Rail strike, RMT & Mick Lynch appreciation

[pjm]

Named his hero as James Connolly. The man can do no wrong! 

With  his surname he obviously has Irish ancestry.

Edit : parents Irish

Mother from Crossmaglen and father from Cork! No wonder he's the way he is round the Brits 

Planning a trip to Turners Cross in August for City v "whatever Limerick are called now, Treaty United or something"

[charlieTully]

Expect the IRA sympathiser rethoric from the Murdock press very shortly

[Snapchap]

Named his hero as James Connolly. The man can do no wrong! 

With  his surname he obviously has Irish ancestry.

Edit : parents Irish

Mother from Crossmaglen and father from Cork! No wonder he's the way he is round the Brits 

True. Despite the Cork connections.

[RedHand88]

https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/rail-strike-27-july-network-trains-b2122302.html?amp

Rejecting a 4% pay rise backdated to January may cost them alot of support...

[johnnycool]

https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/rail-strike-27-july-network-trains-b2122302.html?amp

Rejecting a 4% pay rise backdated to January may cost them alot of support...

With inflation hitting 10%, why would they?

[RedHand88]

https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/rail-strike-27-july-network-trains-b2122302.html?amp

Rejecting a 4% pay rise backdated to January may cost them alot of support...

With inflation hitting 10%, why would they?

How many people get anywhere close to a 10% payrise this year?

[Milltown Row2]

https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/rail-strike-27-july-network-trains-b2122302.html?amp

Rejecting a 4% pay rise backdated to January may cost them alot of support...

With inflation hitting 10%, why would they?

How many people get anywhere close to a 10% payrise this year?

Medical sales people

[imtommygunn]

When was the last time they got a pay rise though? Is this not a cumulative thing?(could be wrong but thought it was?)

[RedHand88]

Doctors are going to ask for 30% rise over 5 years to combat inflation since 2008. Will they get the same sympathy?

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/society/2022/jul/15/nhs-doctors-strike-is-inevitable-says-new-bma-chair

[imtommygunn]

Doctors have been getting effective pay decreases for years. It turns a lot of them to private. Not as lucrative as some would have you believe.

[RedHand88]

https://www.google.com/amp/s/news.sky.com/story/amp/labour-frontbencher-sam-tarry-sacked-after-appearing-on-picket-line-during-rail-strike-12660158

[Hereiam]

The bin men of Mid Ulster council are currently on a 4 week strike which started this week.
The council have just started using the new fleet of the new fancy side lifting lorries so only one man is needed to do the job instead of the 2.
The driver doesn't have to get out of the lorry and there is no manual labour whatsoever, the job has been made easier and they are looking more money.

[markl121]

The bin men of Mid Ulster council are currently on a 4 week strike which started this week.
The council have just started using the new fleet of the new fancy side lifting lorries so only one man is needed to do the job instead of the 2.
The driver doesn't have to get out of the lorry and there is no manual labour whatsoever, the job has been made easier and they are looking more money.

Maybe the bin lorry won't leave the f**king bin in the middle of the road every week now

[Main Street]

https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/rail-strike-27-july-network-trains-b2122302.html?amp

Rejecting a 4% pay rise backdated to January may cost them alot of support...

Lose support of a lot of which people and what exactly are you basing that on?
I do accept that supposed neutrals such as  BBC are overly focused on the negative side effects of rail disruptions, applying responsibility for such effects onto Mad Mike  and not onto the various rail bosses and the various tory warts and tumors  who refuse to negotiate a deal with the Unions.
I should add the Labour party are about as effective as a fleabag.

[imtommygunn]

The media just focus on the negative from employee perspective . All these private firms just want profit growth year on year and aren't prepared to put any profit back into employees. You then get two arguments against the employees - prices will need to go up to cover the pay rises and pay rises will actually increase inflation. People seem to fall for these but they are both bullshit. Less profit, but still significant profit, would pay for it and a pay rise to cover inflation will not bring up inflation!

The whole thing is exactly how tories, and parties of their ilk, want to run the place.

I hope Starmer goes tbh. One of the worst governments in history- definitely the most corrupt- and still making no headway.

I don't know why anyone would want to be part of the "union" with these c**ts - nationalist or unionist.