supra_aero Posted June 9, 2009 Share Posted June 9, 2009 Dunno whether to be happy or angry. For me it means its very hard to get to work so my kind line manager has given me the option of turning up whenever I can. I can't believe the whole network is shut down for 48 hours. Time to hit my local pub tonight me thinks Does anyone think the staff have a point or are they being greedy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supra_aero Posted June 9, 2009 Author Share Posted June 9, 2009 Does anyone know how much they get paid and how much they want? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caseys Posted June 9, 2009 Share Posted June 9, 2009 Tube strike + England playing at Wembley tomorrow night = carnage? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supra_aero Posted June 9, 2009 Author Share Posted June 9, 2009 Tube strike + England playing at Wembley tomorrow night = carnage? Gosh - imagine all the stuff happening at the o2 arena as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Branners Posted June 9, 2009 Share Posted June 9, 2009 I think they are pushing their luck. The current jobs market is far from safe, how can they expect a special pay rise when thousands are losing their jobs. If anything will push the government and Boris to outlaw strikes by the Underground then this will be it. Im okay as my train runs straight through London and out the otherside so I can still get to work, but I expect sardines to be the order of the day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caseys Posted June 9, 2009 Share Posted June 9, 2009 I think they are pushing their luck. The current jobs market is far from safe, how can they expect a special pay rise when thousands are losing their jobs. Couldn't agree more. How many people are currently thankful to just have a job at all? I bet every single person for TFL that said they'd walk out there'd have multiple people wanting their job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_jza80 Posted June 9, 2009 Share Posted June 9, 2009 Does anyone think the staff have a point or are they being greedy? Greed. They'll be replaced by Polish workers who are willing to work for less than the current staffs salary. More unemployed brits Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supra_aero Posted June 9, 2009 Author Share Posted June 9, 2009 Was terrible getting home tonight. I thought tube drivers got paid a lot anyway. Annoying I can't find any figures anywhere saying how much they earn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdistc Posted June 9, 2009 Share Posted June 9, 2009 Most people I've spoken to so far have been pretty unsympathetic - mostly because, as was quite rightly pointed out, the economic climate is pretty bleak for many so to strike for a 5% minimum pay rise seems ridiculous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdistc Posted June 9, 2009 Share Posted June 9, 2009 But yeah, if you can post up their average earnings for comparative purposes... that would be great, supra_aero Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steady_dave Posted June 9, 2009 Share Posted June 9, 2009 I think they are greedy as hell given the crisis the world is going through at the moment. I would also like to see the wages they are on at the moment! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imi Posted June 9, 2009 Share Posted June 9, 2009 Greed. They'll be replaced by Polish workers who are willing to work for less than the current staffs salary. More unemployed brits Probably then get some decent service, sick of these whinging greedy and lazy c....s I heard that they also wanted gurantees that they wouldn't be laid off ever ..... How laughable is that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogmaw Posted June 9, 2009 Share Posted June 9, 2009 According to this they are on over £40k per year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martini Posted June 9, 2009 Share Posted June 9, 2009 Glad I missed this yesterday! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Branners Posted June 9, 2009 Share Posted June 9, 2009 Yes, the bit about no enforced redundancies also made me laugh. And the papers have reported that they want 2 drivers reinstated after they were sacked for opening the wrong doors and the other for nicking something. I still think Bob Crow needs some of his own medicine. Perhaps finding his route to work blocked at every turn on a random basis would be good. We could call it Knob Crow day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogmaw Posted June 9, 2009 Share Posted June 9, 2009 Most people I've spoken to so far have been pretty unsympathetic - mostly because, as was quite rightly pointed out, the economic climate is pretty bleak for many so to strike for a 5% minimum pay rise seems ridiculous. They don't expect to get 5%. That's just their starting position for haggling towards what they expect to achieve, which might be 2 or 3% or perhaps less. What they have been offered is pay that is linked to the RPI which is currently negative ie a pay cut. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooquicktostop Posted June 9, 2009 Share Posted June 9, 2009 They don't expect to get 5%. That's just their starting position for haggling towards what they expect to achieve, which might be 2 or 3% or perhaps less. What they have been offered is pay that is linked to the RPI which is currently negative ie a pay cut. I thought they had been offered 1% now and 0.5% for the next 3 years ? Either way they cost London business a fortune when they strike but they dont seem to care too much about everyone else trying to earn a living Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogmaw Posted June 9, 2009 Share Posted June 9, 2009 Yes I checked and that's almost correct, it's the 0.5% bit that's linked to the RPI. They're grumbling about other things too like working conditions, but like many people have said before me this is a 'beggars can't be choosers' type economy we're in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMiFFAD Posted June 9, 2009 Share Posted June 9, 2009 They need to come back and live with the rest of us on planet earth... they already get paid inordinate amounts of money for driving a tube, hardly the most skilled and taxing job. Demanding a payrise and safety against compulsary redundency, when most of the country is going through pay cuts, short term working and redundency is simply greed and shows they have no idea. Unions will be the death of most UK jobs - its already been seen in manufacturing where unions have pushed wages up so high its just not cost effective to manufacture in this country. Worlds gone bloody mad! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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