Re: Guards and drivers Olympic payment

["Tezza" <tezza2000@dingoblue.net.au>]

"Peter Perkins" <peterp@ihug.com.au> wrote in message
> Who's responsible for that?

For which?


>Maybe it would be different if we had a Union?

Other than the Railworkers Traitors Bosses Union? Formerly known as Plainy's
Trustaccount Union.


> Some of us have refused to part with the "backpay" which is rightfully
ours.

How have you refused to "part" with it?


> Now we have been told that we will not be entitled to the next round of
pay
> rises.

By who? And what round is that?


> (Funny how 5% of voters for the latest agreement can decide to except it
on
> behalf of the other 95%!)
> I guess the final outcome will be decided in the courts if we can get
enough
> rank and file support for a challenge.

What challenge?

>
>
> "Tezza" <tezza2000@dingoblue.net.au> wrote in message
> > "David Johnson" <trainman@ozemail.com.au> wrote in message
> > > Tezza wrote:
> > > > "magilla gorilla" <choochoo72@mailcity.com> wrote in message
> > > > > Guards and drivers will not be getting the extra $5.50 for the
> > Olympics untill Late October. This is because the railway has to send a
bill
> to SOCOG who will then pay the workers
> > > >
> > > > The reason is because it's based on attendance. You need 95%(no days
> > off) or more to get 100% payment. It varies down to no payment at all
for 75%
> > > > attendance.
> > >
> > > And it will then turn into another back-pay fiasco.  They will stuff
it
> > up, and we will get shafted, as usual.
> >
> > Of course, you wouldn't expect anything else would you? You watch them
> only pay the pay-rise back pay on 76 hours instead of actual hours worked.