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Not true, there have been closed shops in EU countries in the 21st century.

All forms of closed shops in the UK are illegal following the introduction of the Employment Act 1990

10-15 seconds? Try several minutes! the rule book requires the driver to secure the train and close down the cab before leaving the train. Imagine if he/she didn't and is dealing with a fault at the back of a 12 car train and some muppet jumps in the front cab and drives off? It then takes...

Sounds good in principle but it's never going to happen. Drivers have a few duties that don't involve a second person (train preparation, shed and platform shunting etc.) Do you honestly think GTR are going to pay for the second person to sit around doing nothing whilst the driver does his...

There are - on zero hour contracts on the minimum wage

No, that was Gatwick Express!

Gross negligence? How? Greedy fools? They're not asking for less hours or more money! This has NOTHING to do with safety, FACT? What is it about then? I'm a retired train driver and have a much better grasp of the facts in this dispute than most on NSC. You seem to have some privileged...