Recent content by rodders133

Actually, our reps get it in the neck. What is even more surprising is the fact that a few months ago, we had a union/staff meeting. All the aslef bigwigs came down and listened to the feeling of the drivers. It was made extremely clear to them that drivers did not want commited Sundays, and...

The whole thing is a farce. ASLEF should be investigated. This whole thing is corrupt. Aslef are going to lose a lot of drivers here. The improved offer is a joke. How aslef had the audacity to call off action is beyond me. ASLEF would happily take this deal, and they have recommended it...

There was no chance of the strike weakening. The strike being called off is a good thing in the sense that the strike will not go ahead, which is what everyone wants. However, the strike was never going to go ahead. Like I said, there is no way ATW would have allowed this strike to go ahead...

Yes, true. I did think that maybe the media put their own bias across. If thats the case, maybe aslef shouldnt talk to the press at all, unless they can be assured they will put both arguments across. The press would soon change their tune I think if they are not getting a story due to their...

The thing is, aslef has handled this whole thing terribly. There is ATW on one side giving great spin with the 12% malarky.... `we cant offer any more` etc. Aslef know full well their members are more than willing to take considerably less, but to keep conditions, so why arent they going into...

Aslef are a complete joke. ATW must be laughing all the way to the bank. Seriously, the strikes and o/t ban has been called off because.......... wait for it......... They have agreed to talk on Monday. This was the one. People on the thread who say yeah but the punters are sorted now, I...

Unfortunately, I agree with you. If the dispute went on for another few weeks, and ATW re-offered the original offer of time and a quarter I think it would be close, as people are getting tired of it and just want it to end. Also, it has been going on for so long now that the back payment...

Aslef would love to accept that deal if they could get away with it. There have been Union/staff meetings relatively recently. They got heated to say the least, but the main point the staff were getting across to the union is there is no way they should ever accept anything on our behalf where...

The reason the company is so desperate for Sundays to be committed is understandable from a business point of view. At the moment, ATW see the voluntary Sundays as a very powerful weapon held by traincrew, and it is a powerful weapon. However it is the only weapon left. I hate using the word...

find it hard to understand why a strike over 12% salary rise (and I accept conditions are attached) has little sympathy Like I stated on the other thread. This is not a pay rise. The pay rise is 3.7%. The different amounts that add up to the 12% are not pay rises. ATW wish to purchase...

Lets try and put the whole thing a different way.... This 12% figure is made up of different smaller figures, which are offers to buy certain conditions. They are not figures for a `pay rise`. The company wish to purchase something. This something the company wish to purchase is not for...

It really is so dependant like you say on certain factors, like class of train, railhead conditions etc. A bit of advice though. Do some thorough research before deciding on a station. Make sure it has a long platform, there are no signals that would regurlarly check down trains stopping...

I`m not 100% sure about this time round, but in the past, ATW have put replacement buses on where possible on a Sunday. They dont do it for other days of the week where there is industrial action, because basically, they dont have to. Services cancelled on Sundays due to lack of drivers is not...

Let's say I run a company producing 1000 widgets per year, each one costing £100, with a revenue of 100,000. After other costs I can employ 3 people, with a wage bill of £60k. Nice, but lets say your revenue is 200k+ per year, with a wage bill of £30k? are you going to take it to a ballot...

You have quoted me out of context. You missed out my second sentance which should really have cleared things up. 1) The people who have season tickets and the like, bought those from ATW, not the drivers. ATW train drivers are not a charitable organisation, they work for their employer...