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Jeremy Double · December 27th 17, 02:27 AM posted to uk.railway,uk.transport.london

wrote:
On Mon, 25 Dec 2017 17:57:19 +0000
Charles Ellson wrote:
On Mon, 25 Dec 2017 11:17:43 +0000 (UTC), wrote:

On Sun, 24 Dec 2017 19:44:04 +0000
Charles Ellson wrote:
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.

One of the first steps on the way to totalitarianism.

Keeping the country running is more important than your orwellian fantasies.
Perhaps you think the police should be free to strike?

The country is running today with an almost total lack of trains. In
any case, making strikes unlawful doesn't stop them occurring one way
or another.

Striking when in a no strike job is a surefire way to find yourself unemployed
or even in prison shortly afterwards.

If you’ve sacked or put in prison all the qualified railwaymen, how are you
going run the trains in the months (or even years) until you’ve trained
some more?
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Jeremy Double