Bob Crow - More harm than good for his members?

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-12189442

A few quotes from the article.

Mayor of London Boris Johnson has raised the prospect of driverless trains as the future of the London Underground network.

The mayor has been in dispute with the RMT and TSSA unions over 800 jobs due to go in ticket offices.

Four strikes have been held with another minor strike due at 2100 GMT.
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Mr Johnson said: "When the Jubilee Line is complete there will be three lines in London which operate on an automated system.

"It is a fact that as we speak most of the Jubilee Line runs under automatic operation.

"The driving of the train is done by computer, rather than manually."

Mr Johnson said trains still needed one member of staff aboard, as on the Docklands Light Railway.
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Bob Crow, RMT general secretary, said: "Boris Johnson's comments show he has complete and utter contempt for the tens of thousands of staff who ensure safe transport for millions of Londoners every day of the week.

"It is clear he is planning to sack thousands of Tube drivers and that act of provocation will be met with fierce resistance.

"Suggesting that drunken bankers and grandees can drive Tube trains is a disgrace."

Mr Crow added: "Next week RMT will have a two day strike on DLR that will shut it entirely."
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Now is it just me or is Crow playing right into the arms of TfL.

TfL know that a strike can shut the tube so it is only reasonable to assume that they look at alternatives, such a driver less trains. Is it a case of Bob Crow ignoring the repercussion of his actions or the case that he is oblivious to them?
 
scorza said:
Sounds like Bob Crow has done more good than harm for his members then doesn't it.
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Short term maybe, but is is pretty obvious that a driver less Tube negates the disruption a strike can cause.

The simple fact is the technology exists to do away with drivers, Crow could do well to remember that.
 
scorza said:
Why? As you said the technology exists and has done for some time. If tube drivers were all on temporary contracts paying minimum wage they'd be more likely to have been replaced by the machines by now imo. It's a perverse incentive for employees, be compliant and lose out or fight your corner to the point of irrationality and win big. Not saying it's right but if I was a tube driver I'd make sure I joined the RMT.
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But as you know, any suggestion of change and modernisation makes union leaders froth at the mouth, champagne froth, but froth none the less.
 
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