CJB wrote on 06 November 2009 22:09:11 ...
But now FCC are cancelling all trains from Cambridge to/from London at
the weekend ...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/8347363.stm

Driver shortage to disrupt trains

Rail services between West Norfolk and London will be replaced with
buses on Sunday due to a shortage of drivers.

First Capital Connect and Thameslink rely on staff working overtime
and rest days to provide a seven-day service.

In my view that is an unprofessional way to run a 7-day service, and
should be outlawed by the DfT. The company is clearly not able to offer
a reliable 7-day service if it doesn't employ sufficient people to staff it.

What is the RMT's attitude to this, I wonder? Are they protecting their
existing working members' overtime or seeking to get more (current or
potential) members in employment?

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