Tom Pepper wrote:I can understand your misgivings, but remember, initially it will only be a couple of lines that will run through the night.
In addition, it will only come into being when the tube unions have secured football players salaries for their members, and no doubt they will.
chelsea190512 wrote:And why should the hard pressed tube workers be allowed to hold London to ransom when they strike and cause chaos and mass headache for the commuter or when they threaten strikes and lead business and people to change their plans
chelsea190512 wrote:Yes I know that - yet you clearly started going off thread with below :
Whatever they're paid, why should the tube workers be expected to give up time, upset their own weekends, change their working practices, just for the benefit of the tiny minority of London's population who actually want (and can afford) to par
So I replied with :
And why should the hard pressed tube workers be allowed to hold London to ransom when they strike and cause chaos and mass headache for the commuter or when they threaten strikes and lead business and people to change their plans
John C wrote:Tom Pepper wrote:I can understand your misgivings, but remember, initially it will only be a couple of lines that will run through the night.
In addition, it will only come into being when the tube unions have secured football players salaries for their members, and no doubt they will.
I'd be more in favour of this if they'd started running tube services all night when it really mattered - on weekdays/nights. Then at least the people who keep London running - nightworkers, shiftworkers, those on early turn (including hospital staff, bus drivers and railway workers) would get some benefit. It could be extended to weekends later.
Whatever they're paid, why should the tube workers be expected to give up time, upset their own weekends, change their working practices, just for the benefit of the tiny minority of London's population who actually want (and can afford) to party all night at weekends? But I suppose it will be useful for some night workers - at least for the bar staff and bouncers.
Incidentally, who's subsidising this pointless exercise?
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