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leveraging their vital position to hold the country to ransom
Far from it. The RMT and its leader Mick Lynch are acting out of self-interest
alone, leveraging their vital position to hold the country to ransom. Some of the lowest-paid workers in Britain will suffer the most. The middle classes may be able and happy to retreat once again to their desks at home, but teachers need to see their pupils in person, doctors and nurses to treat patients face to face. Cooks cannot whip up virtual meals for hungry customers. Binmen cannot collect rubbish while working from home. These are the victims of unionised workers who, with a median wage of £44,000, earn considerably more than them. Indeed, a third of rail staff are higher-rate taxpayers making more than £50,000 a year. Now they want more than 10 per cent extra. Marooned care workers on an average of £17,000 may find it hard to sympathise. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/...n-union-chaos/ |
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In many EU nations they are ahead of us with Fully Automated Trains. The Union says it is not about the Train Drivers more about all the other workers. The Transport Secretary said they want Drones to go down the rail tracks much safer than a Rail Worker walker |
the railways have not recovered from the pandemic, there are nothing like the pre pandemic numbers travelling. By striking, they are just forcing people to use the alternatives more. If they put up prices it wont encourage people to travel by train
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there are people that serve refreshments in first class, and down my way tickets are checked every journey |
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[Economists have warned this week's strikes could knock 0.3-0.4% off GDP for June, with up to one in 20 people unable to go to work.] https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cp...legraph-nc.png |
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["Voters won't forgive rail strike betrayal" says the Express, paraphrasing the transport secretary. The paper says Grant Shapps has written a hard-hitting letter to the Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer, saying it was staggering that he would not speak out against the strike] https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cp...express-nc.png |
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Is there a tube strike as well? Might have to travel by bus.
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Yes many Tube Lines are joining this strike BBC1 London news said all the tube strikes are Tuesday, only? |
In the last 3 years, the RMT have balloted its members 204 times to go out on strike
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Professor Robert Thomas
Live on GMBHD itv NHS Consultant Oncologist 120,000 on Therapy By delaying therapy there will be deaths because of this Rail Strike. This will affect the NHS for weeks ahead |
the RMT are politically motivated. They want to make it about a confrontation with the government, when it is the rail companies that have the plans for modernisation
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No seaside this week then. Oh well, I'm going to Ruislip Lido. It's not far from my house and they have a beach as well.
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Buses expected to be overloaded But at least the Tube strike is Tomorrow Only |
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