Re: conditions as train operators

["Lineman" <grime@dcsi.net.au>]

"John Kerley" <deaftech@ozemail.com.au> wrote in message
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> C. Dewick <craigd@lios.apana.org.au> wrote in message
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> > Ooooo - legal action.. I'm so scared... I'm going to be locked in prison
> > because I'm telling everyone who reads this newsgroup right now that the
> > standard rate of pay for a driver thereafter grade with CityRail is
> $19.4131
> > per hour without overtime or shift penalties added in...
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Craig.
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> $19.4131 per hour is equivalent to $679.46 for a 35 hour week.
> London Underground drivers receive GBP26,000 pa which at current exchange
> rates is actually more than A$65,000 i.e $1250 for a 35 hour week, plus
two
> weeks extra holiday a year!
>
> This really does show how badly paid Australian drivers (operators!) are.
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> Cheers,
>
> John Kerley
>
> Yes so what. In the U.K.
How much does a rump steak and chips cost,
How much does a can of beer cost,
How much does a litre of petrol cost,
What is the price of a 3 bedroom house with in 40 Sqn kilometres of London
How enjoyable is it to be stuck underground in tunnels for 35 hours a week,
I think I would want 7 weeks leave too
What is the tax rate for GBP26,000 ?
Apart from driving trains I should think there would be a few local
conditions which would make the job descriptions a bit different.
Cheers
Graeme