Re: The authoritarianism of SRA staff

[L & D <daisyw@ozemail.com.au>]

Homer wrote:

> practically all of the rooms/buildings i spend a typical university day in are not
> airconditioned and no lecture theatre has windows to let a cool breeze in; imagine 100 or

That's what you get for an old uni is it ??????Try putting in a 10 to 12 hour day in a
Mechanical Signalbox they are like an oven in the summer and a freezer  in the winter no mater
how many windows open or close.

Davo

> so bodies trying to concentrate in there?  i get lunch in airconditioning and thats pretty
> much it. not trying to undermine your argument, but remember, you aren't martyrs; try to
> keep sight of the bigger picture that just because we aren't on a train all day that we all
> get to sit in a/c'ed offices all day.
>
> andrew-d wrote:
>
> > i dont like people who try to undermine our fight for a workplace we feal comfortable
> > in . it is all right for the commuters as they only travel in the un aircond set for
> > one and maybe two trips a day, try sitting on an s set travelling up the shore to
> > hornsby sitting in the yard for 30 mins and then running to richmond and back to
> > central before getting of and having crib. this is what i call hell. i bet your lovely
> > city workplace is aircond, and if something happened with the aircond you would be the
> > first one to complain, well we have had enough, we are fighting for our workplace  and
> > as they would aircon the whole train we are fighting for your comfort as well. i would
> > really apreciate it if some of the narrow minded commuters would have a good hard think
> > before they let there liberal minded brains let them type something so stupid!!!! yes i
> > am a big unionist and i will fight for everything we deserve.
> > FRED  =:o)
> >
> > Matthew Geier wrote:
> >
> > > In article <3694C29E.8AA9AC53@rivernet.com.au>,
> > > andrew-d  <andrew-d@rivernet.com.au> wrote:
> > > >what is the deadline for this miraculous upgrade 2010? it wouldnt suprise me! i
> > > >heard that the drivers are going to refuse to work un aircond sets (namely s sets)
> > > >once WOLO is brought in . i have seen the WOLO boards once and still i have had to
> > > >work s sets. i hope the drivers can stick to there guns and black ban all s sets
> > > >an WOLO days!   please
> > >
> > >  Just great - and 100,000 commuters get crush loaded in the the remaining
> > > AC stock, that doesnt have opening windows or us mug passengers give up and
> > > walk home in the heat....
> > >
> > >  There is definantly something worse than a non airconditioned train in
> > > summer. A crush loaded air-conditioned one...