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Why do we not get the whole story in the Newspapers.

Posted by Jimmy on June 24, 2022, 16:02:49

Just take a minute to read the post below, from a Rail Worker,who tells their side of the story.

Three years ago we accepted a 0% pay rise, two years ago we accepted a 0% pay rise. But this year they came to us with a 0% pay rise plus over 2500 redundancies, changes to terms and conditions. An increase from 28 weeks of nights to 39 weeks of nights. An increase from 32 weekends worked to 39 weekends worked. Currently, for a night shift we get time and a quarter, for a weekend turn we get time and a half. They wish to cut both of these to time and a tenth. So that’s a 15% pay cut on every night shift and a 40% pay cut on every weekend turn. But they want us to work more of them. This is their modernisation they talk about. Not technology, we embrace technology and have seen more and more of it in recent years. They also wish to fire and re-hire the operative grades and bring them back under a new job title but on £9000 a year less. They also want them to use their own vehicles to get to work sites, this when fuel is at its highest. They will also be pooled when currently they are part of the team. The press are painting this to be about pay above all else. It is not. But now we’ve said sod them we are going to demand better. I wish everyone could see past the government-controlled media smear.

Re: Why do we not get the whole story in the Newspapers.

Posted by Maureen johnston on June 24, 2022, 16:09:25, in reply to "Why do we not get the whole story in the Newspapers."

Good to read your side of the story 👍

Re: Why do we not get the whole story in the Newspapers.

Posted by John Niven on June 24, 2022, 16:40:10, in reply to "Re: Why do we not get the whole story in the Newspapers."

I’m afraid it’s nothing new with the press, every dispute I have ever been involved with the press only give one side. I remember McNulty’s they were quoting our wages based on 7, 12 hour shifts and not 38 hours, then It’s greedy oil rig workers. I would like to have worked 38 hours in a nice warm office like these reporters, however, I would have been paid off and never invited to work there again. I am using the train regularly at the moment for work travelling from Kent, but good luck to your workforce. Nobody wants to strike, but at times you must.

Re: Why do we not get the whole story in the Newspapers.

Posted by John Shearer on June 24, 2022, 17:52:00, in reply to "Re: Why do we not get the whole story in the Newspapers."

Thanks Jimmy for the other side f the story. Good Luck.

But is it true??

Posted by Mac Cummings on June 24, 2022, 18:22:51, in reply to "Why do we not get the whole story in the Newspapers."

I have no way of knowing whether this is true or untrue!
But it is appearing all over the net and looks like someone is professionally, robitically, syndicating it which makes me suspicious.
As a "for example" is has appeared on Salmonfishingforum.....housepricecrash.....BMW bimmerpost.....etc
It has even appeared on the Guardian site which increases the level of my eyebrows!

Re: But is it true??

Posted by Sheila on June 24, 2022, 18:47:37, in reply to "But is it true??"

I have only commented in the past about the train drivers and mentioning their salary which is very good. I didn’t ask how many shift the do before they then have 4 days off, before the next shifts.

Re: But is it true??

Posted by Brian on June 24, 2022, 20:54:47, in reply to "Re: But is it true??"

A select few as myself and Sheila both said make driver money, the domestics,the cleaners, ticketing staff aren't on large wages at all. Government seem quite happy for the train companies to make over £500million profit during the pandemic, when supposedly 'everyone' was struggling so the rail subsidies and anything else they were claiming were landing in some overseas owners wallet. So now they are back up to capacity I wonder what they are making now.