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Smokeandsteam
Working Class First
The Liberal Democrats really are wretched cunts aren’t they.
I realised that in 2010 after voting for the cunts as an anti-New Labour protest.
Cycled in, can't deal with slow packed bus full of germs. Tube doesn't feel as bad don't know why really. Uphill to North London later won't be as fun.
While I'm on side with this particular strike, just one little anecdotal thing about the side-effects. My company has a group of about 10 teenagers from 'under-privileged' backgrounds in for work experience this week. I met them yesterday, bless them, all done up in their new little suits looking quite overwhelmed by being in an office, probably being freaking out for weeks about it all. And that week has now been taken away as pretty much nobody will be there to teach them anything this week.
My ex is also an oncology nurse and her regular patients cant get to her and she can't get to them. Some she was going to give the worst of news to (it's every Tuesday she has to do this) so that will be delayed by a week or done by phone.
So. Anyway. That's all by the by, just a little snapshot of how fucked up this is - and I do not blame the strikers at all, rather the employers and their pathetic 'offers'
My ex is also an oncology nurse and her regular patients cant get to her and she can't get to them. Some she was going to give the worst of news to (it's every Tuesday she has to do this) so that will be delayed by a week or done by phone.
So. Anyway. That's all by the by, just a little snapshot of how fucked up this is - and I do not blame the strikers at all, rather the employers and their pathetic 'offers'
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
i love watching cyclists heading up the archway road on days like this.
teqniq
DisMembered
They've deleted the lower tweet and people a posting up lots of screenshots of it on the same thread to remind them that no, it hasn't gone away.
In my employment we are amongst the luckier ones in percentage terms - 5.8% pay rise plus 1.25% annual bonus, altogether worth over 7%. Which is more than most are getting. Yet still it is 3% below the actual inflation rate. We are all getting poorer.
I support RMT and the strikers. Asking for a rise in line with inflation should not be controvertial. Until the last couple of decades it was normal.
I support RMT and the strikers. Asking for a rise in line with inflation should not be controvertial. Until the last couple of decades it was normal.
Most strikes of course would never happen if annual pay rises in line with inflation were mandatory, but the establishment parties will never legislate that.
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
i'm surely not the only person who thinks pay should not simply keep in line with inflation but rise a spot above it. are we supposed to be grateful that we're being paid in real terms next year what we were paid last? for me, there can be no talk of actual pay rises until public sector workers are paid in real terms what they received in 2008 before all the below inflation offers eroded pay so now i'm getting something like 2/3-3/4 what my job was worth back then.
UK Gas and Electricity Crisis Looming
It's good to see the likes of shell announcing record profits at a time like this The neoliberal transfer of wealth from earned to unearned income before our eyes.
www.urban75.net
Yes that is all fair comment.
NoXion
Craicy the Squirrel
UK Gas and Electricity Crisis Looming
It's good to see the likes of shell announcing record profits at a time like this The neoliberal transfer of wealth from earned to unearned income before our eyes.
So one dude back in February said it, and he was criticised by multiple other posters for his position. Hardly a brigade, is it?
Popped down to the local railway station earlier to see if there was a picket line and indeed there was. They have plenty of support including plenty of food (someone even ordered them all pizza 
)- nice to see. I arrived late though and they were apparently only there for another hour so I didn't hang about for long - also had some stuff I needed to do. Will see about making a donation to the strike fund, which I wrongly assumed I could do at the picket line today - its all online these days innit. Will hopefully be back down there on Thursday. Solidarity.
)- nice to see. I arrived late though and they were apparently only there for another hour so I didn't hang about for long - also had some stuff I needed to do. Will see about making a donation to the strike fund, which I wrongly assumed I could do at the picket line today - its all online these days innit. Will hopefully be back down there on Thursday. Solidarity.
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Well no sign of an online strike fund that I can find
I hardly looked, I'm sure there are others. <checks notes>
belboid
Exasperated, not angry.
National Dispute Fund
www.rmt.org.uk
Just found it on their site but cheers.National Dispute Fund
www.rmt.org.uk
Well you might see me then struggling to breathe and dehydrated because I forgot to fill up my water bottle about 2030 hrs.
Next time they should consider volunteering at a local hospital that's even more shirt staffed today than usual.
Better still provide practical support for HCPs to strike themselves.
hitmouse
so defeated, thinks it's funny
Yeah, perils of a volunteer/user-generated map innit - if someone from the RMT in that region has put the details in they'll be
Yeah, I think the fact that most train drivers are ASLEF rather than RMT is worth being clear on because it makes the "but train drivers' pay!" argument even more ludicrous than it would be otherwise. But your general point still stands - for instance, signallers are one of the job roles that's heavily RMT, and I wouldn't like to get on a train if I knew that the railway signals were being operated by some temp with five minutes' training.
Leighsw2
strictly off the record
It matters quite a bit as most of the media are obsessed with drivers and how much they get paid. But RMT (and NUR before) has always represented the 'unskilled' low paid workers in the industry. (Not to say anything against ASLEF who have also been highly effective in representing their members.)
Dystopiary
putting up a hook to hang my hopes upon
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marty21
One on one? You're crazy.
I was able to wfh , I hate wfh but couldn't be arsed with buses & walking in the end. Luckily I didn't have any meetings , heading in tomorrow when there will be more disruption.
hitmouse
so defeated, thinks it's funny
I don't think the strikes are on tomorrow, pretty sure Thursday and Saturday are the other strike days. Or do you mean less?
marty21
One on one? You're crazy.
No strikes tomorrow , but there will be disruption, caused by trains/tubes not being where they are supposed to be .
Smokeandsteam
Working Class First
This is excellent from Mick Lynch, perfect synthesis of the general situation. Can’t see this featuring on the main news bulletins tonight, but we should be spreading it everywhere:
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