08-07-2015, 09:24 PM
As a train driver myself, I can honestly say that half of what has been said here is utter bollocks. It's not just "pushing a lever" in the same way that being a doctor isn't just "using scissors". Train driving is a tough and mentally draining job that takes a long time to master. I'm also a qualified bus driver, and to me it's not hard to see the reason for the pay gap.
That being said I refuse to join the RMT and do not support their actions. As said before, defence, emergency, law enforcement and medical services all get shafted and carry on. This strike seems to me like a load of shit. If the company are changing the way they run the business and the hours go up slightly (which they are going to get paid for anyway) then thats the way it is. It fits within the EU working directive and doesn't contravene the rules set by network rail. Man up. On that note, the network rail strike was of questionable integrity too. The sooner the old boys on the railway retire and take their 70's labour, something for nothing attitude with them the better.
That being said I refuse to join the RMT and do not support their actions. As said before, defence, emergency, law enforcement and medical services all get shafted and carry on. This strike seems to me like a load of shit. If the company are changing the way they run the business and the hours go up slightly (which they are going to get paid for anyway) then thats the way it is. It fits within the EU working directive and doesn't contravene the rules set by network rail. Man up. On that note, the network rail strike was of questionable integrity too. The sooner the old boys on the railway retire and take their 70's labour, something for nothing attitude with them the better.
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