Re: Sydney Rail strike tomorrow

[Eben Levy <thekid@connect.net.au>]

I am the same.... although it was not with railway workers but Jabaluca protests in
Melbourne that got me.
I was over an hour late back from lunch one time because of there protest.... this
didn't have there desired effect but the opposite, I got extremely pissed of with
them and am now a full on support of the uranium mine because of it.... They don't
think how it can also backfire.

I also love while driving home at night the *SMALL* group of people outside the
Indonesian conciliate in melbourne..... what a laugh, about ten of them having a BBQ

:-}

Kingpin wrote:

> 'Twas a dark and stormy night on Wed, 29 Sep 1999 15:40:37 +1000 as "Jack"
> <bd107@tsn.cc> took time out from the neverending quest to rid the world of
> grues and wrote:
>
> > >It hasn't worked.  I am totally pissed off with the strikers and it is now
> > my
> > >firm hope that they ALL lose their jobs!
> >
> > You sound like U have very little concern for people who are fighting for
> > their jobs, their livelihoods and their futures.... Your compassion and
> > understanding is astounding.....   NOT!!
>
> After the futile strike action I have absolutely no compassion for the dickhead
> strikers.
>
> In fact, the SRA has lost a customer in me.  Without the trains, I did a little
> research and discovered that by walking 700m to another bus stop, I can get a
> bus directly to where I usually want to go.  Cheaper than my old bus/rail
> method, too.
>
> > >
> > >The bottom line of the mess that is called the SRA is that it is losing too
> > much
> > >money.  They have already raised the fares and the other option is to shed
> > >staff.
> >
> >
> > The bottom line is the SRA, is a service provided by government, with yours
> > and mine tax dollars, Government provide services, why should the service
> > run at a profit?  It is not a public company.... If U want profit, start
> > paying a fair price for your fares..  and the notion of cutting more staff
> > that U prpose, shows how little U know about the Organisation... that has
> > been going on since the Griener years..
>
> There is no reason at all that the SRA should make a profit.  It is just that it
> should not lose so much money.  Is it fair that someone living in the bush has
> to subsidise city rail travellers?
>
> After the Olympics, the State government is going to privatise the railways.
> Private enterprise will show that it is possible to make a profit without losing
> customers.
>
> Catchya
>
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--
Bye for now,

Eben

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