Now only if other unions had balls like Mick Lynch
It likely will deaf on because the companies aren’t negotiating in good faith. Network rail for example aren’t keen on putting things talked about on paper, then tell the union it should be put to a vote with nothing concrete because they haven’t given us any assurances.
Dosent help that during the first round of strikes the company communications director told us if we wanted more money we should have worked harder at school.
Good work, Mick Lynch. If every industry had a proper trade union led by someone even half as good as Lynch, the country would be in a much better state. You know the heads of the various teaching, nursing and healthcare workers unions? No, me neither.
I hope public support increases as the cost of living crisis bites and people realise that strikes and protests are the only language that the rich will even acknowledge. People grumble “Well, I’m not getting a pay rise. Why should they?” without actually asking why they are also not getting a pay rise too. It might not be possible at smaller companies but if your company is posting record profits and you are getting nothing then it might be time to join a union and fight for one.
Go ahead mate, we’ll just keep wfh’ing around the strikes.
Good on the unions. If the Thatcherite fundamentalists ruling us with no mandate want a full-on war with the only meaningful political tool of the working class, then by all means it should be given to them.
Will anyone notice?
With the fares now it’s much cheaper to fly from London to Glasgow than to go but train..
This may make me nervous but I hope it goes well for them, just hope I never have to do it
Bring it on
He’s not the one foregoing his generous salary
Its well known and proven that the more you pay employees, the more everyone benefits. Including the company and their profits.
Yet, this is seldom the case in business?
Also, businesses have always done their best to drive down costs and maximise profits, but it seems that somewhere within the last ten to fifteen years, it’s gone into overdrive, on steroids if you will. To drive things down SO much and to make SO much money, it’s nothing short of obscene.
Millions in profits is excessive, but when did it become OK to have profits in numerous ***billions?!***
Good luck to everyone fighting for fair pay & conditions. The majority of the public is behind you no matter what the politicians & media would like to suggest.
Progress needs to happen. Anyone with insight on the talks, if any?
This is real tiring now. I’ve had to alter travel plans so many times since the summer and it’s still only October.
I don’t think they have a chance of succeeding, unless they go on a permanent strike – WFH has made it very easy for people to just WFH on the days when the strike is on, so it went from a massive annoyance, to a mild one for the majority of the population.
Sorry Mick, in forcing people to adapt to not relying on trains, and their relatively unskilled overpaid drivers, you’re just hastening your own demise. But at least you got that Brexit you wanted eh.
Wouldn’t blame the unions for a prolonged strike. The Tories spent weeks on their leadership election, tkaing time off for conference season, and are coming up to their Christmas Break. They’re not putting the effort in unless the Unions make their members’ cost of living crisis the government’s problem.
If you shut transport down for 6 months people will make other plans and you will be insolvent. Then they will robotise essential services.
There must be a better way.
I’m fully for the strikes, as long as it’s not on a Monday or Thursday. Would love if there was another way rather than strikes but that’s just the reality in lizz truss’s Briton.
Putins puppet goading union sheep into striking. Traitor.
At least for the next 2 years, things can only get worse…
People valued by society: Bankers, hedge fund managers, footballers, people who pretend to be other people in front of Cameras.
People not valued by society: Teachers, healthcare workers, vital service workers in general.
Which provide a net benefit to society, & which cause a net harm? The worst values are rewarded most, thus will society be shaped. Last one out, turn the lights off.
20 comments
Now only if other unions had balls like Mick Lynch
It likely will deaf on because the companies aren’t negotiating in good faith. Network rail for example aren’t keen on putting things talked about on paper, then tell the union it should be put to a vote with nothing concrete because they haven’t given us any assurances.
Dosent help that during the first round of strikes the company communications director told us if we wanted more money we should have worked harder at school.
Good work, Mick Lynch. If every industry had a proper trade union led by someone even half as good as Lynch, the country would be in a much better state. You know the heads of the various teaching, nursing and healthcare workers unions? No, me neither.
I hope public support increases as the cost of living crisis bites and people realise that strikes and protests are the only language that the rich will even acknowledge. People grumble “Well, I’m not getting a pay rise. Why should they?” without actually asking why they are also not getting a pay rise too. It might not be possible at smaller companies but if your company is posting record profits and you are getting nothing then it might be time to join a union and fight for one.
Go ahead mate, we’ll just keep wfh’ing around the strikes.
Good on the unions. If the Thatcherite fundamentalists ruling us with no mandate want a full-on war with the only meaningful political tool of the working class, then by all means it should be given to them.
Will anyone notice?
With the fares now it’s much cheaper to fly from London to Glasgow than to go but train..
This may make me nervous but I hope it goes well for them, just hope I never have to do it
Bring it on
He’s not the one foregoing his generous salary
Its well known and proven that the more you pay employees, the more everyone benefits. Including the company and their profits.
Yet, this is seldom the case in business?
Also, businesses have always done their best to drive down costs and maximise profits, but it seems that somewhere within the last ten to fifteen years, it’s gone into overdrive, on steroids if you will. To drive things down SO much and to make SO much money, it’s nothing short of obscene.
Millions in profits is excessive, but when did it become OK to have profits in numerous ***billions?!***
Good luck to everyone fighting for fair pay & conditions. The majority of the public is behind you no matter what the politicians & media would like to suggest.
Progress needs to happen. Anyone with insight on the talks, if any?
This is real tiring now. I’ve had to alter travel plans so many times since the summer and it’s still only October.
I don’t think they have a chance of succeeding, unless they go on a permanent strike – WFH has made it very easy for people to just WFH on the days when the strike is on, so it went from a massive annoyance, to a mild one for the majority of the population.
Sorry Mick, in forcing people to adapt to not relying on trains, and their relatively unskilled overpaid drivers, you’re just hastening your own demise. But at least you got that Brexit you wanted eh.
Wouldn’t blame the unions for a prolonged strike. The Tories spent weeks on their leadership election, tkaing time off for conference season, and are coming up to their Christmas Break. They’re not putting the effort in unless the Unions make their members’ cost of living crisis the government’s problem.
If you shut transport down for 6 months people will make other plans and you will be insolvent. Then they will robotise essential services.
There must be a better way.
I’m fully for the strikes, as long as it’s not on a Monday or Thursday. Would love if there was another way rather than strikes but that’s just the reality in lizz truss’s Briton.
Putins puppet goading union sheep into striking. Traitor.
At least for the next 2 years, things can only get worse…
People valued by society: Bankers, hedge fund managers, footballers, people who pretend to be other people in front of Cameras.
People not valued by society: Teachers, healthcare workers, vital service workers in general.
Which provide a net benefit to society, & which cause a net harm? The worst values are rewarded most, thus will society be shaped. Last one out, turn the lights off.