Thread: The real reasons behind the strike?
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Old January 12th 06, 11:31 AM posted to uk.transport.london
Clive D. W. Feather Clive D. W. Feather is offline
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Default The real reasons behind the strike?
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Why doesn't LU publish the 'before' and 'after' staffing ratios for the
station groups at the heart of this dispute?

It's been suggested to me that Full Time Equivalent figures would be
more revealing. After all, "15 staff" can mean 5 people on each of 3
7-hour shifts, or it can mean one person at a time, each person doing
1.5 hours a day. One can half the total work done and total salaries
without changing the "number of staff", by moving them all from full
time to half time

Are the before and after *duties* the same? If, for example, the new
rosters require staff to inspect every passageway and store room once an
hour, there will be less people on the gatelines and platforms even if
the FTE staff numbers haven't altered.

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