Drivers are upset that their salaries will **only** go from £60,000 up to £65,000
It’s about time we had a fully automated rail network.
And do you know what?
This is the reason you were all complaining about them getting a bunch of money for an “easy” job (it’s not).
They actually strike for their working conditions and pay – and it **fucking works**.
That’s ***why*** they get £50k+ for their time.
At this point, I think people are just sick and tired of strikes. I get why they are doing it but I think, the public are sick of wondering if the next month will have more strikes.
I’m surprised Sunak hasn’t tried to sieze all the franchises and sell them off to his mates, provide an even worse service then claim that we should shut up and use Uber.
They have been striking every year for along as i can remember and im in my thirties. I have been inconvenienced by it countless times whilst trying to get to and from work and i have to say any sympathy i once had for them has completely evaporated.
Enjoy automation lads, because that’s exactly where this is heading.
One of the easiest jobs on the planet a total tool can do. 50k not enough…
Don’t know what they think this will achieve, they are not going to get what they want . This just pisses commuters off & they are loosing money by striking, no one wins , the shit show just carries on . At what point do you just decide to look for a different/ better paid job ?. I don’t hate the drivers for this but why don’t they realise they’re on a hiding to nothing ? , rant over .
So happy the train fares just increased- now I get to pay MORE for delays (that’s if any trains are running at all.)
My Cousin is a train driver and trainer for Tfl. He’s been doing it for several years. He earns about £80k for what he says “Going round in circles”.
He said while the environment isn’t great, the work is OK as jobs go and if/when the wages increase, who will pay for it, and will be us with higher fares than expected.
He doesn’t belong to the union (I won’t repeat what he thinks of them).
> The union said the new industrial action was to “increase the pressure” on train companies for a pay rise.
Because being one of the best paid people in the country isn’t enough.
If they don’t want to do the job, they should step aside, there are many who would happily replace them.
We should all strike much more.
Remember that time during covid that they decided the service, security and healthcare jobs were essential and then they compensated us with increased energy prices and a cost of living crisis?
Government and corporations eroding our freedoms and quality of life both working and not, while flashing thrir shit eating grins and heating their homes with the cash they stripped from you and your families broken backs, and burned while the vulnerable froze to death.
Oh the trains aren’t running?
Well neither is the country.
its just fucking greed at this point , go ahead downvote
Sweet. That’s more WFH days for me. Looks like that fare hike is gonna be cleared in the second quarter.
Thanks comrades.
Not like any of the trains on my line ever fucking ran on time anyway.
There’s a thread just above this one saying drivers are getting paid £54k. So this implies they want more than 54k? Do they know how much money that is already?
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Drivers are upset that their salaries will **only** go from £60,000 up to £65,000
It’s about time we had a fully automated rail network.
And do you know what?
This is the reason you were all complaining about them getting a bunch of money for an “easy” job (it’s not).
They actually strike for their working conditions and pay – and it **fucking works**.
That’s ***why*** they get £50k+ for their time.
At this point, I think people are just sick and tired of strikes. I get why they are doing it but I think, the public are sick of wondering if the next month will have more strikes.
I’m surprised Sunak hasn’t tried to sieze all the franchises and sell them off to his mates, provide an even worse service then claim that we should shut up and use Uber.
They have been striking every year for along as i can remember and im in my thirties. I have been inconvenienced by it countless times whilst trying to get to and from work and i have to say any sympathy i once had for them has completely evaporated.
Enjoy automation lads, because that’s exactly where this is heading.
One of the easiest jobs on the planet a total tool can do. 50k not enough…
Don’t know what they think this will achieve, they are not going to get what they want . This just pisses commuters off & they are loosing money by striking, no one wins , the shit show just carries on . At what point do you just decide to look for a different/ better paid job ?. I don’t hate the drivers for this but why don’t they realise they’re on a hiding to nothing ? , rant over .
So happy the train fares just increased- now I get to pay MORE for delays (that’s if any trains are running at all.)
My Cousin is a train driver and trainer for Tfl. He’s been doing it for several years. He earns about £80k for what he says “Going round in circles”.
He said while the environment isn’t great, the work is OK as jobs go and if/when the wages increase, who will pay for it, and will be us with higher fares than expected.
He doesn’t belong to the union (I won’t repeat what he thinks of them).
> The union said the new industrial action was to “increase the pressure” on train companies for a pay rise.
Because being one of the best paid people in the country isn’t enough.
If they don’t want to do the job, they should step aside, there are many who would happily replace them.
We should all strike much more.
Remember that time during covid that they decided the service, security and healthcare jobs were essential and then they compensated us with increased energy prices and a cost of living crisis?
Government and corporations eroding our freedoms and quality of life both working and not, while flashing thrir shit eating grins and heating their homes with the cash they stripped from you and your families broken backs, and burned while the vulnerable froze to death.
Oh the trains aren’t running?
Well neither is the country.
its just fucking greed at this point , go ahead downvote
Sweet. That’s more WFH days for me. Looks like that fare hike is gonna be cleared in the second quarter.
Thanks comrades.
Not like any of the trains on my line ever fucking ran on time anyway.
There’s a thread just above this one saying drivers are getting paid £54k. So this implies they want more than 54k? Do they know how much money that is already?