http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-27069391

Not five consecutive days, but two days then three days.

---quote---
Tube strike announced 14:27:
Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union will walk out
from 21:00 on Monday 28 April for two days and again from 21:00 on
Monday 5 May for three days.
---/quote---


I'm guessing the second strike is unlikely to actually happen... the
first, maybe.

In message , at 14:37:41 on Thu, 17 Apr
2014, Mizter T remarked:
---quote---
Tube strike announced 14:27:
Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union will walk out
from 21:00 on Monday 28 April for two days and again from 21:00 on
Monday 5 May for three days.
---/quote---

The 5th is a Bank Holiday of course, so won't disrupt commuters much.
--
Roland Perry

On 17/04/2014 15:51, Roland Perry wrote:

In message , at 14:37:41 on Thu, 17 Apr
2014, Mizter T remarked:
---quote---
Tube strike announced 14:27:
Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union will walk out
from 21:00 on Monday 28 April for two days and again from 21:00 on
Monday 5 May for three days.
---/quote---

The 5th is a Bank Holiday of course, so won't disrupt commuters much.


It's planned to start at 9pm on that BH Monday, so plus 3 days takes you
up to 9pm on Thursday 8th - i.e. three days of working weekday disruption.

On Thu, Apr 17, 2014 at 02:37:41PM +0100, Mizter T wrote:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-27069391
Not five consecutive days, but two days then three days.

Is this going to be people who matter to Londoners or just ticket office
staff?

--
David Cantrell | even more awesome than a panda-fur coat

You can't judge a book by its cover, unless you're a religious nutcase

David Cantrell wrote:
On Thu, Apr 17, 2014 at 02:37:41PM +0100, Mizter T wrote:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-27069391
Not five consecutive days, but two days then three days.

Is this going to be people who matter to Londoners or just ticket office
staff?

Presumably it'll include drivers, if it's RMT calling the strike?

Mizter T wrote:
On 17/04/2014 15:51, Roland Perry wrote:

In message , at 14:37:41 on Thu, 17 Apr
2014, Mizter T remarked:
---quote---
Tube strike announced 14:27:
Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union will walk out
from 21:00 on Monday 28 April for two days and again from 21:00 on
Monday 5 May for three days.
---/quote---

The 5th is a Bank Holiday of course, so won't disrupt commuters much.


It's planned to start at 9pm on that BH Monday, so plus 3 days takes you
up to 9pm on Thursday 8th - i.e. three days of working weekday disruption.

And I imagine that a lot of people, including both "commuters" and others,
will be affected by the Bank holiday disruption. This way, the RMT mange to
disrupt the plans of both commuters and occasional Tube users.

It does seem to be confirming that the late Bob Crow was indeed a
moderating influence on a very militant union. He probably wouldn't have
called these strikes while the ACAS talks were still continuing.

On Fri, 18 Apr 2014 15:21:41 -0500
Recliner wrote:
It does seem to be confirming that the late Bob Crow was indeed a
moderating influence on a very militant union. He probably wouldn't have
called these strikes while the ACAS talks were still continuing.

Sadly, just like their equally bolshi and half witted brethren in British
Leyland in the 1970s, they're too stupid to realise that their constant
strikes are going to result in their jobs ceasing to exist. TfL are
ditching ticket offices - in reality the people in them - and want to bring
in driverless trains. I wonder if the idiots waving their placards in a
couple of weeks will be able to spot the connection.

--
Spud

On Sat, 19 Apr 2014 11:09:49 GMT, d wrote:

On Fri, 18 Apr 2014 15:21:41 -0500
Recliner wrote:
It does seem to be confirming that the late Bob Crow was indeed a
moderating influence on a very militant union. He probably wouldn't have
called these strikes while the ACAS talks were still continuing.

Sadly, just like their equally bolshi and half witted brethren in British
Leyland in the 1970s, they're too stupid to realise that their constant
strikes are going to result in their jobs ceasing to exist. TfL are
ditching ticket offices - in reality the people in them - and want to bring
in driverless trains. I wonder if the idiots waving their placards in a
couple of weeks will be able to spot the connection.

Sadly, it's not so easy to replace train operators, so even if future
Tube trains are fully automatic, they'll still have an operator on
board, who'll probably be an RMT member.

On Sat, 19 Apr 2014 14:05:42 +0100
Recliner wrote:
On Sat, 19 Apr 2014 11:09:49 GMT, d wrote:
Sadly, just like their equally bolshi and half witted brethren in British
Leyland in the 1970s, they're too stupid to realise that their constant
strikes are going to result in their jobs ceasing to exist. TfL are
ditching ticket offices - in reality the people in them - and want to bring
in driverless trains. I wonder if the idiots waving their placards in a
couple of weeks will be able to spot the connection.

Sadly, it's not so easy to replace train operators, so even if future
Tube trains are fully automatic, they'll still have an operator on
board, who'll probably be an RMT member.

Unlikely. Sure , at first it'll just be ex-drivers but the job spec will
be different to driving so you'll get a different type of person applying
for it, and these people probably won't be RMT -or perhaps any union - members.
Eventually the RMT dinosaurs will be replaced in perhaps a decade or 2 and
that'll be it. Another blue collar trade hoisted by its own greedy petard.
Still, you can't educate pork.

--
Spud

wrote:
On Sat, 19 Apr 2014 14:05:42 +0100
Recliner wrote:
On Sat, 19 Apr 2014 11:09:49 GMT, d wrote:
Sadly, just like their equally bolshi and half witted brethren in British
Leyland in the 1970s, they're too stupid to realise that their constant
strikes are going to result in their jobs ceasing to exist. TfL are
ditching ticket offices - in reality the people in them - and want to bring
in driverless trains. I wonder if the idiots waving their placards in a
couple of weeks will be able to spot the connection.

Sadly, it's not so easy to replace train operators, so even if future
Tube trains are fully automatic, they'll still have an operator on
board, who'll probably be an RMT member.

Unlikely. Sure , at first it'll just be ex-drivers but the job spec will
be different to driving so you'll get a different type of person applying
for it, and these people probably won't be RMT -or perhaps any union - members.
Eventually the RMT dinosaurs will be replaced in perhaps a decade or 2 and
that'll be it. Another blue collar trade hoisted by its own greedy petard.
Still, you can't educate pork.

We can but hope. In the mean time, the RMT regularly calls DLR strikes:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-25839112
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2011/0...70B32820110112
http://www.cityam.com/article/dlr-strike-dates-decided
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/dlr-workers...over-pay-35762