Do you support the RMT?

[Mr Kobayashi]

Economic illiteracy. Hard to know where to start with that.

It's not even Tory policy, which is growing a high wage economy.

Tories stated policy. How is this goal of a high wage economy compatible with fire and rehire?

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Tories stated policy. How is this goal of a high wage economy compatible with fire and rehire?

What’s the point in having pay and condition disputes with unions resulting in strikes, when they will just fire and rehire them on lower salaries with shitter conditions?

 

[Mr Kobayashi]

What’s the point in having pay and condition disputes with unions resulting in strikes, when they will just fire and rehire them on lower salaries with shitter conditions?

Answered own question haven't you. RMT was impotent against P&O, not the case for the railways.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Answered own question haven't you. RMT was impotent against P&O, not the case for the railways.

What’s stopping them firing these workers anyway? We’ll see how this concludes, but I doubt it will be anytime soon.

 

[Mr Kobayashi]

What’s stopping them firing these workers anyway? We’ll see how this concludes, but I doubt it will be anytime soon.

In comparison to shipworkers, current legislation and stricter regulations.

Also a lot more of them.

It’s a battle of optics at the moment, Tories could push through compulsary redundancies and as long as it complies with law there isn't anything to stop them.

But it won't make for a smooth transition from current service to the new model.

 

[DelToro]

What’s stopping them firing these workers anyway? We’ll see how this concludes, but I doubt it will be anytime soon.

An employer can legally dismiss striking workers for a breach of contract but it cannot pick and choose which ones to dismiss - it is either all or none.

TYpically employers do not dismiss striking employees as they are not feasible to replace quickly with adequately skilled alternative workers.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

An employer can legally dismiss striking workers for a breach of contract but it cannot pick and choose which ones to dismiss - it is either all or none.

TYpically employers do not dismiss striking employees as they are not feasible to replace quickly with adequately skilled alternative workers.

Thanks for the response. So if they could get alternative workers, they’d sack them all today, but as they haven’t, they can’t.

Could the Tories alter the immigration laws to bring in foreign workers to man the railways, for instance?

 

[DelToro]

Thanks for the response. So if they could get alternative workers, they’d sack them all today, but as they haven’t, they can’t.

Could the Tories alter the immigration laws to bring in foreign workers to man the railways, for instance?

Tories can do whatever they want if they get Parliament to approve it.

However, allowing employers to dismiss tens of thousands of UK workers in an industry fundamental to the UK infrastucture to be replaced by foreign workers would seem somewhat counter to Brexit values.

 

[Corky]

An employer can legally dismiss striking workers for a breach of contract but it cannot pick and choose which ones to dismiss - it is either all or none.

TYpically employers do not dismiss striking employees as they are not feasible to replace quickly with adequately skilled alternative workers.

This is bollocks. They are protected as long as the strike is above board.

 

[DelToro]

This is bollocks. They are protected as long as the strike is above board.

Show me the legislation where employees have the right to strike without dismissal,