My opinion is that their union seems to be one of the very few left with any teeth at all.
More industries should have unions which can wield the power they do.
this post was submitted on 22 Apr 2024
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First I've heard of it.
lets see:
"The drivers have not had a pay increase for five years and first balloted for strike action in June 2022.
Aslef general secretary Mick Whelan said: “Since then train drivers have voted, again and again, to take action to get a pay rise.
“It is now a year since we sat in a room with the train companies – and a year since we rejected the risible offer they made which they admitted, privately, was designed to be rejected.”
Strikes will take place on Tuesday May 7 and Thursday May 9. An overtime ban runs from May 6-11.
The drivers have held 14 days of strike action since the dispute began.
The government will use taxpayers’ money to compensate operators for lost profits."
https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/aslef-announce-fresh-train-strikes-pay-row
Sounds reasonable tbh.
I didnt know they havent got any pay increase for 2 years, kinda make sense now ig
It’s not two years. It’s five years and they voted on whether to strike two years ago.
Very dangerous. When a train in motion strikes an object, severe damage will occur.
The strikes hurt the wrong people. In fact, not running the trains actually saves money for the company.
So to hurt the right people, they should publicly announce that the service will run as usual but no tickets will be checked that day whatsoever.
I can't remember the term for that type of strike but I believe it was outlawed under Thatcher.
Not running the trains should hurt the company's reputation though. But the problem is that due to decades of propaganda, the companies have successfully managed to convince the public that train unions go on strike for frivolous reasons, or even just to get some time off. At least that's the issue here in France.
Also idk about UK law but in France, the employees refusing to check tickets would be committing a crime, and we already have better laws regarding rights to strike than most of Europe...
I think they would do that if they could - my understanding is that kind of action is illegal. This is ultimately the result of legislating against all other forms of protest.
I personally don't think anyone should hit another person with a train.
These affected my commute to work, but I support people striking as I would want the same support if I ever needed to strike.