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Yes there is operated by a T key 1730723124 220/221 were altered to work this way some years ago to assist with the trolleys going through the train

Ok, was just a general response to increasing strikes quoted, it is over 30 years since I had last been on strike.

You forget that before this issue it was 30 years since drivers had been on strike

Expect it to be 5 then 4.75 then 4.5 to make it fully back dated

Unfortunately 114 out of traffic at Tyne Yard due to damage sustained by fatality on Friday at Chester le street (severe wheel flats) I believe

Let’s not sell ourselves short, RMT got 5% for 2022 when inflation was in double figures, that should be at least the place to start.

The route is sometimes used during engineering work, think only Leeds drivers sign that way.

As has been said many times that’s all it would take along with t&c’s left alone with talks at company level to agree any changes.

Daily sheets are prepared with drv turns cancelled, with drvs allocated to man the planned strike day service (all within rostering agreements eg driver could be on a 5hr turn cancelled, becomes daily spare available to be marked to a turn upto 10 hrs).

Might be splitting hairs but RMT offered 5% ASLEF offered 4% if I remember correctly

As MW has stated, if they put the offer out to the members and it was rejected they would come back with 4.01%, that needs put to members and so on. Take it as read that with the numbers returned in ballots drvs would not accept the offer.

See post#26 1707939687 Believe it was also part of LNER ballot returned end of November

Don’t worry about it pretty sure ASLEF will have made sure this is ok by running it by our solicitors.

ASLEF are within their rights to react to the company using MSL, they have given the required notice for the extra days strikes. It is still about pay and t&c’s.

ASLEF open to talks but have been ignored by RDG/DFT/Tories who want the dispute to rumble on

Result of the poor industrial relations with plenty of XC drivers not working their days off. Pre the end of last RDW agreement Nov 20 don’t think this poor availability would have happened. After over 18 months in dispute and no pay increase in nearly 5 years it’s not surprising that any good...

Had this exact thing happen about 10 years ago. Turned set at Newcastle (Glasgow bound) next day asked by DTM who authorised me to do it. He said control had checked weather forecast and no sign of rain told him couldn’t see out for dead flies. Not just there in case of rain.

XC

Like the unions have done in Scotland and Wales, some t&c’s”s have changed by agreement not a wholesale firestorm 1700677777 Companies house records my MD got over 40k pay rise last year

Yes, I congratulated him on twitter and said I would buy him a pint if I ever met him