gazzared Posted May 29, 2022 Report Share Posted May 29, 2022 16 hours ago, Euphoricape said: Would the strike last all week? If there's no trains on the Wednesday I can't get to the festival. I live in rural Cornwall.. proper worried now. They normally don't strike for consecutive days to prevent workers losing to much money. Iam a signaller and one of my rostered weeks is 12 hours Sunday, Monday, Tuesday,Wednesday and then 7 days off. If they striked starting the Sunday for a week I'd lose 4 days pay compared to another signaller who's already off and if any pay rise was agreed it still wouldn't make up for what I've already lost. So like I said they normally picks Various days across different weeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Euphoricape Posted May 29, 2022 Report Share Posted May 29, 2022 2 hours ago, gazzared said: They normally don't strike for consecutive days to prevent workers losing to much money. Iam a signaller and one of my rostered weeks is 12 hours Sunday, Monday, Tuesday,Wednesday and then 7 days off. If they striked starting the Sunday for a week I'd lose 4 days pay compared to another signaller who's already off and if any pay rise was agreed it still wouldn't make up for what I've already lost. So like I said they normally picks Various days across different weeks. Cheers mate. Hopefully they don't pick Wednesday 22nd june or the following monday! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Euphoricape Posted June 2, 2022 Report Share Posted June 2, 2022 Apparently 14 days notice has to be given by law before any strike takes place. Therefore if we don't hear of anything by Wednesday we are in the clear. Except obviously for trains home but I don't care so much about that, as long as I get there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazyfool01 Posted June 2, 2022 Report Share Posted June 2, 2022 Just now, Euphoricape said: Apparently 14 days notice has to be given by law before any strike takes place. Therefore if we don't hear of anything by Wednesday we are in the clear. Except obviously for trains home but I don't care so much about that, as long as I get there! They won’t mention it the next few days I don’t think 🤔… so that leaves sat -wed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Euphoricape Posted June 2, 2022 Report Share Posted June 2, 2022 1 minute ago, crazyfool1 said: They won’t mention it the next few days I don’t think 🤔… so that leaves sat -wed Big meeting on Tuesday 7th according to BBC news, so we could find out by Tuesday evening. 🤞🤞 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
efcfanwirral Posted June 4, 2022 Report Share Posted June 4, 2022 On 6/2/2022 at 11:40 AM, Euphoricape said: Big meeting on Tuesday 7th according to BBC news, so we could find out by Tuesday evening. 🤞🤞 Ha I'm travelling down on the Tuesday so 14 days notice puts it on that exact day... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrystalPalace Posted June 7, 2022 Report Share Posted June 7, 2022 A heads up to expect bad news on this later today. There will likely be strikes Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday of Glastonbury. Bastards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HotChipWillBreakYourLegs Posted June 7, 2022 Report Share Posted June 7, 2022 OP called it. No need to be rude. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
March Hare Posted June 7, 2022 Report Share Posted June 7, 2022 On 4/20/2022 at 3:40 PM, zahidf said: Could be a rail strike Glastonbury weekend.... https://www.timeout.com/news/the-biggest-rail-strike-in-uk-history-could-shut-down-the-country-later-this-year-042022?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&cid=~london~natsoc~facebook~echobox#Echobox=1650462634 You did warn people in April and now it looks like it might happen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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March Hare Posted June 8, 2022 Report Share Posted June 8, 2022 10 hours ago, Acid Loafers said: That was painful even for the few seconds I watched it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earth_pig Posted June 8, 2022 Report Share Posted June 8, 2022 If the strikes go ahead do you think it will be on the day you find out if your specific train is cancelled or prior. I don't want to jump the gun and cancel only for it to run. Kinda stuck travelling on the Tuesday to castle cary as have a hotel booked there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irnkrtn Posted June 8, 2022 Report Share Posted June 8, 2022 14 hours ago, CrystalPalace said: A heads up to expect bad news on this later today. There will likely be strikes Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday of Glastonbury. Bastards There's a Network Rail boss, one of the highest paid public workers in the land on £600k with absolute millions in profits going to shareholders, a Glastonbury festival goer and a rail worker who is getting another year of pay freezes during a cost of living crisis, sitting at a table with 20 cookies. The Network Rail boss eats all the cookies, and wams the Glasto goer: "Watch out, that rail worker is trying to inconvenience your holiday" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
March Hare Posted June 8, 2022 Report Share Posted June 8, 2022 36 minutes ago, irnkrtn said: There's a Network Rail boss, one of the highest paid public workers in the land on £600k with absolute millions in profits going to shareholders, a Glastonbury festival goer and a rail worker who is getting another year of pay freezes during a cost of living crisis, sitting at a table with 20 cookies. The Network Rail boss eats all the cookies, and wams the Glasto goer: "Watch out, that rail worker is trying to inconvenience your holiday" The messaging this week saying the unions had jumped the gun and talks had just started was bollocks. They have been raising issues for months but until now, no one was listening Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the beadle Posted June 8, 2022 Report Share Posted June 8, 2022 Jimi Hendrix Hear My Train a Comin’ and let’s hope we can Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan1984 Posted June 8, 2022 Report Share Posted June 8, 2022 The government’s official response was to call the workers striking “selfish and irresponsible”. The Union head’s response? “They’re the experts in that”. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErnestWorthing Posted June 8, 2022 Report Share Posted June 8, 2022 44 minutes ago, irnkrtn said: There's a Network Rail boss, one of the highest paid public workers in the land on £600k with absolute millions in profits going to shareholders, a Glastonbury festival goer and a rail worker who is getting another year of pay freezes during a cost of living crisis, sitting at a table with 20 cookies. The Network Rail boss eats all the cookies, and wams the Glasto goer: "Watch out, that rail worker is trying to inconvenience your holiday" Network rail doesn’t have shareholders. The average pay of a ftse 250 ceo is £1.3 million. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
efcfanwirral Posted June 8, 2022 Report Share Posted June 8, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, Earth_pig said: If the strikes go ahead do you think it will be on the day you find out if your specific train is cancelled or prior. I don't want to jump the gun and cancel only for it to run. Kinda stuck travelling on the Tuesday to castle cary as have a hotel booked there. That was our plan too. Our journey takes in 3 different trains and is a long distance so not a chance we make it on the Tuesday. We've had to book a different Castle Cary hotel for the Monday night. Cancellable til next Friday, but if there are any last minute deals after that time we're committed. Edited June 8, 2022 by efcfanwirral Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zahidf Posted June 8, 2022 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2022 On 4/20/2022 at 3:45 PM, gooner1990 said: stop scare mongering. Well this aged well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkete Posted June 8, 2022 Report Share Posted June 8, 2022 13 minutes ago, zahidf said: Well this aged well Wow, digging up an 8 week post so you could create another scintillating thread, well done 👏 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earth_pig Posted June 8, 2022 Report Share Posted June 8, 2022 2 minutes ago, clarkete said: Wow, digging up an 8 week post so you could create another scintillating thread, well done 👏 For some this has an impact on getting to the festival in the last few weeks, easy not to click on the thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earth_pig Posted June 8, 2022 Report Share Posted June 8, 2022 32 minutes ago, efcfanwirral said: That was our plan too. Our journey takes in 3 different trains and is a long distance so not a chance we make it on the Tuesday. We've had to book a different Castle Cary hotel for the Monday night. Cancellable til next Friday, but if there are any last minute deals after that time we're committed. My girlfriend will drive if needs be but ive always got the train and shuttle and the car queues always look awful haha. Oh well we will all get there by hook or by crook. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irnkrtn Posted June 8, 2022 Report Share Posted June 8, 2022 1 hour ago, ErnestWorthing said: Network rail doesn’t have shareholders. The average pay of a ftse 250 ceo is £1.3 million. Shareholders of rail companies. Cut me some slack I had just woken up haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkete Posted June 8, 2022 Report Share Posted June 8, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, Earth_pig said: For some this has an impact on getting to the festival in the last few weeks, easy not to click on the thread. It's impacting me too, as I'd written in the other hot topic where the same individual wrote scores of posts - none of which I saw were helping people sort alternative arrangements. Edited June 8, 2022 by clarkete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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