Recent content by airwolf21

Not really. I voted no.

So clarifying what will happen to us if we don't show up for a Sunday shift isn't in the unions interest? I'd have to disagree as the RMT were the ones who put us into committed Sunday's years ago after a barbecue Sunday. We were then offered a bigger pay award and extra pay on Sunday hours if...

I agree but I'd like the unions to do some proper legal research and get a cast iron opinion on it. Would be interesting...

I do wonder about the legality of committed Sunday's in general anyway. Sunday is not part of the working week yet we are forced to work a set number. Yet some drivers/guards don't have to work any Sunday's due to a years old agreement. I have heard of several staff in Bristol who aren't turning...

You always do seem to knock Wrexham, I would be interested to learn more about your top priority of redoubling Gowerton village population 9K giving the village 95 extra trains a week, whereas Wrexham town population alone over 45K is less important in having any extra services,current one an...

Not to be picky but any permitted is supposed to be the most direct/reasonable route as laid down in the fares manual. I can't imagine any of our guys picking you up on this apart from one or two....:evil:

ernie, that was me on wales online. ATW have been briefing staff via the Team brief session held every few months on this. It seems network rail have made a very nice return on selling off the spare bandwith for not only mobile internet but for calls as well. ERTMS is years away for south wales...

as i understand a protest has been made but it isnt expected to get very far.... No problems with btranch meetings, im at every one possible. Yep someone was going to stand, he had filled out the necessary forms and was on afternoons the day of the meeting so his intention was to submit it to...

If an election was done in an undemocratic way you have recourse, however in my union days, there was little interest in meetings except by a hard core,if there was a show of hands in favour,some must have thought the rep was OK I find members unaware of an election, not always the Unions...

Not strictly true, as per my last post, the meeting in cardiff was scrapped after 10 mins with the chairman saying he didnt know how long the room had been booked for. Nor is it being scrutinised as our RO is on holiday and not back till monday. People have no faith in RMT because of the fact...

Yeah the CC sec who hardly ever works a train, has a nice office on the 4th floor and who has barbecues with the land of leather management.... I liked the union meeting we had the other week, adjourned after 15 mins as they didnt know how long they had the room booked for! No info or memos...

I meant in this instance where reasonable suspicion has occured whereby i believe theft/fraud has taken place by means of fare evasion.

Who said i was anti rmt? Just because i was critical of the strike action?

Dunno where you get that from, we have 650 odd drivers at the mo so 650 multiplied by 34 grand is 22million --- old post above --- --- new post below --- To be honest im shocked at some of the pro RMT comments on here. The last strike they did was a disaster from start to finish, the picket line...

sorry to correct you further. Cardiff mainline have two links. Link one do crewe/chester, vale of glamorgan, maesteg, ebbw vale, cheltenham. Link two is the same but instead of crewe/chester they do carmarthen/milford haven ATW conductor mainline