Re: Not enough drivers and guards?

[Marvin The Martian <choochoo72@spin.net.au>]

Typical cityrail, it isn't as though NYE has snuck up on them, if they were
smart they would have been planning this a long time ago. I am rostered off and
not available due to changing from pm's to am's. If they tried to force me to
work I would not be coming in either, they do us no favours so why should we do
them any?

David Johnson wrote:

> State Rail seem worried that there will not be enough drivers and guards to
> run New Years Eve services.
>
> Drivers who have "Signed for their days", meaning they have requested their
> rostered days off are kept off, have been rostered to work anyway, without
> notification.  Many of these people will not be coming in - They will go
> sick if that is what it takes.
>
> Train crew who are rostered to work very late on New Years Eve have been
> shafted.  The double time and a half payment only goes up until midnight,
> then reverting to normal time and a half.
>
> Train crew who are rostered to work very early New Years Eve get double time
> and a half for the entire shift, but do not have to put up with any of the
> crowds.
>
> I have been on very early morning shift for the last week, finishing at
> 13:00 today.  My next turn of duty is 21:00 New Years Eve.  My body clock is
> still in morning shift mode, but I have been rostered to go from the
> earliest sign on one day, to the latest sign on the next day without any
> break in between.
>
> --
> David Johnson
> trainman@ozemail.com.au
> http://www.ozemail.com.au/~trainman/
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