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Bruce[_2_] · November 20th 09, 02:34 PM posted to uk.transport.london

On Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:13:41 +0000 (UTC),
wrote:

That too, though the stupidity of a TOC that didn't stipulate sunday working
via a rota system in the job contract but relied on workers good will beggars
belief.

The mistake was for TOCs to treat rail staff with the respect that
professional people deserve, and pay them a salary rather than a wage.
The trouble is, as several TOCs have now found to their cost, is that
rail staff lack the basic principles that should be expected of a
profession, and both were and are an ignorant customer-hostile rabble
represented by trade unions that are led by (elected) politically
motivated thugs who will exploit every possible opportunity to cause
trouble.