On Tue, 3 Jan 2006 15:11:50 +0000 (UTC), "Paul Scott"
wrote:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/4575522.stm

Bob Crow is not impressed that trains carried on running while his members
were on strike. So he know intends to ballot members about a lack of safety
caused by his members previous strike. Whats that all about then? He must
be aware that on the real railway, unstaffed stations above ground are 10 a
penny, and nobody is seriously considering it a safety issue.

Who said logic ever came into this sort of argument?

Every operator, TOC or any other organisation where the RMT have members
are treated as unique cases where it suits the RMT so to do. Nothing
surprising in that - it's a basic negotiating tactic.

Something tells me that the RMT do not have the public on their side on
this particular argument. Striking on the first main day back to work is
also a particularly nasty cheap shot, rather like the New Year's Eve
attempt. I detect a sense of desperation in their tactics.

As for ticket office staff being redeployed perhaps he should think where
Oyster is leading.

I'm sure he has - that will be strike number 37,342.
--
Paul C


Admits to working for London Underground!