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Roland Perry · July 25th 11, 01:30 PM posted to uk.transport.london

In message , at 11:44:36 on Mon, 25 Jul
2011, d remarked:
If the unions have decided that they'd prefer more jobs (which equates
to more subs and also an easier sell that every member needs a 'living
wage' without overtime), rather than fewer jobs with flexibility via
overtime, then everyone gets lumbered with that decision.

If overtime is available what is stopping someone from doing it? If the union
rep doesn't like it surely thats a case of tough ****?

The employer will have agreed not to offer overtime, as part of the
bargaining at some earlier session with the unions.

It works the other way round as well. I got burnt by this in my very
first "proper job". I naively accepted an evening shift (replacing a day
shift) for a couple of weeks because it suited me better, and didn't ask
for extra shift pay.

The unions found out, I got an ear-bashing from the union rep and the
employer was forced to pay me the extra shift pay.
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Roland Perry