1 fact about the Falklands now is that it has one of the biggest forces
base outside the UK but the Falklands Island Government makes the UK pay
to keep them there, they charge rent to the people who are there to
ensure there freedom!

Boltar wrote:
Yes indeed. I was no fan of Thatchers government but she did do a few
good things.
One was the Falklands , the other was smashing the militant unions.
Unfortunately
as with weeds, you can burn them, poison them, dig them up, but they
always
come back eventually if you stop paying attention. And thats whats
happening with
the unions here.

B2003

General Von Clinkerhoffen wrote:
1 fact about the Falklands now is that it has one of the biggest
forces
base outside the UK but the Falklands Island Government makes the UK
pay
to keep them there, they charge rent to the people who are there to
ensure there freedom!

You sure about that? Sounds iffy to me. Point me in the direction of
some
info. It it is true then it stinks.

B2003

"Boltar" wrote in message
oups.com...
Says it all:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/4095303.stm

I've had enough of these arseholes. Why can't the goverment step in to
sort these militants out like they did with other industries and if
they won't play ball then just fire the ****ing lot of them. A few
weeks pain as new non unionised drivers are trained will be worth it in
the long run IMO.
B2003

Anybody know the the full/true story about the spads ?
Baz

On 15 Dec 2004 03:24:27 -0800, "Boltar"
wrote:

Says it all:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/4095303.stm

Clealry you didn't read it very closely.

I've had enough of these arseholes. Why can't the goverment step in to
sort these militants out like they did with other industries and if
they won't play ball then just fire the ****ing lot of them.

"Tube drivers on the Piccadilly line are to strike on Christmas Eve
and 5 January in a row over the demotion of a driver for passing red
signal lights."

"Aslef claims an appeal hearing for the demoted driver took place
without any union representation."

So you think it's okay for employees to deny workers their rights?

A few weeks pain as new non unionised drivers are trained will be
worth it in the long run IMO.

"A few weeks...." ROTFLMAO! Yeah, right.
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So you think it's okay for employees to deny workers their rights?

Thats their story. I believe it about as much as I believe that Santa
will be
landing on my roof next week. So far every union complaint in the last
few
years has turned out to be BS.

B2003

No Santa??????
Whats all that about?

Mal.

PS - Do you remember when LU and the Union went to ACAS and LU decided not
to accept the findings? Oh...and ...... Did you know that when they have
gone to ACAS the union has accepted every result?

"Boltar" wrote in message
ups.com...
So you think it's okay for employees to deny workers their rights?

Thats their story. I believe it about as much as I believe that Santa
will be
landing on my roof next week. So far every union complaint in the last
few
years has turned out to be BS.

B2003

"Boltar" wrote in message
ups.com...
So you think it's okay for employees to deny workers their rights?

Thats their story. I believe it about as much as I believe that Santa
will be
landing on my roof next week. So far every union complaint in the last
few
years has turned out to be BS.



Even the ones where the employment tribunals agreed with the unions?

I've had enough of these arseholes. Why can't the goverment step in to
sort these militants out like they did with other industries and if
they won't play ball then just fire the ****ing lot of them.

"Tube drivers on the Piccadilly line are to strike on Christmas Eve
and 5 January in a row over the demotion of a driver for passing red
signal lights."

"Aslef claims an appeal hearing for the demoted driver took place
without any union representation."

So you think it's okay for employees to deny workers their rights?


Nick Cooper

So you think it's okay for drivers to pass red signals?

Marc.

In article , Mait001
writes
So you think it's okay for drivers to pass red signals?

No.

However, I don't think it's okay for drivers to be convicted in kangaroo
courts either.

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In article , Mait001
writes
So you think it's okay for drivers to pass red signals?

No.

However, I don't think it's okay for drivers to be convicted in kangaroo
courts either.

--
Clive D.W. Feather

I may be wrong, but surely the fact of having passed signals at red is not in
dispute - merely the "sentence" that ought to be imposed. That being so, your
reference to "convicted in kangaroo courts" is otiose.

Marc.