Good Morning Awimb.

[Burney]

I was reading today they were arguing that 80 positions are unfilled for station staff.

Where does one apply? they can't.

It's a closed shop, so you can't, no.

Thing is with unions in this country is that they all eventually get greedy and kill the goose that lays the golden eggs. It'll happen with the RMT sooner or later, at which point several million commuters will laugh their heads off.

[Ash]

Thing is, they know they can't actually push it that hard. If they do, they would give LU nothing to lose and create the public will for the introduction of driverless trains (which should have happened years ago) and that would be the end of their nice, cushy, wildly overpaid little gig.

This dispute isn't about drivers pay, though, it's about numbers of station staff.

Not sure how Mr Khan thought he was going to get both zero strike days and no fare increases.

[Pat Vegas]

This dispute isn't about drivers pay, though, it's about numbers of station staff.

Not sure how Mr Khan thought he was going to get both zero strike days and no fare increases.

My weekly travel is now £1 more expensive a week.
I am not sure how this is happening.

[Burney]

This dispute isn't about drivers pay, though, it's about numbers of station staff.

Not sure how Mr Khan thought he was going to get both zero strike days and no fare increases.

The premises for their strikes are invariably irrelevant. They'll always find a reason simply in order to flex their muscles and remind everyone who's boss. The point is that the whole thing needs to be broken and started again with workers being paid sensible amounts, with sane levels of holiday and benefits. There is no more disgraceful example of what happens when unions are afforded too much power and control than the London Underground. They single-handedly demonstrate everything bad about the union movement in the modern world.