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    Southern train staff are on strike, Virgin train staff are going on strike and now Eurostar staff have voted to strike.
    Last edited by SueEllen; 10 August 2016, 07:48.
    "You’re just a bad memory who doesn’t know when to go away" JR

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    Virgin Trains responded to the result by saying it would run a full timetable during any RMT strike action.
    Originally posted by Eurostar
    “On the days of the strike we have made some small changes to our timetable to ensure that all passengers booked to travel will be able to on those days. Passengers affected will be notified in advance.”
    All they're doing by striking is reminding the management they have more staff than they need.
    Will work inside IR35. Or for food.

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      #3
      Originally posted by VectraMan View Post
      All they're doing by striking is reminding the management they have more staff than they need.
      Erm, the strikes from Virgin's staff are about job cuts. Virgin started it....
      The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world that he didn't exist

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        #4
        Must be Brexit. Even Hitler made the trains run on time.
        First Law of Contracting: Only the strong survive

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          #5
          Originally posted by _V_ View Post
          Must be Brexit. Even Hitler made the trains run on time.
          Thought that was the Italian chap?
          "Being nice costs nothing and sometimes gets you extra bacon" - Pondlife.

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            #6
            Originally posted by DaveB View Post
            Thought that was the Italian chap?
            Apparently not.

            Rear Window: Making Italy work: Did Mussolini really get the trains running on time? | Voices | The Independent

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              #7
              Re-nationalise the trains - the rail industry has been crying out for this to be done for the past few years...
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                #8
                Originally posted by kaiser78 View Post
                Re-nationalise the trains - the rail industry has been crying out for this to be done for the past few years...
                Or at least bring the three parties who run it under one umbrella so that they have the responsibility and authority to run it properly.
                The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world that he didn't exist

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by kaiser78 View Post
                  Re-nationalise the trains - the rail industry has been crying out for this to be done for the past few years...
                  Not Tory party policy even though it has been shown to work recently
                  Brexit is having a wee in the middle of the room at a house party because nobody is talking to you, and then complaining about the smell.

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                    #10
                    the rail industry unions
                    FTFY. Network rail is Nationalised. It and Southern are the only ones not able to make it pay. The common denominator is both are heavily unionised.

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