Best Union?

[totallywired]

But they threatened to strike and only didn't because the "company" caved into their bully tactics...and they are making noises again

`bully tactics` whats all that about? Just after a fair days pay for a fair days work. Not like the bankers and rich boys in the city.

Bawahahahah 'fair days pay for a fair days work' lol...bus drivers (all 28,000 of them) received an 'olympic bonus' of the best part of £600 regardless of where their bus route was... the tube drivers (who are already on best part of £50k a year) got a minimum of a £1000 'bonus'. By all means go ahead and justfiy why they 'deserved' it in your book, I'm all ears.

-- Thu Aug 02, 2012 1:25 pm --

I think some people's impression of how a trade union operates is based on an article they read in a copy of The Spectator magazine, around about 1974.

I know, still it's better than them who think without the unions we'd be sending kids back up chimneys.

The payments are justified because the Union agreed to more flexible practices while the olympics are being staged, staff will also worker longer shifts and start at varying times from the norm. This is something that TFL wanted, to have a guarentee that the transport system would operate with the maximum number of staff possible. You cannot expect workers to do this without something in return at a time when the kids are off school a well, which makes it hard with child care arrangements etc. These workers will not be taking holidays during this period, the Union negotiated a deal that its members accepted and so did `Transport for London`.

 

[Happy Feet]

Why has the last 2 pages been deleted?

On the orders of Bob " gobshite" crow.

 

[twinkletoes]

I think the ban hammer came down.

 

[BoyBlue_1985]

I think the ban hammer came down.

No it didnt

I asked for my comments to be removed because i didnt want to derail the thread as its a good one. I never made the comment to derail it unfortunatly it would of done

I know you got excited but im still here

 

[twinkletoes]

I think the ban hammer came down.

No it didnt

I asked for my comments to be removed because i didnt want to derail the thread as its a good one. I never made the comment to derail it unfortunatly it would of done

I know you got excited but im still here

Fair play. It looks like you are realising yourself.

 

[tidyman]

Why has the last 2 pages been deleted?

On the orders of Bob " gobshite" crow.

Not sure Bob's powers extend to editing what goes on, on here but fortunately for the members of The RMT, they can see past the long term smear campaign that The Sun and Evening Standard amongst others wage against him and which account for the majority of non RMT members opinion of him.

Recently re-elected for a further term of office you'll all be delighted to know.

 

[goatinho]

People who slag unions off , I think , are those who dont work for big companies.
I know for a fact 99% off railway workers are in a 1 union or other and if they wernt the various operating companies would just take the piss ( which they keep trying to do but the unions won't stand for it)

 

[BimboBob]

`bully tactics` whats all that about? Just after a fair days pay for a fair days work. Not like the bankers and rich boys in the city.

Bawahahahah 'fair days pay for a fair days work' lol...bus drivers (all 28,000 of them) received an 'olympic bonus' of the best part of £600 regardless of where their bus route was... the tube drivers (who are already on best part of £50k a year) got a minimum of a £1000 'bonus'. By all means go ahead and justfiy why they 'deserved' it in your book, I'm all ears.

-- Thu Aug 02, 2012 1:25 pm --

I think some people's impression of how a trade union operates is based on an article they read in a copy of The Spectator magazine, around about 1974.

I know, still it's better than them who think without the unions we'd be sending kids back up chimneys.

The payments are justified because the Union agreed to more flexible practices while the olympics are being staged, staff will also worker longer shifts and start at varying times from the norm. This is something that TFL wanted, to have a guarentee that the transport system would operate with the maximum number of staff possible. You cannot expect workers to do this without something in return at a time when the kids are off school a well, which makes it hard with child care arrangements etc. These workers will not be taking holidays during this period, the Union negotiated a deal that its members accepted and so did `Transport for London`.

NO. What they did was tell Boris that if they didn't get their payments for doing their fucking job then they would strike. During the Olympics. Paint it how you like but ALL the transport unions had him over a barrel. A bonus for doing their job. That's what it is because if they do longer hours they get extra wages. If start earlier than normal they already get an extra shift premium. When the kids are off school? What about the rest of the countries parents?

Unions should be for workers rights and conditions and not for blackmailing their employees because they can.

 

[tidyman]

I'm sure the stakeholders of the all the privatised rail companies who take millions out of the industry every year won't be losing too much sleep if their dividends are down a few quid this year because the nasty unions blackmailed them into parting with a few extra quid.

So I'm not sure why so many people on here are getting so upset about it.

 

[BoyBlue_1985]

Bawahahahah 'fair days pay for a fair days work' lol...bus drivers (all 28,000 of them) received an 'olympic bonus' of the best part of £600 regardless of where their bus route was... the tube drivers (who are already on best part of £50k a year) got a minimum of a £1000 'bonus'. By all means go ahead and justfiy why they 'deserved' it in your book, I'm all ears.

-- Thu Aug 02, 2012 1:25 pm --



I know, still it's better than them who think without the unions we'd be sending kids back up chimneys.

The payments are justified because the Union agreed to more flexible practices while the olympics are being staged, staff will also worker longer shifts and start at varying times from the norm. This is something that TFL wanted, to have a guarentee that the transport system would operate with the maximum number of staff possible. You cannot expect workers to do this without something in return at a time when the kids are off school a well, which makes it hard with child care arrangements etc. These workers will not be taking holidays during this period, the Union negotiated a deal that its members accepted and so did `Transport for London`.

NO. What they did was tell Boris that if they didn't get their payments for doing their fucking job then they would strike. During the Olympics. Paint it how you like but ALL the transport unions had him over a barrel. A bonus for doing their job. That's what it is because if they do longer hours they get extra wages. If start earlier than normal they already get an extra shift premium. When the kids are off school? What about the rest of the countries parents?

Unions should be for workers rights and conditions and not for blackmailing their employees because they can.

I was more interested to understand how the job becomes harder driving a train when more people are on it. Fucking liberty