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Originally Posted by Arthurgray50@blu
Yes, commuters will be severely effected, but at the end of the day workers, have that right to be paid fairly, treated fairly and not gazumped in working silly hours for stupid money.
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What's unfair about (from your link)
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Managers have tabled a "final" offer, including an average 2% rise this year
At least RPI inflation for each of the next two years
And £2,000 for drivers on the new service
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They have every right to strike, of course, however I'd suggest their pay compares very well to their peers, they are being offered well in excess of the settlements public sector workers are receiving, and are you sure they're being 'gazumped' into working silly hours?
They get paid over half again as much as my wife, a secondary teacher with 10 years of experience, for basically pushing stop and go and hitting automated announcements to mind the doors. In some cases they aren't even driving the trains.
I very much hope the dispute is long, drawn out, and becomes a contest of attrition as a bunch of things have to be resolved here.