He certainly plays the game well. Even when he is interviewed he comes across as reasonable. One thing he does do is proactively engage with media so you will sometimes see articles from him about the future of the railways, not just when there's a dispute on.
That's the most irritating bit- ooh nasty train guards are on strike, trying to save their jobs, terms and conditions.
It's not so much that. Not every station stock a Metro paper, so some don't benefit from the free crosswords/puzzles page.Nobody can afford tea bags anymore, and the guards can’t afford Sudoku to do in the back cab. Why do you think everyone is out.
Which will include agreeing to more DOO while at the same time saying they're opposed to more DOO.
I’m in ASLEF, got up at 0200 this morning went to work and stayed until my day was up.
I can only speak from what I hear up and down the messrooms on our network. While the majority of drivers support us, some are just having a free ride.
I guess if some tocs are going easy on drivers it is another way to divide and rule and we all need to stay together.
It isn't the drivers fault the union isn't taking more action! Some would argue the RMT is being a little gung ho and Aslef is being a little more considered in its approach. I have no doubt we will be striking at some point in January.
I know someone who works for Royal Mail and they’re not getting o/t to deal with backlog apparently.
ASLEF not striking seems both a tactical choice but also isn't Christmas the time when you can make extra dosh as a driver?
This is presumably why I've had no post for three weeks.
How are they doing that when so many days have no or reduced service thanks to guard and signaller strikes?
Case in point being SWR which from today has service levels barely better than on strike days (today's is in fact worse). Can't be any scope for overtime there!
Or when they have no rest day working agreement in place? Busking?
Yes that's pretty much mirrored here too. Last week there where even several drivers working rest days even on the RMT dispute days with the very limited service in force too as none of those spare could catch certain turns due to roster move limitations.
Depends on the depot I guess, there’s not much going where I am and it’s a pretty big depot.
When I was on strike with the NUR in 1989/90, the strike pay £1.00 per day, and you had to collect it from the NUR meetings locations.
Saw a public comment on an article about the RMT strikes the other day, it seems Signaller's now earn according to the remark at least £100K per year, seems to creep up with every person that comments on the issue !
Some of the unions involved in these disputes offer tax-free strike pay. Unite and Unison certainly do so that definitely helps makes up for any shortfall.
Ultimately there will be a settlement that all parties will have to live with, which will be better than the one offered at the start.
Yes, I should have made clear that I was referring to the non rail disputes.
Yes RMT paid SWR conductors to strike for a month in 2019 , so not much consistency in any of this .Some of the unions involved in these disputes offer tax-free strike pay. Unite and Unison certainly do so that definitely helps makes up for any shortfall.
The CWU doesn't and amusingly has incurred the wrath of the World Socialist Website as a result, who accuse it of therefore being in league with Royal Mail management.
