction sessions or would you join of your own volition prior to start of training?

Having just got up from nights I now read they're asking for Greater Manchester buses to come back under public control. It would be nice see some ground-breaking initiatives come from the North. Come on Mr Burnham don't lose your momentum.

Having read of further dissatisfaction of Northern would a model similar to that of Manchester Airports Group (MAG) be worth investigating? Ten local authorities successfully own MAN airport and even splitting the North into 2 regions could see Greater Manchester/Merseyside/Lancs/Cumbria and...

If you're on a course in Manchester and are classed as residential does anyone know which hotel/s they use?

I'm on August 5th course in Manchester