FGW Olympic strike action?

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Not quite flat rate - apparently the amounts being paid are less the further west you go.

[vacman]

Is a joke, is a shame the ballot didnt go ahead as most staff were going to vote a big fat NO to industrial action as most, like myself, think that the RMT^▸ (National Union of Rail, Maritime & Transport Workers) are well off the mark here and are just greedy............. oh, isn't that what they're always accusing the TOC^▸ (Train Operating Company)'s of? 

[6 OF 2 redundant adjunct of unimatrix 01]

And when ticket offices start closing to cut cost the rmt WILL be part to blame! Unions are a good thing they are needed they help ensure a fair working environment they should not be used as a platform for personal wealth and fame, this is nothing but pure greed and as already stated above the vast majority of front line staff are not in favour of this latest ballet !

[EBrown]

^300 Paddington to Slough
^150 Burnham to Reading
^100 All others

75% premium for all on board staff working on additional overnight services (as do additional station staff).

50% premium for Paddington & Ealing Broadway Sunday working.

[JayMac]

... the vast majority of front line staff are not in favour of this latest ballet !

I don't think Bob Crow has any plans to bring that sort of culture to the rank and file RMT^▸ (National Union of Rail, Maritime & Transport Workers) members. I think it's a bit too elitist for his tastes. He certainly couldn't be the premier danseur noble. Imagine him in a leotard and tights...... <shiver> 

 

[6 OF 2 redundant adjunct of unimatrix 01]

Spelling never was my strong point, but actually I can imagine the prat wearing one

[JayMac]

Spelling never was my strong point

That's OK relex. You gave me a good laugh. Problem is I can't get the image of Commie Bob in a tutu out of my head..... 

[JayMac]

^300 Paddington to Slough
^150 Burnham to Reading
^100 All others

75% premium for all on board staff working on additional overnight services (as do additional station staff).

50% premium for Paddington & Ealing Broadway Sunday working.

Thank-you for those figures Ebrown. Interesting to note that neither TSSA^» (Transport Salaried Staffs' Association - about) or ASLEF^» (Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen - about) have been quite so millitant as RMT^▸ (National Union of Rail, Maritime & Transport Workers). Or did they just quietly work out an agreement with FGW^▸ (First Great Western) for additional payments only for staff directly affected by the Olympics^?


Any FGW staffers in the west who are feeling a bit guilty about getting the hundred sovs.....

I'm a bit short at the moment. 

Or better than giving it to someone who will just waste it on feeding his rail travel habit why not donate some or all of it to charity? It'll give you a warm glow inside and, if you believe in such things, get you in the good books of your deity of choice. FGWs current chosen charities are, I believe, Save the Children and Railway Children.

[devonian]

So where does this money come from?

Why did FGW^▸ (First Great Western) back down so easily?

According to someone on the rails, this has been a long time coming with money from the Olympic Commission given to TOCs^▸ (Train Operating Company) ages ago. Sickening all the same. Just as bad as the profiteering of hoteliers etc.

Doesn't make thr RMT^▸ (National Union of Rail, Maritime & Transport Workers) or TOCs look good in the eyes of Joe public.

[dog box]

The agreed olympic payments are payable to all FGW^▸ (First Great Western) staff regardless of which Trade Union they subscribe , by paying this payment fgw have ensured adequate staffing levels will be maintained in what is the main summer annual leave block period

[ChrisB]

Most workers would be proud to work for their company during the olympics to ensure the smoothoperation without needing to be bribed

[mjones]

As a former military commander pointed out on the BBC^» (British Broadcasting Corporation - home page) yesterday, the soldiers being brought in at short notice to plug the gap left by G4S won't be getting a bonus.

[ChrisB]

Quite.

[Super Guard]

The agreed olympic payments are payable to all FGW^▸ (First Great Western) staff regardless of which Trade Union they subscribe , by paying this payment fgw have ensured adequate staffing levels will be maintained in what is the main summer annual leave block period

Whether you agree or not with the fact there is an extra payment, I think the deal itself is a bit of joke and has raised a few eyebrows from staff i've spoken to.

I understand this tiered level of payment for Station staff, given the fact Reading-Pad will be in the thick of it every day.

However for example a TM^▸ (Train Manager, or Ticket Machine, or Temple Meads (Bristol), depending on context)/Customer Host who works from the West (Bristol/Exeter/Plymouth) to Pad will get ^100 whereas a TM based in London will in theory work the same job but in reverse and get ^300.

Be interested to see if London crews will manage to work their Sundays now which generally go uncovered...

vacman is right though - the number of people voting NO for Industrial action was huge, as many understand there are bigger arguments coming (DOO^▸ (Driver-Only Operation (that is, trains which operate without carrying a guard)) for example), that will require action and not a few extra coins for the Olympics.

[dog box]

As a former military commander pointed out on the BBC^» (British Broadcasting Corporation - home page) yesterday, the soldiers being brought in at short notice to plug the gap left by G4S won't be getting a bonus.

but they will probably end up getting free accomodaton and subsistence allowances, super guard is right there are much bigger arguments such as extention of DOOP on the horizon, with which the trade unions will need to deal robustly with any situation which presents itself