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Originally Posted by Tuftus
One thing does not sound right about all of this.
WHY do RAF personnel need to be trained?
I would have thought that they would be quite competant already with, you know, refuelling jets and stuff with avgas?
I certainly remember seeing fuel tankers on RAF bases in my days as an Air Cadet.
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Presumably they need to be familiar with the specific procedures used at civilian filling stations - you know, the proper safety precautions tanker drivers already use as a matter of routine. The safety procedures that make our fuel delivery infrastructure among the safest in the world. The safety procedures that Unite seems to think are not good enough ...
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Originally Posted by nomadking
Strange that the article by the union leader Len McCluskey appearing in 'The Guardian' mentions money throughout, when it is not supposed to be about money. 
T&C would include pay. |
an interesting article - and it lays bare what Red Len is really up to. As he himself admits, this so-called 'dispute' exists entirely within the private sector, yet he is determined to twist it into an issue with which he can attack the government.
The government, he says, should act as an 'honest broker'. Its response so far amounts to a 'shameful day' for the Tory party.
The tanker drivers are being used. If they strike, they will lose wages and gain nothing. They are merely pawns in Red Len's political game.