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    Aslef strikes and OT ban called…

    Politics in a nutshell.
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    Possible Movement in RMT Dispute.

    Basically the government have wasted millions of taxpayers money dragging this out when they could have made this offer right at the start.
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    No Strikes on Scotrail / Transport for Wales

    Exactly. Without changes to T&C’s this all could have been done and dusted. Would have been cheaper for the taxpayer also. Government belligerence has dragged this out.
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    Antisocial behaviour on trains

    Listening to stuff on public transport without earphones should be illegal. Life imprisonment.
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    Aslef strike around Tory conference dates

    The percentage of 5+4 with no strings and this ends tomorrow. It is what management at some TOCs have had so only fair.
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    The ethics of train strikes

    Is it ethical for management to get a pay rise with no change to terms and conditions but not give the same to the rest of the staff?
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    UK announces £680m for new high-speed electric railway in Turkey

    It’s how the electorate will look upon it. Government preaching poverty but able to underwrite this for Turkey.
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    UK announces £680m for new high-speed electric railway in Turkey

    How many times over would £680 million solve the industrial disuptes?
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    Ongoing ASLEF overtime bans

    Who from Dft authorised management at GTR to get a pay rise?
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    Is 2 days off a week an unacceptable aspiration in the modern railway or otherwise world ?

    Personally, I would love 4 on 4 off. Twelve days off for four days leave.
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    Formal offer to ASLEF by RDG

    Correct, not since 2019 at some TOCs.
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    Formal offer to ASLEF by RDG

    They could end the dispute tomorrow at that percentage or thereabouts with no strings attached.
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    So who are these 'faceless' decision makers at the DfT and why are they not held accountable to the public?

    Not just limited to the DFT, the whole of the civil service is full of incompetent cretins wasting money and creating bureaucracy to justify their own jobs.
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    RMT TOC strike action called off

    The usual copy and paste text.
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    Commuting 'not coming back': Harper

    Friday always seemed a quiet day pre pandemic.
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    Should train driving be a graduate profession?

    In a word, no. What degree would be appropriate? Just because someone is book smart doesn’t mean they can necessarily drive a train.
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    What is "the vicinity of the driving cab"?

    Out of earshot of the GSMR ringing or contact signaller message coming through I’d say.
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    RMT announces further strike action for TOCs & overtime ban for Network Rail

    Expect people to just roll over and have their terms and conditions attacked, is that what you do? Anti strike sentiment seems to be born out of people who haven’t got the backbone to stick up for themselves.
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    RMT announces further strike action for TOCs & overtime ban for Network Rail

    Yeah. Can’t be calling for pay restraint and hitting terms and conditions whilst accepting unconditional pay rises yourself. If you think that is acceptable then you are a mug.
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    RMT announces further strike action for TOCs & overtime ban for Network Rail

    MPs had an unconditional pay award.

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