elyob wrote:
Do they really believe that striking 31st December is going to get the
respect of the general public?

Of course not, but after many people started saying "It's Christmas, so
where's the tube strike", I guess they had no choice but to move it to
New Year.

I think Mr Crow needs to realise that once a terrorist has chosen to
let off a bomb on a train (or whatever) there's pretty much nothing
anyone is going to do about it, whether you're in a ticket office or
manning barriers. We all know the solution is to stop anyone wanting to
do it, and that's rather beyond the remit of ANY tube workers.

And, as I see it, moving people to the 'front line' does seem like a
good move, if only to give people the perception that they're safer.
Maybe it's the fear that more staff would be at risk from terrorists?

In any case, it's always the same thing. The RMT strike, get what they
want, agree to it, then change their mind in 6-12 months. And as long
as you make statements that mention 'safety' in every other sentence,
you're supposed to be taken seriously. After all, anyone that doesn't
support the strike is obviously asking for another atrocity on the
railway..

Jonathan