Tube strikes anyone affected?

Had to sit on the bus for over an hour to get to Kings Cross station from Hackney yesterday, so only took me an extra 30 mins. Not too bad.

Our lass had her commute to Baker Street increased from the usual one hour to three hours this morning... to go from East to Central/West London... harsh!
 
pft.. couldn't get to college without being 45 mins late.. :/ and it even said picadilly was part suspended when it doesn't operate at ALL ffs.
 
Tomorrow morning, it'll be as if nothing happened.
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Not sure about that, I'd think that a lot of trains will be out of place and such, so it will probably not be quite so efficient in the morning.

Also, they will probably strike again soon, as I see nothing to the effect that any kind of discussion has resulted thus far due to the strikes.
 
Going on strike over pay is pathetic ... don't like it, then quit or negotiate a better deal ... just like the rest of us in the private sector do
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That's quite incorrect. Staff at Hewlett Packard and Fujitsu have all taken strike action to protest at wage freezes and compulsory redundancies - and been successful.

For example, we (Hewlett Packard on the DWP account) have just voted to to accept a pay deal worth 2.7% (avg) and 10% for those earning under £15k and a no redundancy guarantee until the end of this year - that successful conclusion followed three days strike action and two months work to rule. My pay rise actually equals 4% with and £160 additional lump sum.

Workers don't have to put up with carp employers as long as they have the courage and backbone to fight it. Quitting is the cowards way out.

With holding labour should be a sackable offence.
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Not having the right to withdraw labour is generally called slavery, but I'm sure the capitalists on here would love that.
 
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As I walk in ever day (Old Street - Monument) I wasn't affected, however I've never seen Bank or Finsbury Pavement so busy! Lots of bewildered City-types stumbling around everywhere as if they'd forgotten how to walk properly.
 
amigafan2003 said:
Not having the right to withdraw labour is generally called slavery, but I'm sure the capitalists on here would love that.
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I think you're confusing 'withdrawing labour' = 'going on strike' and 'withdrawing labour' = 'quitting'.

I don't think anyone's suggested you shouldn't be allowed to leave your job. If that were the case, then they needn't pay you either. That would be slavery.
 
amigafan2003 said:
For example, we (Hewlett Packard on the DWP account) have just voted to to accept a pay deal worth 2.7% (avg) and 10% for those earning under £15k and a no redundancy guarantee until the end of this year
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Well that's good that you managed to get a pay increase.
However, a no redundancy guarantee until the end of the year surely just means that people will be up for redundancy come the end of that period of time. At which point, what happens then? Do you strike again or just deal with it and accept the fact that you had X months notice where you were aware that you might be made redundant, thus giving you time to look for something else?

This is what seems to be the case with the Union and the Tube Strike. They are trying to stop redundancies that need to happen, because so many staff for ticket offices aren't needed anymore. They are trying to pull the safety card to get people to sympathize with them, despite the fact that TFL has stated there will be no reduction in the number of staff who are there monitoring safety throughout their stations.
 
Walked from Waterloo to Liverpool Street and roads were full of black cabs (mostly with only one passenger!). There seemed to be a lot more crazy cycling with a few people cycling on the pavement!
 
csmager said:
I think you're confusing 'withdrawing labour' = 'going on strike' and 'withdrawing labour' = 'quitting'.

I don't think anyone's suggested you shouldn't be allowed to leave your job. If that were the case, then they needn't pay you either. That would be slavery.
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That. In my country you will be more than welcome to with hold labour but don't expect to go back to a job the next day.
 
Swampyseifer said:
Still, I can see why they are striking, but alas it does nothing to bolster support from the great unwashed, especially those that are having a mare of a day because of it.
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Well I can see why they're striking too - I simply don't agree with it.

The oyster card has made some ticket offices redundant, TFL does need to cut costs and as more and more is automated then fewer staff will be required.
 
On a training course atm, trains to London were about 5% busier than normal. I dunno why everyone didn't just work from home tbh.
 
Bob Crow's pay this year is apparently £145,548. Hardly a "communist stroke socialist" as he likes to describe himself. Champagne socialist more like.
 
Really wish I could link to the Amateur Transplants - London Underground Song. Think I would get a bit of a holiday though if I did!

L0rdMike said:
Sack them all to be honest.
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+1.


If you don't like your job; quit. Simples.


And as for Bob Crow, he just infuriates me! If ever him or Shami Chakrabarti are on the TV it's just ARGHHHHHHHH.
 
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