dk1
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Just heard that the CEO of NR & RMTs Top Dog are Canary fans. Of course staff where going to get their way in time for Wembley On the ball City!!
I wish I had a clue what this means.Just heard that the CEO of NR & RMTs Top Dog are Canary fans. Of course staff where going to get their way in time for Wembley On the ball City!!
Just heard that the CEO of NR & RMTs Top Dog are Canary fans. Of course staff where going to get their way in time for Wembley On the ball City!!
I wish I had a clue what this means.
Sorry Mojo, both share a passion for Norwich city FC. In the play offs against Middlesborough On Monday.
Just heard that the CEO of NR & RMTs Top Dog are Canary fans. Of course staff where going to get their way in time for Wembley On the ball City!!
COME ON BORO!!!!!!!!!
Serious point - i know several Boro fans who are very pleased the strike is off so the can actually get home!
Just heard that the CEO of NR & RMTs Top Dog are Canary fans. Of course staff where going to get their way in time for Wembley On the ball City!!
I can just the meeting now, as both of them agree, and one as Norwich City fan to the other, they say
"That's great, give me six!"
The dispute is not over, it's just NR have put a different deal on the table that the union negotiators have decided to put forward to the members to see what they think about it before they decide what to do next.
RMT union members at Network Rail are to go on strike next month after rejecting a pay offer.
They will hold a 24-hour strike from 17:00 BST on 4 June and a 48-hour strike from 17:00 BST on 9 June.
Rail workers in the RMT union to hold 24-hour and 48-hour strikes next month, after rejecting Network Rail pay offer http://bbc.in/1d1wlRG
RMT said:The largest rail union, RMT, today confirmed that members will be taking 24 hours of strike action from 5pm Thursday 4th June through to 4.59pm on Friday 5th June in the current dispute over pay and jobs at Network Rail with a further 48 hours of action from 5pm On Tuesday 9th June to 4.59pm on Thursday 11th June. In addition there will be action short of a strike from 00.01 Saturday 6th June to 23.59 on Friday 12th June.
The RMT executive decision is:
We note that a meeting with our Area Council Representatives has been held and as part of a rolling campaign we instruct our members to take Industrial action as follows:
• Not to book on for any shifts that start between 17:00 Thursday 4th June 2015 until 16:59 Friday 5th June 2015
• Not to book on for any shifts that start between 17:00 Tuesday 9th June 2015 until 16:59 Thursday 11th June 2015.
Additionally,
To take action short of strike by not working any overtime or additional hours or any extended shifts and by not undertaking any call-outs duties from 0001 hours on Saturday 06 June 2015 and 2359 hours on Friday 12th June 2015
NR members voted in a ballot by 80% for strike action on a 60% turn out and by 92% for action short of strike action.
RMT has rejected the latest NR pay proposals as falling well short of what is required to maintain the living standards and the working conditions for nearly 16,000 staff across NR operations and maintenance. RMT is in no doubt that a decent pay settlement for NR staff is entirely affordable.
The union has pointed out that:
• Network Rail can clearly afford to make a pay offer that maintains the standards of living of its workforce
• The company generated £1 billion of profits in the most recent financial year due to the effort and commitment of its staff
• Network Rail has is paying out £60 million in bonuses with top managers able to hit a bonus level up to 50% of their actual income.
• It has been estimated that each one day of strike action will result in compensation payments of £30 million to the private train companies
• Each additional 1% on the pay offer means an additional £7.5 million in real costs to the company – meaning that the dispute could be settled for a fraction of the nearly £100 million soaked up in bonuses and compensation.
• The union has been negotiating on the current pay round since last October – with the award being delayed from the anniversary date of the 1st January the current offer of 1% for 2105 is paltry in comparison to the real rate of inflation of 2.1% when negotiations opened towards the end of last year.
RMT General Secretary Mick Cash said:
“Our representatives have today rejected the pay package offered by Network Rail and in the absence of any further movement from the company that has left us with no option but to move to a rolling programme of industrial action which will begin next Thursday.
"We have a massive mandate for action which shows the anger of safety-critical staff across the rail network at attacks on their standards of living and the blunt truth is that this dispute could be settled for a fraction of the money being handed out in senior manager bonuses and to the train operators for not running services. That is a ludicrous situation which should never have been allowed to have arisen.
“With no shortage of cash in the bonus pot and to compensate the private train companies it is no wonder that our members take the view that 1% is wholly inadequate and fails to recognise the massive pressures staff are working under to keep services running safely at a time when the company is generating profits of £1 billion. It is our members battling to keep Britain moving around the clock, often in appalling conditions, and they deserve a fair share from Network Rail for their incredible efforts.
“Our rail staff deserve a fair reward for the high-pressure, safety-critical work that they undertake day and night and the last thing that we need is a demoralised, burnt-out workforce living in fear for their livelihoods and their futures and the message has come back loud and clear that that is exactly how they feel about the current offer from Network Rail.
“RMT remains available for talks and we hope that the company will appreciate the anger amongst staff at the current offer on pay and conditions from Network Rail and that they will agree to our call to come back to the table with an improved package. We expect rock solid support for this action and will be taking a new campaign to the public under the banner "OUR JOBS - YOUR SAFETY" as we build support for the fight to stop this attack on a workforce whose core role is to deliver a safe railway to the British people."
Indeed. It's lovely that the RMT expect the public to be behind them, but I just don't see it.
I'm not saying I don't understand or appreciate why they're striking, and I don't disagree with the overall idea of a strike - but disrupting millions of journeys is not really a way to drum up support from the very people you're inconveniencing!
If the above statement is correct, surely it will be cheaper for Network Rail to agree to the demands of RMT?
Cmon Network Rail, cough up and save everyone the pain.
So striking is OK as long as it doesn't impact upon ME?
I'm not saying I don't understand or appreciate why they're striking, and I don't disagree with the overall idea of a strike - but disrupting millions of journeys is not really a way to drum up support from the very people you're inconveniencing!
Ah, but I haven't said whether it affects me or not.
What I meant was that in some situations, I agree with a strike - such as in support of an unfairly sacked colleague, for example.
In this situation though... I'm unsure whether I really support it or not.
Personally I would be supportive of the idea that transport workers can strike but they need to be short stoppages outside the main peak hours. So for instance you can have a daily strike between 10am and 1pm every day for a week - it'll cause disruption but won't leave people unable to make essential journeys. In Italy I believe peak trains have to run by law even during industrial action.
so you can strike if someone is going to loose their job in a manner you consider unfair but try and ensure your colleagues who are facing the chop wont be dumped in a unfair manner in a few years. odd.
So you may strike but only if it doesn't cause any inconvenience to ME.
The point with industrial action is that if you go so far as to withdraw your labour (and despite what many Tory types would have you believe that isn't something people like or want to do) is to cause maximum disruption to the employer and his customers to illustrate how vital your work is.
I love the way you seem to think everyone should troop out to protest within your narrowly defied protest window then return to work like good little boys when that window closes. Do you work for Conservative central office?
so you can strike if someone is going to loose their job in a manner you consider unfair but try and ensure your colleagues who are facing the chop wont be dumped in a unfair manner in a few years. odd.
So you may strike but only if it doesn't cause any inconvenience to ME.
The point with industrial action is that if you go so far as to withdraw your labour (and despite what many Tory types would have you believe that isn't something people like or want to do) is to cause maximum disruption to the employer and his customers to illustrate how vital your work is.
I love the way you seem to think everyone should troop out to protest within your narrowly defied protest window then return to work like good little boys when that window closes. Do you work for Conservative central office?