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Another Tube strike announced
On 29 May, 13:24, Tony Polson wrote:
disgoftunwells wrote: On 29 May, 12:04, Tony Polson wrote: Nonsense. *RMT would be striking because management were unilaterally imposing an unacceptable form of wage negotiation. *That's a fundamental issue and one that would form a perfectly legal basis for industrial action. *Comrade Crow would have no problem rustling up a vote against, so all requirements of the industrial relations legislation would have been complied with. * Please read what I said - *"legislation to remove the right to strike ....and [enforce compulsory arbitration]" This would be nothing to do with the management and the RMT. If the RMT launches a strike then would be striking about Government legislation - i.e striking against a third party which is illegal under the 1984 act (I think - I studied it 20 years ago - but certainly one of them) So you want a General Strike, rather than just TfL? *;-) I'm sure some legislation regarding strikes in essential services will come in if the Conservatives win. There'll need to be general acceptance of this and making binding arbitration more accessible will be welcomed by sectors which, for professional reasons, don't like striking, or have been exploited by having a monopoly employer (e.g. nurses). The TGWU would complain about any restriction of strike action but wouldn't strike because to do so would be illegal under the 1982 legislation, and if sold correctly the new legislation would have broad support. David Cameron is a master at selling things, and in this instance he would have the full help of Bob Crow and the RMT, who have spent much of the last decade trying to convince the public that such legislation is required. |
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Another Tube strike announced
disgoftunwells wrote:
On 29 May, 13:24, Tony Polson wrote: So you want a General Strike, rather than just TfL? =A0;-) I'm sure some legislation regarding strikes in essential services will come in if the Conservatives win. There'll need to be general acceptance of this snip OK, what's the USP? How will you get people to accept the inevitable disruption that will occur, for benefits that are far from clear? David Cameron is a master at selling things, David Cameron is completely untested - he hasn't managed to sell anything to anyone yet. and in this instance he would have the full help of Bob Crow and the RMT, who have spent much of the last decade trying to convince the public that such legislation is required. If you think that there is widespread public support for such legislation, then I think you are sadly mistaken. There was a window of opportunity after the firemen's strike when the public might have accepted no-strike legislation in the essential public services - fire, police, ambulance, perhaps even the NHS. However, I'm not sure that, even then, people would have had the stomach for seeing such draconian legislation extended to workers in public transport. In London, perhaps, but not nationally. |
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Another Tube strike announced
In message , at 14:13:54 on
Fri, 29 May 2009, Tony Polson remarked: David Cameron is completely untested - he hasn't managed to sell anything to anyone yet. He sold someone the idea he should be leader. -- Roland Perry |
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