January 9th 17, 05:53 PM
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Tube stations strike
"Paul Corfield" wrote in message
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On Monday, 9 January 2017 08:30:37 UTC, Recliner wrote:
Does anyone know what the latest strike us about? Is it another
political
one, or do they have a legitimate case? If it's about the closed ticket
offices, surely it's a bit late for that?
It seems to be less well supported than expected, as LU is running many
more services than predicted.
Just because a station may be open does not mean lots of staff have broken
the strike. May be other HQ staff and managers drafted in temporarily.
The strike has metamorphosed somewhat. The dispute goes back to Boris's
decision to close all ticket offices. That policy was implemented without
agreement with the RMT and TSSA. £135m was spent on closing offices. I am
sure that Boris knew he was leaving a potential mess for whoever succeeded
him but he didn't care. Whether you agree with this strike or not it's a
bit ridiculous to just plough on without agreement of staff members. It's
always going to rebound.
http://metro.co.uk/2017/01/09/why-is...words-6371228/
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