In message , at 20:24:56 on Wed, 14 Sep
2011, D A Stocks remarked:
I read yesterday that Tube drivers are demanding up to £1200 just to do
their normal job during the Olympics and Paralympics. This really
annoyed me, so I've started a HM Gov e-Petition he

http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/17029

Do consider signing this petition and sharing it with others if you're
equally bothered by this behaviour.

Seems very reasonable to me. I recall being very ****ed off that I
*had* to go into work on the 1st January 2000, and that was with the
promise of a £600 sweetner in the pay packet (just for that day), and
the certain knowledge that all I was going to do was twiddle my thumbs
for about 3 hours.

I had to be on duty the evening of the 31st Dec and through to the small
hours, in case any "rollover" issues became apparent. Yes, we got paid a
bonus but it was a bit of a one-off. In terms of workload, we'd put in
hundreds of extra hours of preparation *before* the event without a
penny of overtime.

Having applied for quite a few Olympic tickets and got none at all, I'm
getting a bit bored by all this hype. How many events are these train
drivers going to have to pass up, by being on duty - being paid overtime
as well if it's extra hours.
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Roland Perry