Thread: Southern rail strike talks to be held on second day of commuter misery
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Old 23-12-2016, 11:07   #45
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Re: Southern rail strike talks to be held on second day of commuter misery
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Originally Posted by TheDaddy View Post
How is it not about the government when you have a senior civil servant picking a fight with the union and threatening to destroy them and kick anyone out of 'his' industry who won't just roll over and be rode roughshod over
What a strange thing to say.

As I said, the dispute is about the RMT's refusal to accept Southern's requirement that drivers on trains should be responsible for closing the doors before departure. That is a normal employer/employee issue and nothing to do with the Government.

What is the Government's responsibility is making sure that the contracts it has awarded for the provision of services work satisfactorily. It was self evident many months ago that it wasn't, and so the Government should have taken action against the company before now.

I find it difficult to understand why you are supporting the union in this dispute. It's a strike over nothing and will achieve nothing. They really want a fight with the Government. If it comes to that, they will lose, but they don't have the sense to realise that.
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