On May 4, 3:11*pm, George wrote:
On 4 May, 14:48, Roland Perry wrote:
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03:33:34 on Wed, 4 May 2011, Paul remarked:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-13274783
Well I tohugh Comrade Crow had been quiet for some time.
Is it not the case that most drivers belong to ASLEF? If this is the
case, how much impact will the strike have, if it goes ahead at all.
I was going to get the train to London one of the strike days (then
across and out the other side). This strike means I'll definitely drive,
and mainline ToCs who aren't a party to the dispute will be losing more
of my revenue than TfL.
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Roland Perry
Does anybody know what these two drivers have been sacked for? Without
knowing the full story it is difficult to pass judgement.- Hide quoted text -
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According to the article:-
The RMT said almost two-thirds of its members voted in favour of
industrial action over claims Eamon Lynch and Arwyn Thomas were sacked
because of their trade union activities.
Both men have taken a case of unfair dismissal to an employment
tribunal.
LU said it was "absolute nonsense" to suggest the men were dismissed
because of their union activities.
It added that Mr Thomas was dismissed over "abusive behaviour" towards
his colleagues and Mr Lynch was sacked because he "over-rode his
train's safety systems and drove the train with complete disregard for
established procedures".
LU managing director Mike Brown said: "Just 29% of the 1,300 drivers
balloted voted for this strike.
If only 29% of the drivers ballotted voted for the strike, then that
means that only about 750 (or about 58%) of those ballotted actually
bothered to vote in the first place.
Sounds as though the strike has not got universal support anyway.
Plus if most drivers belong to ASLEF and work normally, then the
strike won't have that much impact. Who would want or could afford to
lose several days pay over this issue?
The other thing to point out is that these cases are going to an
Industrial Tribunal. Surely Comrade Crow would be better waiting for
the outcome of the Tribunal before deciding his next move? Or has he
been advised that they haven't got a cat in hells chance of winning
and is getting desperate?