This week's RMT strike has now been called off.

Next week's strike is still on, however.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/6977778.stm

On 5 Sep, 00:50, asdf wrote:
This week's RMT strike has now been called off.

Next week's strike is still on, however.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/6977778.stm

Anyone know why it's taking so long to get the SSL back into operation
(stil suspended as of 1040, compared with the BCV which have been
pretty much OK since 0830ish)?

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john at johnband dot org
www.johnband.org

On 5 Sep, 10:40, John B wrote:
On 5 Sep, 00:50, asdf wrote:

This week's RMT strike has now been called off.

Next week's strike is still on, however.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/6977778.stm

Anyone know why it's taking so long to get the SSL back into operation
(stil suspended as of 1040, compared with the BCV which have been
pretty much OK since 0830ish)?

They're upset about the strike being called off , so they've gone on
strike about it.

B2003

On 5 Sep, 10:42, Boltar wrote:
On 5 Sep, 10:40, John B wrote:

On 5 Sep, 00:50, asdf wrote:

This week's RMT strike has now been called off.

Next week's strike is still on, however.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/6977778.stm

No, it's NOT! - quote from that very web page....
"Union officials will meet again on Friday before deciding whether to
press ahead with a second 72-hour strike next Monday."

Anyone know why it's taking so long to get the SSL back into operation
(stil suspended as of 1040, compared with the BCV which have been
pretty much OK since 0830ish)?

INspections, I would guess - normally done overnight, not been done
since Sunday night.

Chris ) gurgled happily, sounding much like they
were saying :

Next week's strike is still on, however.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/6977778.stm

No, it's NOT! - quote from that very web page....
"Union officials will meet again on Friday before deciding whether to
press ahead with a second 72-hour strike next Monday."

Given that this is the RMT, it's safe to say that until they say it's
definitely off, it's still on.

On 5 Sep, 13:59, Chris wrote:
Anyone know why it's taking so long to get the SSL back into operation
(stil suspended as of 1040, compared with the BCV which have been
pretty much OK since 0830ish)?

INspections, I would guess - normally done overnight, not been done
since Sunday night.

Sure, but why wasn't that a problem for the BCV lines (also Metronet,
also closed yesterday) as well?

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John Band
john at johnband dot org
www.johnband.org

Sure, but why wasn't that a problem for the BCV lines (also Metronet,
also closed yesterday) as well?

Probably they started inspections on BCV first, and then switched to
SSL?

"asdf" wrote in message
...
This week's RMT strike has now been called off.

Next week's strike is still on, however.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/6977778.stm

Latest quote from BBC:

RMT general secretary Bob Crow said they now had the assurances, they had
been seeking, in writing from the employer.
However, he warned a 72 hour strike planned for next Monday remained,
pending the outcome of further talks.

"The three days of strike action is on next week," he told BBC News 24.

"Our view the deal we have got is the best possible but if these people from
Transport for London keep on going round and trying to rubbish us then it's
their fault if the strike takes place next week again."

Encouraging eh...

Paul S

On Wed, 5 Sep 2007 22:40:52 +0100, "Paul Scott"
wrote:

"Our view the deal we have got is the best possible but if these people from
Transport for London keep on going round and trying to rubbish us then it's
their fault if the strike takes place next week again."

Encouraging eh...

What a childish idiot he is.

Neil

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On Wed, 5 Sep 2007 22:40:52 +0100, "Paul Scott"
wrote:


"asdf" wrote in message
.. .
This week's RMT strike has now been called off.

Next week's strike is still on, however.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/6977778.stm

Latest quote from BBC:

RMT general secretary Bob Crow said they now had the assurances, they had
been seeking, in writing from the employer.
However, he warned a 72 hour strike planned for next Monday remained,
pending the outcome of further talks.

"The three days of strike action is on next week," he told BBC News 24.

"Our view the deal we have got is the best possible but if these people from
Transport for London keep on going round and trying to rubbish us then it's
their fault if the strike takes place next week again."

Encouraging eh...

More grandstanding and bluster. All sides need to calm down.

I think Mr Crow might find a picket line from the general public if the
RMT strike next week. He might then find it a tad difficult to get in
and out of his HQ.
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Paul C