Biggest rail strike since the 80s

[Iballistic George]

Network rail have announced 3 days of strikes over pay and pensions on 21st 23rd and 25th June.

Hows it going to affect you. Glasto weekend being affected and other events too.

 

[kingmonkey]

Off to London that weekend, down Saturday morning. Really can't be arsed to drive, cheapest alternative is flying via Dublin!

 

[Butcher's Coat]

RMT launch 3 days of national train strike action

Rail union RMT launch 3 days of national strike action across the railway network.

www.rmt.org.uk

 

[monkeytassle]

I'll cycle in to work.. Got Elton John on the 24th so hopefully not going to I fluence that

 

[zwartekat]

Won't have any impact on me and the first person I spoke to about it yesterday immediately trotted out "they all get paid about £60k p.a. already, what are they moaning about?". It's difficult to drum up any public support for strikes nowadays.

 

[VXi]

Won't have any impact on me and the first person I spoke to about it yesterday immediately trotted out "they all get paid about £60k p.a. already, what are they moaning about?". It's difficult to drum up any public support for strikes nowadays.

Union bloke on BBC1 just now suggested the average wage was £31k. (£600pw)

 

[zwartekat]

Union bloke on BBC1 just now suggested the average wage was £31k.

That's the reality but people believe any old crap.

 

[natinnam]

Funnily enough, told my son the other day to book the bus down to Gatwick as the trains get cancelled or there on strike.

 

[Big Jeff]

Mick Lynch’s salary certainly pushes that average wage up.

 

[Iballistic George]

Won't have any impact on me and the first person I spoke to about it yesterday immediately trotted out "they all get paid about £60k p.a. already, what are they moaning about?". It's difficult to drum up any public support for strikes nowadays.

I'd say the first person you spoke to about it is very poorly informed then. It's signallers and infrastructure staff that are walking out. Average salary for their very important job is around 30k so half the 60 your friend decided upon. Not had a wage rise in 3 years and around a third under threat of losing their job over cutbacks to the network. Cutbacks were the main reason we had quite a few rail accidents in the 80s 90s and 00s.

 

[Butcher's Coat]

Mick Lynch’s salary certainly pushes that average wage up.

Agreed by and paid for by the membership.

 

[errant]

Hopefully this forces network rail to negotiate with the unions. Pain in the arse for the public, but then that’s the point when businesses won’t talk.

 

[mcq10]

Mick Lynch’s salary certainly pushes that average wage up.

Always get the right wing moaners thinking union officials and socialists should be on min wage.

How much are network rail execs on?

 

[zwartekat]

I'd say the first person you spoke to about it is very poorly informed then. It's signallers and infrastructure staff that are walking out. Average salary for their very important job is around 30k so half the 60 your friend decided upon. Not had a wage rise in 3 years and around a third under threat of losing their job over cutbacks to the network. Cutbacks were the main reason we had quite a few rail accidents in the 80s 90s and 00s.

I totally agree.

 

[Charlestonian]

Government sources started this morning with the ‘selfish and irresponsible’ line, and of course the usuals lap it up.

 

[Jgrainger]

Just another example of a shit infrastructure. Low wages for important jobs and sky high prices for customers.

 

[arthursboy]

Not a fan of Unions however they have laid critical foundations of what we have today in our work environment.
Mick Lynch comes across well , he’s paid to look after his people and a potential strike is all over the media today, his standing has created a realisation that talks must take place and resolve this problem.
Without the threat the employees will be ignored, if what Mick spoke about is true of course.
Government comments today explain the attitude of “get back to work and shut up”.

 

[shepherd88]

Government sources started this morning with the ‘selfish and irresponsible’ line, and of course the usuals lap it up.

Weird, thought they wanted a high wage economy

 

[Thurston]

Union bloke on BBC1 just now suggested the average wage was £31k. (£600pw)

Work for a big railway company and for the majority, they’re not being paid anywhere near that.

 

[Qwerty]

Government sources started this morning with the ‘selfish and irresponsible’ line, and of course the usuals lap it up.

MPs received a pay rise of over 2k this year.