On Sun, 24 Dec 2017 17:08:39 -0000 (UTC), Recliner
wrote:
wrote:
On Fri, 22 Dec 2017 20:12:32 GMT
Recliner wrote:
Scott wrote:
On Mon, 18 Dec 2017 16:01:32 +0000 (UTC), wrote:
Thats a bit sophisticated for UK railways. Plus if it was done automatically
the RMT would probably call a strike about taking work away from its
members,
thin end of the wedge, blah blah. I'm amazed we managed to get ATO anywhere
in this country.
Is this not more likely to affect ASLEF members?
Yes, very much so.
Aslef tend to be somewhat less militant. The RMT meanwhile consistently use
strike threats to blackmail management. IMO its time railways were considered
critical national infrastructure and so employees on them banned from striking.
Militancy goes in and out of fashion. There was a time when ASLEF was
extremely militant, and the NUR much more moderate.
It depends a lot whose jobs are most under threat. In BR days, with a
shrinking network and declining service, drivers were losing jobs
proportionally faster than other roles on the railway.
Post-privatisation, with expanding use of the railways but a shift
towards driver-only operation, ASLEF is growing again but RMT
membership is in significant decline. Expect ASLEF to suddenly start
being militant again when automated trains reach the mainline.
Mark