posh boy Peter Percival was the person in the first of the pictures, not the crazy displayed in this thread. And he really was quite posh.
So Tube Strike anyone?
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posh boy Peter Percival was the person in the first of the pictures, not the crazy displayed in this thread. And he really was quite posh.
Actually I was laughing at the idea of a tube manager going for someone from the Evening Substandard, since it's invariably on their side.
But hey, don't let that get in the way of your slinging insults about, if that's what makes you feel better. After all, you've evidently nothing else to contribute.
hipipol
Peckham Wry
I bow to your elevated reasoning powers and obvious moral superiority
I am entirely wrong in thinking that vast numbers of posts on this thread are simply the outpourings of love held assumptions and prejudice - they are in fact closely reasoned agruments in no way driven by any outmoded political agenda
There you are - a non abusive mea culpa.
Feel better?
dennisr
the acceptable face
Streathamite
ideological dogmatist
yes, BUT an accredited specialist recommended it as being therapeutic.
BA - top work on those pix
Monkfish 2.0
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Er, can't be arsed.. isambard appears to be attempting to equate the miners in the 70s with tube drivers today. There's a few subtle differences
Like the Miners work in the dark underground in grubby conditions where as drivers....oh wait....
Monkfish 2.0
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Absolute twaddle. Drivers cant do overtime unless its forced upon them (i.e. They are running late and rather than being allowed to leave a train they take it to nearest stabling point like a depot or sidings). Drivers basic is around the £40000 mark give or take a few quid.
ASLEF drivers ran a few trains and crossed a few pickets, certainly were not sent home to go fishing.
Station staff are one of the weakest areas of the underground because if they dont come in managers just open the stations anyway so the strongest areas are drivers or signallers as if trains dont have drivers they dont move, if signals dont clear trains dont move, If tickets dont get sold barriers are left open.
Most drivers on the District are ASLEF however other lines like the Pic are majority RMT.
Monkfish 2.0
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Monkfish 2.0
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LUL did around 2002 I believe! One of the reasons I supported the strike. My workplace will be shutting and moving within the next few years and our managers have "agreed" everyone will follow their work however whats to stop them going back on that?
Its hard enough trying to get a promotion without people from tescos, B&Q and the forces being recruited into a very difficult job with a high failure rate and experienced and highly qualified staff like myself unable to get the jobs without facing redundancies too.
Monkfish 2.0
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June 15, 2009
Dear Colleague,
LUL CLAIM THEY RAN A GOOD SERVICE – WELL GUESS WHAT THEY DIDN’T
Here are some useful facts. Below is the actual number of trains run (bold) on all lines during the strike against the total each line would normally run.
On a normal day 522 trains are run across the combine. Taken as a percentage, and at mid peak times (0900 and 1800) the best 'service' they ran amounted to 28% on Thursday (0900). However, take away the Northern and Jubilee Lines the best 'service' they could run across the combine was 17% for Wednesday and 19% for Thursday.
Of course the 'service' they ran outside the Jubilee and Northern cannot really be called a service given it amounted to nonsense like Arnos Grove to Cockfosters or High Street Ken to Wimbledon. Even on the Victoria Line where they were desperate to get the whole line running on Thursday (and failed) they could only manage with considerable difficulty, Seven Sisters to Victoria with 10-15 minute headways and key stations like Oxford Circus, Warren St and King's Cross closed for long stretches.
Wednesday 10th June
Bakerloo: 10/32
Central: 12/76
Victoria: 10/37
Waterloo & City: 0/5
Jubilee: 20/50
Northern 46/91
Piccadilly: 3/78
Metropolitan: 12/47
Circle: 0/14
Hammersmith & City: 4/16
District: 14/77
Thursday 11 June
Bakerloo: 10/32
Central: 17/76
Victoria: 12/37
Waterloo & City: 0/5
Jubilee: 25/50
Northern 45/91
Piccadilly: 9/78
Metropolitan: 10/47
Circle: 0/14
Hammersmith & City: 4/16
District: 14/77
As you can see the strike caused massive disruption despite the attempts of the press to portray it otherwise, of course on one hand they were saying trains were running and on the other admitting that there was major disruption that was costing the capital millions of pounds. The truth is they ran a skeleton service at best -which no one used!
On another note I have received a letter of support and fraternal greetings from the General Secretary of the Underground Union in Buenos Aries, Argentina, stating threat they support us in our struggle against LUL.
It’s ironic that we get support from trade unionists across the globe but some of our sister trade unions in the underground are doing all they can to undermine the dispute. They will, of course be quite happy to benefit from any agreement we reach – sheer hypocrisy.
A meeting was held with your representatives at Unity house today and I will write to you again shortly.
Yours sincerely,
Bob Crow
General Secretary
Dear Colleague,
LUL CLAIM THEY RAN A GOOD SERVICE – WELL GUESS WHAT THEY DIDN’T
Here are some useful facts. Below is the actual number of trains run (bold) on all lines during the strike against the total each line would normally run.
On a normal day 522 trains are run across the combine. Taken as a percentage, and at mid peak times (0900 and 1800) the best 'service' they ran amounted to 28% on Thursday (0900). However, take away the Northern and Jubilee Lines the best 'service' they could run across the combine was 17% for Wednesday and 19% for Thursday.
Of course the 'service' they ran outside the Jubilee and Northern cannot really be called a service given it amounted to nonsense like Arnos Grove to Cockfosters or High Street Ken to Wimbledon. Even on the Victoria Line where they were desperate to get the whole line running on Thursday (and failed) they could only manage with considerable difficulty, Seven Sisters to Victoria with 10-15 minute headways and key stations like Oxford Circus, Warren St and King's Cross closed for long stretches.
Wednesday 10th June
Bakerloo: 10/32
Central: 12/76
Victoria: 10/37
Waterloo & City: 0/5
Jubilee: 20/50
Northern 46/91
Piccadilly: 3/78
Metropolitan: 12/47
Circle: 0/14
Hammersmith & City: 4/16
District: 14/77
Thursday 11 June
Bakerloo: 10/32
Central: 17/76
Victoria: 12/37
Waterloo & City: 0/5
Jubilee: 25/50
Northern 45/91
Piccadilly: 9/78
Metropolitan: 10/47
Circle: 0/14
Hammersmith & City: 4/16
District: 14/77
As you can see the strike caused massive disruption despite the attempts of the press to portray it otherwise, of course on one hand they were saying trains were running and on the other admitting that there was major disruption that was costing the capital millions of pounds. The truth is they ran a skeleton service at best -which no one used!
On another note I have received a letter of support and fraternal greetings from the General Secretary of the Underground Union in Buenos Aries, Argentina, stating threat they support us in our struggle against LUL.
It’s ironic that we get support from trade unionists across the globe but some of our sister trade unions in the underground are doing all they can to undermine the dispute. They will, of course be quite happy to benefit from any agreement we reach – sheer hypocrisy.
A meeting was held with your representatives at Unity house today and I will write to you again shortly.
Yours sincerely,
Bob Crow
General Secretary
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