Strike!

[Lo Siento.]

I wonder if they are trying to provoke a strike in the lead up/just before the G/E?

I doubt that these days a big strike would work in the government's favour. Britain was basically strike free under the last Labour government. This lot managing to provoke one would make them look pretty bad

 

[dolly's gal]

so i see via an email from TFL that the RMT are proposing tube strikes for next week and the following week, having called off a second round of strikes in February. my question is this: why didn't they go ahead with the second round earlier this year, instead of delaying the inevitable?

 

[ddraig]

i imagine because they are reasonable so give management the chance to sowt it ahhht

 

[Pickman's model]

i'll have to get up earlier next week then to avoid the deluge of confused tube travellers on the buses.

 

[dolly's gal]

i imagine because they are reasonable so give management the chance to sowt it ahhht

yeh but they do this every time. and then nothing gets sorted. and then they're striking again. they should have capitalised on the momentum of the last lot and stuck to their guns for a second round in feb

 

[ddraig]

probably
but they would have been slated for not giving management the "chance" to come to a "compromise"
or something

 

[dolly's gal]

probably
but they would have been slated for not giving management the "chance" to come to a "compromise"
or something

what's that Einstein quote about the definition of stupidity?

 

[ddraig]

don't underestimate the stupidity of the general public??
prob not that one

 

[dolly's gal]

don't underestimate the stupidity of the general public??
prob not that one

nah the doing the same thing and expecting different results one. i guess i'm suggesting that maybe they should review their tactics

 

[Pickman's model]

does anyone know if unison are out again this year?

 

[dolly's gal]

out where? for May Day? i imagine so, any excuse to spunk loads of their members subs on purple banners/balloons/ etc.

 

[Pickman's model]

out where? for May Day? i imagine so, any excuse to spunk loads of their members subs on purple banners/balloons/ etc.

i meant on strike

those purple pens don't get handed round to us that often.

 

[dolly's gal]

i meant on strike

those purple pens don't get handed round to us that often.

i kid you not, some anti cuts march i went on, there were two unison people in purple, unison branded gimp suits! amazing

 

[Citizen66]

yeh but they do this every time. and then nothing gets sorted. and then they're striking again. they should have capitalised on the momentum of the last lot and stuck to their guns for a second round in feb

But if the company offers a 'review' it makes the union look unreasonable if they plough ahead with strike action regardless. But yeah, you're right.

 

[ddraig]

i kid you not, some anti cuts march i went on, there were two unison people in purple, unison branded gimp suits! amazing

and those big balloons cost nearly a grand iirc

 

[danny la rouge]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-27181215
London Underground Tube strike set to begin later

BBC again not declaring its interest. It is a CBI member.

 

[Badgers]

Glad they have (yet anyway) not backed down.

 

[treelover]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-27181215
London Underground Tube strike set to begin later

BBC again not declaring its interest. It is a CBI member.

That's revealing, didn't know that, do they have votes, etc?

 

[danny la rouge]

That's revealing, didn't know that, do they have votes, etc?

It's not clear. They are being very coy. They say they will suspend membership beginning on 30th May for the duration of independence referendum campaign (CBI has declared opposition to independence), but clearly that is not the only issue CBI takes a view on. Including infrastructure, public services, and industrial relations.

 

[treelover]

Great spot, it could changes some people's views on the BBC and its coveted 'independence

once upon a time more academics uncovered things like this.

 

[danny la rouge]

Great spot, it could changes some people's views on the BBC and its coveted 'independence

once upon a time more academics uncovered things like this.

It's huge. EG. Look at the BBC's coverage of pensions, where they said "everyone knew" "old style" pensions were "unaffordable". Were they a CBI member at the time?

 

[treelover]

Are ITV and CH4 also members of the CBI?

 

[danny la rouge]

Are ITV and CH4 also members of the CBI/

ITV are, don't know about C4. STV has quit over independence referendum, but ITV has declined to.

 

[scifisam]

I don't think I've seen such one-sided coverage of strikes since the eighties. Last strike I mentioned to colleagues that the "guaranteed jobs" meant a reduction from a wage of £33k, to £23k, with fewer rights. They'd never heard of that before. Their jaws literally dropped. Not to the floor, obviously.

These were people who were struggling to get a mortgage or even pay their rent, but they could still appreciate the enormous shortfall. TFL should play on that more. They should quote figures more.

 

[treelover]

" TFL should play on that more. They should quote figures more."


You mean the RMT?

 

[articul8]

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/u...s-for-sign-banning-rmt-customers-9301392.html

 

[danny la rouge]

Are ITV and CH4 also members of the CBI?

It's emerging the BBC has been a member of CBI since at least 1980. This is massive.

Membership costs £22,191.94 per year.

 

[danny la rouge]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-27207426

 

[Lo Siento.]

Strikes a-go-go today.

1) Lambeth College (UCU and Unison) are striking against some truly heinous management shit, where their old contracts get ripped up, and their new ones include a cut of 2 weeks to their holidays, more work for no extra pay and worse sick pay. Details They're on indefinite strike, so need funds, you can send donations here. If you're skint you can sign their petition here.

2) The University of London cleaners (IWGB) are on a 5-day strike against 60+ redundancies whilst the university renovates their halls. Disgustingly management are insisting that Sharon Bracey, Cleaning Services Manager, Unison rep and virtually sole Unison member be allowed to choose which of the IWGB union activists she wants to victimise. You can see details of their campaign here and donate to their strike fund here.

3) The dockers at Tilbury (Unite) are on strike for 11 days in protest at the introduction of Zero Hours Contracts. Details here. No strike fund as far as I know, but still reintroducing the "tap on the shoulder" on the docks is fucking nasty shit on the part of the bosses.

4) One Housing workers (Unite) are on strike for four days against the victimisation of their union convenor. He's been suspended and workers reckon it's because he led 11 days of strike action last year.

5) Ritzy staff are on another 1-day strike today for the London Living Wage, which miserly multi-national Cineworld claim they can't afford. Campaign here.

Elsewhere, you've got NHS confed (GMB, Unite, Unison) members protesting the 1% offer for public sector workers and Hackney College staff (UCU) will be demonstrating against funding cuts on Saturday

Appeal to all, if you're about, go to demos, if you can, make donations, if you're not about and skint, like facebook pages and sign petitions. Whatever you can

 

[krink]

Our GMB rep says July 10th possible token 1 day strike in public sector with unison and unite.