Another Metro strike

There was one not long ago, i stayed at my mates at 4 lane ends and it made me an hour late for work

its gud to have a change like innit!!!

gonna be lookin for me own place soon like as well...was jus gonna rent privately but tbh - waste of money - may as well hold off for a bit n get me own place when right one comes up

tis gud to av a change

sometimes its needed mate. as they say a change is as good as a rest.

hopefully see u soon bud, when u've grown back out of ya beerboy ways

There striking to get there hours reduced from 37 1/2 to 36 1/2.

They should get rid of the mall and put in the barrier ticket systems like London underground.

When you can cause so much disruption it gives you a powerful position to strike. When the civil servants went on strike a few weeks ago,I don't think anyone even noticed!

Heeeya Mista!! Ya startin Like?!?!

Lol aye al be back out maybe for quality but def for promise @ end of month

very true...

as for going on strike to get hours reduced from what is already LESS than a standard 39hr week anyway....fools...i stand by my previous comment..sack the lot of em!!!

well...a WHOOOOOOLE hour.

To be fair though the provide a good service and they work just as hard as anybody else does! If its just an hour, give them what they want!!

Pain in the arse tho, lucky for me im off this monday....altho its not really lucky cos i gotta go into hospital!

so jus cos they work as hard as anyone else (debatable for a start!) they should give into them and let them win?

na - no chance - they shouldnt back down at all to their demands.............

Re: Another Metro strike

Strike =£££ for me

Thing is though, they *don't* really provide a good service half the time! I use the metro each day to get from my house (Forest Hall - my stop is Benton) to Haymarket for work. Plenty of times I've just missed a metro at around half 8 and there hasn't been another one due for 15 minutes, which ends up making me late.

And the strikes. From what I can gather, they already have better pay and better hours than I do, and I'm not striking - I just get on with it because my job needs to be done!

I don't see why I (and everyone else) should have to go out of their way just because a bunch of fuckwits can't get on with their job!

(I have issues with the Metro.............. )

i'm glad u said that altho u cud turn ur views into anger & get it all off ya chst in the anger streed thread thingy jiggy wiggy!!!

I wouldn't mind them striking if they really got paid a crap wage, but when train drivers start getting paid more than nurses/teachers and people who really deserve the extra money.

It takes the piss a bit when all they have to do is push a couple of buttons here and there. True its a probably boring job but then, as someone said earlier, why do it in the first place?

Never thought of that!

The only time I actually like the Metro is when I have to use the bus.

Fairs will be raised or money from the coucil tax will be used to pay for it. It's actually 35 1/2 hours they are striking for.

They should be ashamed of themselves, I hope METRO don't fold.

But if you give in to people that easily,who's to say in a years time they'll start threatining to strike for more benefits

Looks like there the first to jump on the fact that we can expect European working conditions. Our site in France only work 32 hours a week and gets 37 holidays plus bank holidays.

We work about 39 and get the European minimum holidays about 15+ less.

Added to the fact to make them redundant they get a years salary

It's cos of an EU directive, most places in europe only have a 35hr working week.

aye but why did you miss the metro in the first place? you were late lol. i love when people come up with excuses for things - well funny

Perhaps the Metro was early?