So ASLEF are threatening to strke on the day of the Royal Wedding

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-12153653

As I understand the situation, there is an agreement between Tfl and
the unions that no extra pay will be given for Bank Holiday working,
in return for a higher rate of pay and an extra days annual leave. If
I am wrong I stand to be corrected. Whatever you might think about
this agreement, the point is that it is an agreement. If they want to
renegotiate the terms then they can do so, but what makes ASLEF think
it can just tear up the agreement because it wants to hold London to
ransom?

I really hope Tfl tells ASLEF to go forth and multiply. There was a
bus strike in 1937 on the day of the Coronation, so they needn't think
that a tube strike is gonig to alter the Royal Wedding plans.

PS. I bet Mr Crow is disappointed that ASLEF have got their tube
strike threat in first ahead of him.

On Mon, 10 Jan 2011 05:31:01 -0800 (PST)
Paul wrote:
I really hope Tfl tells ASLEF to go forth and multiply. There was a
bus strike in 1937 on the day of the Coronation, so they needn't think
that a tube strike is gonig to alter the Royal Wedding plans.

Its just a warm up for the olympics.

PS. I bet Mr Crow is disappointed that ASLEF have got their tube
strike threat in first ahead of him.

If I was a cynic I'd say that Aslef and the RMT are now a tag team. Behind the
scenes they agree on what they don't like and are now taking it in turns to
call the strikes so neither one of them gets too much heat from the media.
Presumably Bob Crowe got a bit fed up being the pantomime villain on TV all
the time.

B2003

On Jan 10, 1:35*pm, wrote:
On Mon, 10 Jan 2011 05:31:01 -0800 (PST)

Paul wrote:
I really hope Tfl tells ASLEF to go forth and multiply. *There was a
bus strike in 1937 on the day of the Coronation, so they needn't think
that a tube strike is gonig to alter the Royal Wedding plans.

Its just a warm up for the olympics.

PS. I bet Mr Crow is disappointed that ASLEF have got their tube
strike threat in first ahead of him.

If I was a cynic I'd say that Aslef and the RMT are now a tag team. Behind the
scenes they agree on what they don't like and are now taking it in turns to
call the strikes so neither one of them gets too much heat from the media..
Presumably Bob Crowe got a bit fed up being the pantomime villain on TV all
the time.

B2003

The dress rehearsal for the Olympics will presumably be the Queen's
Diamond Jubilee celebrations at the beginning of June 2012.

Mr Crow has already stuck his oar in with a proposal for a no strike
deal during the Olypmics.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/4740942.stm

If the unions in Sydney can get away with an extra AU$4.00 per hour,
how much do you think Mr Crow will try and hold London to ransom for?

In message
, Paul
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So ASLEF are threatening to strke on the day of the Royal Wedding

So that's stymied the royal couple's plans to leave for their honeymoon
by tube, then.
--
Paul Terry

On Jan 10, 1:31*pm, Paul wrote:
So ASLEF are threatening to strke on the day of the Royal Wedding

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-12153653

As I understand the situation, there is an agreement between Tfl and
the unions that no extra pay will be given for Bank Holiday working,
in return for a higher rate of pay and an extra days annual leave. *If
I am wrong I stand to be corrected. Whatever you might think about
this agreement, the point is that it is an agreement. If they want to
renegotiate the terms then they can do so, but what makes ASLEF think
it can just tear up the agreement because it wants to hold London to
ransom?

I really hope Tfl tells ASLEF to go forth and multiply. *There was a
bus strike in 1937 on the day of the Coronation, so they needn't think
that a tube strike is gonig to alter the Royal Wedding plans.

PS. I bet Mr Crow is disappointed that ASLEF have got their tube
strike threat in first ahead of him.

What a non-story this is.

All they've done, presumably after having been pressed very hard by
hacks desperate for a headline, is decline to guarantee that they
definitely won't be on strike because, like most people, they don't
yet know exactly they are going to be doing on that day or the various
factors that may influence it.

The last place I'd want to be on Royal Wedding Day is London. Imagine
standing for hours wedged in a crowd of people with bad breath,
flatulence and their uncontrolled, screaming offspring, with no
toilets, all to see the roof of a car go past briefly as everyone
starts waving and shouting in your ear.

Neill

On Jan 13, 10:09*am, jon wrote:
The last place I'd want to be on Royal Wedding Day is London. Imagine
standing for hours wedged in a crowd of people with bad breath,
flatulence and their uncontrolled, screaming offspring, with no
toilets, all to see the roof of a car go past briefly as everyone
starts waving and shouting in your ear.

Neill

I'll quite possibly be in London on the day... but that doesn't mean
I'm going to be anywhere near the wedding (it's a big place and all
that!).

(p.s. You seem a little confused as to your identity! Though I guess
the same could be said of me...)

Weddings are lovely ceremonies. And this one went beyond the run-of-the-mill - even for those that cost a fortune and are big events everywhere people can afford them to be such. One interesting element for me in this case (and, I am sure, for others as well) was the Anglican Service (Mass) that was the framework of this Royal Wedding.