Brimstone wrote:
"Boltar" wrote in message
ups.com...

ah...this is obviously some strange usage of the word 'funny' that
I
wasn't
previously aware of.

Sounds like you're not aware off any usage of the word. The song is
amusing and
right on the money.


It was as funny as blaming doctors and nurse for the state of the NHS
or
shop assistants for the state of the retailer they happen to work for
or any
other frontline employee for the state of the company or organisation
they
are employed by.

Yes it really isn't fault of the staff when they are on strike is it?

Chris! wrote:
Brimstone wrote:
"Boltar" wrote in message
ups.com...

ah...this is obviously some strange usage of the word 'funny' that
I wasn't previously aware of.

Sounds like you're not aware off any usage of the word. The song is
amusing and
right on the money.


It was as funny as blaming doctors and nurse for the state of the
NHS or shop assistants for the state of the retailer they happen to
work for or any other frontline employee for the state of the
company or organisation they are employed by.

Yes it really isn't fault of the staff when they are on strike is it?

It takes two to tango.

Brimstone wrote:
Chris! wrote:
Brimstone wrote:
"Boltar" wrote in message
ups.com...

ah...this is obviously some strange usage of the word 'funny'
that
I wasn't previously aware of.

Sounds like you're not aware off any usage of the word. The song
is
amusing and
right on the money.


It was as funny as blaming doctors and nurse for the state of the
NHS or shop assistants for the state of the retailer they happen
to
work for or any other frontline employee for the state of the
company or organisation they are employed by.

Yes it really isn't fault of the staff when they are on strike is
it?

It takes two to tango.

And only one to stop.

The only group of staff the song explicitly has a go at are the
drivers. It's the drivers who go on strike. It's the drivers who
cause many many hours of delays to people on strike days. etc.

So the drivers have directly caused the problem.

Doctors, nurses, etc. don't directly cause problems with the NHS

therefo Invalid comparison

Chris! wrote:
Brimstone wrote:
Chris! wrote:
Brimstone wrote:
"Boltar" wrote in message
ups.com...

ah...this is obviously some strange usage of the word 'funny'
that I wasn't previously aware of.

Sounds like you're not aware off any usage of the word. The song
is amusing and
right on the money.


It was as funny as blaming doctors and nurse for the state of the
NHS or shop assistants for the state of the retailer they happen to
work for or any other frontline employee for the state of the
company or organisation they are employed by.

Yes it really isn't fault of the staff when they are on strike is
it?

It takes two to tango.

And only one to stop.

The only group of staff the song explicitly has a go at are the
drivers. It's the drivers who go on strike. It's the drivers who
cause many many hours of delays to people on strike days. etc.

So the drivers have directly caused the problem.

Doctors, nurses, etc. don't directly cause problems with the NHS

therefo Invalid comparison

Why do people go on strike?

Brimstone wrote:
Why do people go on strike?

Not feeling confident / safe / strong enough to cross a picket line?

Or maybe because the RMT seems to be the most incompetent union. Other
unions (not just talking railways) seem to be able to negotiate the
reasonable things they want wheras the RMT seem to use strikes far too
often. Heck, next week two of the issues they are having a strike over
a

1. "...our members believe is the first step to exporting the
call-centre work overseas"

So they aren't striking over an actual issue just an opinion of
something which may become an issue in the future.

2. "The transport museum is being closed for refurbishment for 18
months, yet rather than redeploy the staff and use their talents
elsewhere in the organisation they are making them redundant."

They expect a whole musuem worth of staff to be found jobs within TFL?
Where does the sudden influx of jobs come from? Why should I, a
taxpayer, fund extra people to do something that didn't need doing
before.

Chris! wrote:
Brimstone wrote:
Why do people go on strike?

Not feeling confident / safe / strong enough to cross a picket line?

Or maybe because the RMT seems to be the most incompetent union.
Other unions (not just talking railways) seem to be able to negotiate
the reasonable things they want wheras the RMT seem to use strikes
far too often. Heck, next week two of the issues they are having a
strike over a

1. "...our members believe is the first step to exporting the
call-centre work overseas"

So they aren't striking over an actual issue just an opinion of
something which may become an issue in the future.

2. "The transport museum is being closed for refurbishment for 18
months, yet rather than redeploy the staff and use their talents
elsewhere in the organisation they are making them redundant."

They expect a whole musuem worth of staff to be found jobs within TFL?
Where does the sudden influx of jobs come from? Why should I, a
taxpayer, fund extra people to do something that didn't need doing
before.

How many people work at the museum and how many of them are being made
redundant?

Brimstone wrote:
Chris! wrote:
Brimstone wrote:
2. "The transport museum is being closed for refurbishment for 18
months, yet rather than redeploy the staff and use their talents
elsewhere in the organisation they are making them redundant."

They expect a whole musuem worth of staff to be found jobs within
TFL?
Where does the sudden influx of jobs come from? Why should I, a
taxpayer, fund extra people to do something that didn't need doing
before.

How many people work at the museum and how many of them are being
made
redundant?

The RMT ommits the important facts from its website... One assumes from
the quote that they are all being made redundant

"Brimstone" wrote in message
...

Why do people go on strike?

Because England are playing a match tonight?

--
John Rowland - Spamtrapped
Transport Plans for the London Area, updated 2001
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Acro...69/tpftla.html
A man's vehicle is a symbol of his manhood.
That's why my vehicle's the Piccadilly Line -
It's the size of a county and it comes every two and a half minutes

And how much does a driver get paid a year, why don't you enlighten us.

Kevin

In message .com,
writes
And how much does a driver get paid a year, why don't you enlighten us.

Kevin

I don't know who you are responding to or asking as you haven't quoted
anything, but the answer to your question is c£35 a year now with the
latest pay rise - not exactly a state secret though.

Oh, talking about strikes (which the song in question alludes to). In 3
years on the Underground I can honestly say I've not been out on strike
once, and there have only been 2 one day affairs in all that time
anyway. Hardly 'always out on strike' really?
--
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You will find him in London's Docklands, E16, UK
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