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Stuk Top half 06 Feb 15 1.52pm
Quote nickgusset at 06 Feb 2015 12.26pm Quote Hoof Hearted at 06 Feb 2015 10.47am Quote nickgusset at 05 Feb 2015 6.26pm Quote ghosteagle at 05 Feb 2015 6.22pm Quote nickgusset at 05 Feb 2015 6.16pm Rather than going on strike, the bus drivers should insist all passengers ride for free. That'd make the bus companies take more notice. Having said that, I support the strikes. The disparity in pay is amazing. As for those saying drivers should leave and join the better paying companies... What decade are you living in? Didn't some other union in Europe do this? Maybe the French underground, seem to remember they carried on working but simply opened all the barriers, seems like a winner If I had my way, public transport would be free anyway. Are you Greek nick? You support free public transport and unsustainable over-generous public sector pensions? Free public transport would be paid for through taxation. Pensions are not over generous. That's a myth. Edited by nickgusset (06 Feb 2015 12.27pm) Not free then is it. It's already bad enough with the amount of fares that are subsidised, nevermind the ones paid for in full. State ones certainly aren't. Optimistic as ever
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Top half 06 Feb 15 1.52pm

Quote nickgusset at 06 Feb 2015 12.26pm

Quote Hoof Hearted at 06 Feb 2015 10.47am

Quote nickgusset at 05 Feb 2015 6.26pm

Quote ghosteagle at 05 Feb 2015 6.22pm

Quote nickgusset at 05 Feb 2015 6.16pm

Rather than going on strike, the bus drivers should insist all passengers ride for free. That'd make the bus companies take more notice.

Having said that, I support the strikes. The disparity in pay is amazing.

As for those saying drivers should leave and join the better paying companies... What decade are you living in?

Didn't some other union in Europe do this? Maybe the French underground, seem to remember they carried on working but simply opened all the barriers, seems like a winner

If I had my way, public transport would be free anyway.

Are you Greek nick?

You support free public transport and unsustainable over-generous public sector pensions?

Free public transport would be paid for through taxation.
Pensions are not over generous. That's a myth.

Edited by nickgusset (06 Feb 2015 12.27pm)

Not free then is it. It's already bad enough with the amount of fares that are subsidised, nevermind the ones paid for in full.

State ones certainly aren't.

Optimistic as ever

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Stuk Top half 06 Feb 15 1.53pm
I still want to know why police time and resources were wasted, at a cost to the public, to babysit each of these sites. Optimistic as ever
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I still want to know why police time and resources were wasted, at a cost to the public, to babysit each of these sites.

Optimistic as ever

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npn Crowborough 06 Feb 15 2.33pm
Can somoeone explain to me why this disparity of fares is wrong (can't be bothered to look into it as I don't use bussess so don't care enough). As I undersand it (happy to be corrected as always) different bus companies 'own' different routes, and this is a pay dicrepancy between routes? If so, while I can see why you'd be miffed at earning less than a driver working for another firm, isn't that just life? Would you expect Sainsburys and Tescos staff to have identical pay and conditions, or M&S and John Lewis staff, or AXA and Churchill, or Lloyds and RBS? Don't we all move from job to job based on different pay structures or conditions? I'm confused.
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Crowborough 06 Feb 15 2.33pm

Can somoeone explain to me why this disparity of fares is wrong (can't be bothered to look into it as I don't use bussess so don't care enough).

As I undersand it (happy to be corrected as always) different bus companies 'own' different routes, and this is a pay dicrepancy between routes? If so, while I can see why you'd be miffed at earning less than a driver working for another firm, isn't that just life?

Would you expect Sainsburys and Tescos staff to have identical pay and conditions, or M&S and John Lewis staff, or AXA and Churchill, or Lloyds and RBS?

Don't we all move from job to job based on different pay structures or conditions?

I'm confused.

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elgrande bedford 06 Feb 15 3.51pm
Quote Pawson Palace at 06 Feb 2015 8.43am I was a bit pissed yesterday when I had to walk back home in the freezing cold after a long day but I didn't feel as agreived as I normally would had it been the tube on strike. No question being a bus driver is waaay more stressful than on the tube. Could not agree with you more Pawson..many many years ago I was a bus driver at westbourne park. Trained on an old Routemaster then driver/operator. Had to deal with the public,and the traffic. London Transport as it was then......Gave a 7.5% pay increase accross the board. f***ing Tube drivers took 5%.hated them ever since. always a Norwood boy, where ever I live.
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bedford 06 Feb 15 3.51pm

Quote Pawson Palace at 06 Feb 2015 8.43am

I was a bit pissed yesterday when I had to walk back home in the freezing cold after a long day but I didn't feel as agreived as I normally would had it been the tube on strike. No question being a bus driver is waaay more stressful than on the tube.

Could not agree with you more Pawson..many many years ago I was a bus driver at westbourne park.
Trained on an old Routemaster then driver/operator.

Had to deal with the public,and the traffic.
London Transport as it was then......Gave a 7.5% pay increase accross the board. f***ing Tube drivers took 5%.hated them ever since.

always a Norwood boy, where ever I live.

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