"Recliner" wrote in message
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Jarle Hammen Knudsen wrote:
On Thu, 26 Jan 2017 00:36:26 -0000 (UTC), Recliner
wrote:

Jarle Hammen Knudsen wrote:
On Wed, 25 Jan 2017 09:35:17 -0000 (UTC), Recliner
wrote:

I don't know if it currently happens, but they should lose two days'
pay
when a 24 hour strike spans, and therefore messes up, two working
days, as
this one will.

Presumably they are compensated (if not in full) by the union's strike
fund.

See
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016...0-week-strike/



Possibly, I'm not sure. But it would be good if the union's funds took
more
of a hit from all of its political strikes.

How much does union membership cost?

For Norwegian Transport Workers Union it's 1.7 % of wages plus NOK
229/month for various collective insurance policies.


The RMT fee is quite low:

Monthly

Full Rate - £20.67 (Basic salary or equivalent earnings is above £21,100
per annum)

what on earth is equivalent earnings?

Low Rate - £8.88 (Basic salary or equivalent earnings is below £21,100 per
annum)

hell that's quite a marginal "tax" rate at 21,101

14,000%

tim



See
http://www.rmt.org.uk/about/join-rmt/