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Tube strikes on St Stephen's day

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  1. Deleted 1

    Deleted 1 Well-Known Member Forum Moderator

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    I have no real problem with workers taking induistrial action where there's a genuine reasion but the thrid consectutive tube strike on St Stephen's day seems to be a bit excessive. Clearly the workers are now deciding they just cannot be arsed to go in. The amount of money they get paid already they have a cheek asking for that level of overtime and it's going to bugger up a lot of people's days..
     
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  2. Ciaran

    Ciaran Going for 55

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    What are they on and what are their bosses on?
     
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    Dunno what their bosses are on but I heard the drivers are on about 45 k a year, maybe a bit more
     
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  4. gas

    gas ACCOUNT DELETED Forum Moderator

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    ****ing socialist scum, always want a good salary, a half tidy pension and employment rights.


    ****s <grr>
     
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  5. RAVENBLACK

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    orft with their heads.
     
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    That's Boxing Day in Britain you paddy bastards.

    Better they have a strike than a riot, or try and blow **** up.
     
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  7. Archers Road

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    We don't call it st Stephen's day in London. It's Boxing Day.

    Bob Crowe is a **** though, on any day of the year.
     
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  8. LEROY FER 10

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    They are on around 40k a year. Their Terms and conditions are among the best on offer. Fair enough about bosses but at the end of the day they are still public sector workers. Overtime has now pretty much been banned across the piece - well i know it has for me anyway <steam>

    Two other things -1) yes this is a self indulgent "those ****s should have to get the same cuts that i'm subject to" post and 2) i called it St Stephens day to see if anyone reacted - thanks guys <cheers>
     
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    St Stephens day?

    Quite a gay name.
     
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  11. Erik

    Erik Well-Known Member

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    Why does ST get a Stephen's Day and not ER?
     
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    Null Well-Known Member Forum Moderator

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    How does Good King Wenceslas like his pizza...


    Deep and Crisp and Even
     
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  13. Toby

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    TFL is part privatised, so they don't technically work for the state, do they?

    Even so, it'd be a pretty ****ty job and you have to be on the ball, with the added risk of ****s jumping under your train any morning.

    They deserve their cash <ok>
     
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  14. LEROY FER 10

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    Don`t do it Toby.........It would be just like you to hold everyone up on Boxing day


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  15. Mick

    Mick Probably won't answer PMs Staff Member

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    Sack them all and automate the Tube to be driverless, like the Paris Metro. It's going to happen eventually, might as well do it now.
     
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    <applause> <applause>

    Fucking arseholes. Is it not the 3rd year running the ****s have done it too.

    Hope the Grinch visits every ****ing last one of the striking ****s.
     
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  17. Null

    Null Well-Known Member Forum Moderator

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    Is the DLR not driverless?
     
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    It is indeed. They were talking about putting a dummy in to make people feel more at ease but then realised that would end up quadrupling the IQ level on most of the journeys.
     
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    Anyone that goes on strike at Xmas should be summarily executed.

    St Stephen Day ffs man. It's Boxing Day. You ****y Morris Dancers always have to turn everything into a gayfest.
     
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  20. monacoger

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    Interesting fact of the day, the tower in which Big Ben is in, used to be called St. Stephen's Tower, or at least Victorian journalists called it that. Oh yes, everyday is a school day.
     
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