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Whats nonsense?

But the vast majority of drivers in the industry are in Aslef. They may not be perfect but surely the pros outweigh the cons ? By not being in Aslef, you have no representation, no voice, are vulnerable to the whim of employers. The non-union drivers and companies are aiding the casualisation of...

No ,im wondering why they are all non union when the rest of the railway are. I.E. why they are in that position? I mean could it happen on GB, DBC, FL , DRS or a passenger TOC Half the drivers on strike and the other half working flat out to work the strikers trains.

So the freight drivers are non union and have to do as they are told, even if that means strike breaking? Why is that then?

Is that the guys in the same uniform that filled their boots doing IM work whilst the IM guys were taking industrial action ?

I know , it wasn't the union that started the trouble

No, most of the managers that started it are still there (bar one who Ive heard has gone to GBRF via a short stay at FLHH)

Have these guys had to battle (like the IM guys have had to) to maintain their conditions?

Wernt the Dunbar drivers TUPED in from FLHH?

Ah the IM drivers.. I know some of them and heard what they've been through They have stuck together through everything that has been thrown at them A fine body of men, wouldn't you agree?

And have the TUPEd in guys managed to keep there old conditions?

I wasn't the one who mentioned cowboys..I know a few Colas drivers...in fact one group of drivers there are far from cowboys..

They have had a number of drivers leave from both the freight side and the test train side to go to the mainstream FOCs and in some cases TOCs.

To be clear I was referring to the freight side at Colas only, not other FOCs or the machine guys at Colas.

t Those that are able to of course... On the freight side many are already in the last chance saloon..