They're bastards about the way they structure the 48 hours too.
Starts Tuesday night - so they have to start winding the service down before 8pm, when it starts. Then it takes ages to get the service back up to speed on Thursday night and isn't right again until Friday morning.

Still, If I had to be in a union it'd be the RMT. Have you seen the holiday they get?
(Set your faces to Stunned Bigly, Mon 3 Feb 2014, 10:39, 2 replies, latest was 12 years ago)

Devious shits.
They get their employer contributing more than 25% of their salary in to their pension each year as well. I can't think of many jobs that put that much in.
( Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Mon 3 Feb 2014, 10:42, Reply)

isn't it awful when workers at a successful company want to see the rewards paid out to them rather than shareholders.

(Bazongaloid, Mon 3 Feb 2014, 10:44, Reply)

The best way is to have employees owning shares, per the John Lewis model.

( Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Mon 3 Feb 2014, 10:45, Reply)

I agree with Battered here.

( Je suis un vagabond is an unfunny, up your own arse middle class knob, Mon 3 Feb 2014, 10:46, Reply)

When they use the customer as a bargaining chip it is, yes.
A bit like parents who use their kids when negotiating divorce settlements. It's nothing to do with them.
( Je suis un vagabond is an unfunny, up your own arse middle class knob, Mon 3 Feb 2014, 10:45, Reply)

What do you suggest they use instead?

( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Mon 3 Feb 2014, 10:46, Reply)

dog shit

(Set your faces to Stunned Bigly, Mon 3 Feb 2014, 10:48, Reply)

MORE PAY FOR WORKERS - OR WE'LL SMEAR DOG SHIT UNDER THE DOORHANDLES OF YOUR CAR!

( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Mon 3 Feb 2014, 10:49, Reply)

Ha!

( Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Mon 3 Feb 2014, 10:50, Reply)

Negotiation skill.
Strong-arming is the worst of all the conservative traits.

"I probably won't hurt this puppy" says Chancellor George Osbourne.
( Je suis un vagabond is an unfunny, up your own arse middle class knob, Mon 3 Feb 2014, 10:52, Reply)

Poor Battered never receives decent remuneration for whatever it is he does drunk on the sofa all day.
He's practically on the poverty line.
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Mon 3 Feb 2014, 10:46, Reply)

I think the point is that they are considerably better off
than most of the punters who get the train thus not engendering much sympathy.

Not me obv.
(Set your faces to Stunned Bigly, Mon 3 Feb 2014, 10:47, Reply)

Ah yes, race to the bottom politics.

( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Mon 3 Feb 2014, 10:50, Reply)

Sort of.

(Set your faces to Stunned Bigly, Mon 3 Feb 2014, 10:53, Reply)

The day tube drivers join us in the 1% club will be a bad day.

( Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Mon 3 Feb 2014, 10:51, Reply)