i have an opinion from what the union has said on their own press release. you're the one making lots of assumptions and infering things you dont know, im simply recognising the unions complaint "they are barely keeping up with inflation" as evidence they want more money than they are being...
ah, so this is about "company made more, i want more". as right or not that may be, the point being discussed was that unions always ask for more, which you claim cant be said, yet this dispute shows is the case. so you want to wander off on to other issues instead of accepting. i read the...
it isnt below, its above the cumlative inflation for the past year and forecast for next. the union said so themselves "barely above inflation", 2015 was 0.9 and this year 1.2, leaving 2.55 for the coming year. the union themselves arent citing any changes to working conditions, just the pay...
except the evidence of disputes. look at this airport staff dispute, no pay rise since 2015, now a rise of 4.65% covering the period and next year. thats above inflation, but the union wants more. unions role is to get the best deal of course, but if company offers inflation they will...
if this is true, ask yourself why they'd want to pick a fight with RMT and ASLEF? would it be because they are constantly in some industrial dispute? at least on the underground they have a rolling programme of industrial action, and since reading their PR found they frequently have ballots...