Re: CityRail Strike Action

[Railway Rasputin <bob@fastlink.com.au>]

David Johnson wrote:

> Daniel Nightingale wrote:
>
> > Why is it that every time I hear strike action is going to take place, it is
> > always called of at the last moment? Can someone shed some light on why the
> > PTU and the ASU keep calling off strikes to sort this mess out, only for
> > CityRail management to continue with their dog tactics when the services are
> > guaranteed to run. I believe you have to draw a line somewhere brothers, and
> > stand up and fight for what you believe in. Remember the transport strike in
> > the 1980's. Things got sorted very quickly when we shut the city down.
> > Remember, "United we stand, Divided we beg."
>
> The station staff signed their own redundancies when they accepted that huge pay
> rise a few months ago.  The union should have advised them back then to say no
> before it was too late.
>
> --
> David Johnson
>

And as usual they dangle a carrot and the Mules take the bait and start crying when
they find out they are caught.
I have no sympathy for them. However I hope they don't go.

rgds