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Boltar writes
On 18 Jun, 14:59, "clyde dempster"
wrote:
"Boltar" wrote in message

oups.com...

Theres a report in Metro (page 25) that the RMT - aka Bob Crow Inc -
is considing a strike ballot on the tube over pensions. Looks like
they've found a new topic to whinge about after they've flogged the
drivers pay and conditions argument to death.

B2003

There pension is not worth fighting for ???

Why now and not 5 , 10 , 15 years ago? And how come strike action
seems to be the bargaining tool of choice with the RMT? Is it because
they know if they argued their case out it would show it up to be the
slim pickings it really is?

Because...

LU have recently changed the rules. In the past, if an employee was
medically retired they would receive a full LU pension from the date of
the enforced retirement. LU (actually I think it's TfL) in their
infinite wisdom have now decreed that if a medically retired employee
goes on to find some other paid employment they will forfeit these
pension rights until normal retirement age.

This mainly affects drivers who have to have a very high standard of
health to continue in their role, with regular medical check-ups. So a
driver who has been forced to retire now cannot take on a job as say, a
storeperson as they will lose their LU pension.

If that were me, I would much rather be out working at a possibly lesser
paid job than vegetating at home all day but would be reluctant to take
on another job as that would make me worse off.
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