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posted on 23/6/23

comment by FieldsofAnfieldRd (U18971)
posted 12 minutes ago
Ginge

Drivers (ASLEF) haven’t had a pay rise for 4 years. Guards, station staff and cleaners (RMT) probably have. Can’t really call them greedy though
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Ah, got you.

The articles I mentioned a percentage of staff and if it's guards, station staff and cleaners who haven't then yes; they fully deserve a decent increase.

Can't the unions separate them out as an especially deserving class of worker>

It's never seemed right to me that across the board wage increases should be applied in any event. I certainly haven't practiced it in my career.

posted on 23/6/23

Ignore all that.

Anyone who hasn't had an increase in 4 years is a deserving case for addressing, but the point about splitting away those most harshly treated should apply

posted on 23/6/23

comment by Gingernuts (U2992)
posted 1 hour, 2 minutes ago
Ignore all that.

Anyone who hasn't had an increase in 4 years is a deserving case for addressing, but the point about splitting away those most harshly treated should apply
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You talk as if they are not being offered anything, they are, for last year and this one.

SO to say no pay rise in 4 years is wrong becuase they got one in 2019. So its 3 years and are being given one back dated for last year, so its 2 years. So in reality they got nothing over the "pandemic years" which is much the same as many sectors .

Its all spin and when you look at their wages over 10 years they have gone, on average, from low £40s to nearly £60k for train drivers.

https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/64AE/production/_125547752_rail_worker_salary_chart_v2-nc.png.webp

posted on 23/6/23

Must be awful to have been forced into that job and have no other options at all. Remember the halcyon days when you had a choice.

posted on 23/6/23

comment by Cinciwolf----Old Trafford record attendance...... (U11551)
posted 1 hour, 31 minutes ago
Must be awful to have been forced into that job and have no other options at all. Remember the halcyon days when you had a choice.
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Career days

“What do you want to do?”

posted on 23/6/23

"If you don't do your homework, you'll end up being a train driver"

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