Southern Rail STRIKE details

Tony Meolas Loan Spell · Nov 28, 2016

Taybha said:
, hopefully in favour of the people that have had to suffer this bollox for far too long .

Sadly NO ONE actually gives a shit about the passengers.

Tony Meolas Loan Spell · Nov 28, 2016

albionite said:
Southern stated earlier this year that services were severely disrupted due to unofficial strike action. I can tell you this was nonsense. The high levels of sickness was due to the way we were being treated. Every time we start a shift we have to sign a form stating we are fit to work, mentally and physically. This is due to the Conductor Grade being a safety critical role and we need to be at our best and be fully-concentrated on our job. As our mistakes can cost lives and we could be prosecuted. If we do not feel 100%, we should not be at work. Due to the constant bullying and harassment from senior management, a lot of Conductors were suffering from work-related stress and anxiety, which decreases your ability to concentrate. So, in the interest of safeguarding the public and ourselves, people got signed off sick. They did not want to. They just knew they had to.

This bit is bad. If I was a southern "manager" outrageous and disgusting. They have my sympathy. A bit.

albionite said:
Now, they have imposed a rule for Conductor’s that we are unable to self-certify any sickness and a doctor will only certify for over 7 days. So, if we are sick and want to receive our company sick pay, we have to be off work for at least 7 days, even if we are not ill for that long. This rule is still being imposed upon us.

This bit is REAL world stuff tho. No sympathy there.

Yoda · Nov 28, 2016

Tony Meolas Loan Spell said:
This bit is REAL world stuff tho. No sympathy there.

And unfortunately all SASTA's own fault for imposing such a stupid rule. Instead of a member of crew only being self signed for one day's leave, they end up loosing them for a whole week.

Thunder Bolt · Nov 28, 2016

Thunder Bolt said:
More fun and games as ASLEF now voting for strikes.

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87% in favour is a huge majority.

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beorhthelm · Nov 28, 2016

Thunder Bolt said:
More fun and games as ASLEF now voting for strikes.

i wonder if they will ever explain to the passengers and public why now, and not for the many previous services that have gone driver only?

Notters · Nov 28, 2016

So these were at Falmer Station on Saturday:

Surely no-one can claim as travel was via match/season tickets? Which makes it more of a dig than anything.

Ernest · Nov 28, 2016

Now we will see what SASTA do, probably run off to the courts first

albionite · Nov 28, 2016

Ernest said:
Now we will see what SASTA do, probably run off to the courts first

They will be desperate to stop this, rumour is for one month strike.

Hastings gull · Nov 28, 2016

Thunder Bolt said:
87% in favour is a huge majority.

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It is, on the face of it, as you state, but what percentage actually voted? do you know?

Yoda · Nov 28, 2016

Notters said:
So these were at Falmer Station on Saturday:

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Surely no-one can claim as travel was via match/season tickets? Which makes it more of a dig than anything.

Exactly this. You can only claim is you have a valid RAIL ticket for the time of travel. As everyone travelling to and from the game would/should be using their match ticket, there is nothing to claim.

Ernest · Nov 28, 2016

Apparantly strikes will be

13/14/16 December
9-14 January

Papa Lazarou · Nov 28, 2016

albionite said:
They will be desperate to stop this, rumour is for one month strike.

A month! Blimey.

Were it not for Southern being batsh*t mental you'd imagine that would focus Southern's attention, but you just know it won't. They only people who really give a toss about getting a resolution are the commuters.

Ernest · Nov 28, 2016

Hastings gull said:
It is, on the face of it, as you state, but what percentage actually voted? do you know?

Turn out 77%

630 yes
92 no

albionite · Nov 28, 2016

Hastings gull said:
It is, on the face of it, as you state, but what percentage actually voted? do you know?

http://news.sky.com/story/southern-railway-drivers-vote-to-strike-over-driver-only-train-10675834

Southern Ballot Result
Strike Action:
Yes 630 87.3%
No 92 12.7%
Action Short of a Strike:
Yes 690 95.6%
No 32 4.4%
Papers sent out 937
Papers returned 722 77.1%
Details of action to follow.
Thanks to all our members on Southern for your support.

beorhthelm · Nov 28, 2016

albionite said:
http://news.sky.com/story/southern-railway-drivers-vote-to-strike-over-driver-only-train-10675834

Southern Ballot Result
Strike Action:
Yes 630 87.3%
No 92 12.7%
Action Short of a Strike:
Yes 690 95.6%
No 32 4.4%
Papers sent out 937
Papers returned 722 77.1%
Details of action to follow.
Thanks to all our members on Southern for your support.

similar to RMT ballots, why when the members back non-strike action in larger numbers, do the unions resort to strike action?

and may i also extend my thanks to their members on Southern, delay repay is paying for crimbo this year. sadly others may find their employment difficult.

narly101 · Nov 28, 2016

Absolute joke of a situation. The only one being hurt here are the passengers - the Unions (and members) and Southern are having a ****ing laugh at their expense.

narly101 · Nov 28, 2016

beorhthelm said:
similar to RMT ballots, why when the members back non-strike action in larger numbers, do the unions resort to strike action?

Because it's easy for the Unions to impose a strike, rather than doing anything else which may be a little bit more effort. Typical waste of space Unions.

Ernest · Nov 28, 2016

beorhthelm said:
similar to RMT ballots, why when the members back non-strike action in larger numbers, do the unions resort to strike action?

Because a strike more likely to resolve the issues than action other than

Lower West Stander · Nov 28, 2016

So who were actually voting here? ASLEF drivers who work for SASTA?

And they were voting to strike about driver only trains?

pearl · Nov 28, 2016

Ernest said:
Apparantly strikes will be

13/14/16 December
9-14 January

did you mean to leave out 15th Dec?

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