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Old December 20th 03, 12:21 PM posted to uk.transport.london
Mikael Armstrong Mikael Armstrong is offline
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Default Omg! Yet more strikes

"Oliver Keating" wrote in message
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I have had enough. London Underground workers are going on strike and
affecting millions of people because they think one of their collegues was
unfairly dismissed.

I think its about time that we had a serious look at union powers, I think
the LU Unions are too powerful. How on earth can a bunch of 600 drivers

be
paid around £30k/year for what is essentially a low-skilled job?

I really have had enough. We need some changes in the law, this is no

longer
about workers rights, this is about the rights of Londoners not to be held
to ransom by a small minority, who now seem to use *any* excuse to go on
strike.

Sack the lot of 'em!


30k per year is not a huge amount if you live in London and have to pay for
accomodation there too. I think two tube drivers are better value for money
than one MP, as at least they do something useful. They must do, as at least
we all notice when they are not working! How about all the other governemnt
staff nobody notuices if they work or not?

Mikael