[LeatherTrumpet]

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/

[arista]

Originally Posted by Oliver_W

Goes to show - of you're going to ask commuters to rely on public transport, by the same method which is used to transport supplies for supermarkets ... You'd better make sure you don't piss off the staff

That said, train driving is almost automated these days. When the average train driver salary is like £50k, it might seem a bit tone-deaf to whine so much when their strikes will largely be affecting people on crap money and pointless unfulfilling jobs. There won't be a lot of support for almost a week's worth of strikes, and they're just asking for more automation.

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

[bitontheslide]

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

[Oliver_W]

Originally Posted by arista

The Union says it is not about the Train Drivers
more about all the other workers.

I'm sure the trolley-dollies and ticket checkers appreciate being forced out of work for a week by people on much better pay than them.

[LeatherTrumpet]

Originally Posted by Oliver_W

I'm sure the trolley-dollies and ticket checkers appreciate being forced out of work for a week by people on much better pay than them.

i dont think either job now exists on the railways?

[bitontheslide]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

i dont think either job now exists on the railways?

there are people that serve refreshments in first class, and down my way tickets are checked every journey

[LeatherTrumpet]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

there are people that serve refreshments in first class, and down my way tickets are checked every journey

then i have read that they will go in the next round of changes

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BBC Text:
[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.]

[arista]

BBC Text:
["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]

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[Vanessa]

Is there a tube strike as well? Might have to travel by bus.

[arista]

Originally Posted by Vanessa

Is there a tube strike as well? Might have to travel by bus.

Yes many Tube Lines
are joining this strike



BBC1 London news
said all the tube strikes are Tuesday, only?

[LeatherTrumpet]

In the last 3 years, the RMT have balloted its members 204 times to go out on strike

[arista]

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

[bitontheslide]

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

[arista]

[Vanessa]

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.

[arista]

Originally Posted by Vanessa

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.

Buses expected to be overloaded



But at least the Tube strike is Tomorrow Only

[Vanessa]

Originally Posted by arista

Buses expected to be overloaded



But at least the Tube strike is Tomorrow Only

Ah, ok. I might wait until Wednesday then