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Bank Holiday train strike called off

Covered End
Covered End Posts: 52,061
edited May 2015 in Not Sports Related
http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/rail-union-suspends-bank-holiday-strike/ar-BBk47rA

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  • Curb_It
    Curb_It Posts: 21,238
    God sake. Got a big day Monday was going to use the feeble excuse of not being able to get on the dlr to stroll in a little later.

    am sure its good for everyone else tho.


  • SuedeAdidas
    SuedeAdidas Posts: 7,757
    RMT not called off as yet though.
  • Curb_It
    Curb_It Posts: 21,238
    Oh... so there's still hope of a 10.30 start?
  • SuedeAdidas
    SuedeAdidas Posts: 7,757
    RMT now called off too.
  • cabbles
    cabbles Posts: 15,261
    South Eastern staff are now frantically coming up with a plan b as to why their service will be delayed on Tuesday.
  • DaveMehmet
    DaveMehmet Posts: 21,630
    Bollox, was all set to work from home on Tuesday.
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,735
    Phew... Got a manic Tuesday in the Office so could do without that
    cabbles said:

    South Eastern staff are now frantically coming up with a plan b as to why their service will be delayed on Tuesday.

    Dont worry (1) that wont be difficult (2) they dont usually need excuses to fuck the trains up as they just like to go... the 17:54 train to X is... Delayed
  • iaitch
    iaitch Posts: 10,248
    Presume Southeastern will be praying for some inclement weather, wrong type of rain/sun/wind delete as appropriate.
  • Bryan_Kynsie
    Bryan_Kynsie Posts: 2,179
    Original offer was reportedly a four year deal more or less matching the RPI.

    Wonder what the employers have increased it to.

    I don't follow who employs the key rail staff following privatisation - presumably you'd think it would be the train operating companies in competition with each other but apparently not.
  • MrLargo
    MrLargo Posts: 7,993
    cabbles said:

    South Eastern staff are now frantically coming up with a plan b as to why their service will be delayed on Tuesday.

    My money's on "over-running engineering work", with a dash of "points failure between Lewisham and New Cross", a hint of "passenger taken ill on the train at Mottingham" and a generous sprinkling of "displaced train crew".

    F*%k you arseholes, one day I will take my revenge!

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  • Jints
    Jints Posts: 3,502
    Bryan_Kynsie said:

    Original offer was reportedly a four year deal more or less matching the RPI.

    Wonder what the employers have increased it to.

    I don't follow who employs the key rail staff following privatisation - presumably you'd think it would be the train operating companies in competition with each other but apparently not.

    Original was 0% 1st year but £500 bonus but also guarantee no compulsory redundancies.

    Train operating companies employ drivers, guards and staff (except at the biggest stations)

    NR employ the signalmen, engineers, maintenance guys, staff at the big stations

  • charltonkeston
    charltonkeston Posts: 7,374
    Gutted, back to a 3 day bank holiday.
    I had already told them at work there is no way I'm coming in.
  • stevexreeve
    stevexreeve Posts: 1,392
    Train operating companies basically do nothing. They're mainly there to give people someone to complain to. Network rail does all the real work and is nationalised but they call it a "company" so that you can't blame the government.
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,967
    I read somewhere that the CEO of Network Rail & RMTs Top Dog are Norwich fans, the thought of their play off final on Monday being affected concentrated minds :wink:
  • Richard J
    Richard J Posts: 8,034
    RMT General Secretary Mick Cash is a Watford fan not Norwich.
  • Streatham Addick
    Streatham Addick Posts: 10
    [quote]Train operating companies basically do nothing[/quote]

    You must work for Network Rail!

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