Comments by "Stephen Jon" (@stephenjon3502) on "Mick Lynch picks apart the government's strategy in strike negotiations" video.

Sure I heard Harper say that the main line railway can't operate without it moving to a 7 day week service. Does that mean it only runs on a weekend because of overtime because if so why do they want to get rid of staff then??
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He has to. He gets asked the same questions J.
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@irishmade8136 Lies.
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@colinsixhitter3303 Yes Colin it's certainly not like any normal job outside. I was an instructor for 10 years and a guard/ driver for 23 before that. Came across many very clever people from outside that applied and not many had much in the way of common sense, hence the failure rate was about 40%. The job went downhill about 10 years ago when they stopped recruiting thru the grades and started employing uni grads with media degrees. I do recall one of them having a complete meltdown, crying her eyes out when she managed to block both the Up and down on 4 platforms. Wasn't pretty..
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Let's all live in tents to suit you then. What a stupid comment.
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@nearlyretired7005 Amazing that a lot of these people talking that way are complaining about rail workers getting too much money whilst they are drapped in £400 jumpers with a little badge on the arm. Most of them wouldn't last a month on the railway.
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Wow. Another bod with an avatar of a train that knows feck all about the railways. There's a first...
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@colinsixhitter3303 Thanks Colin. Of course not all engineering works are carried out on a weekend as us professionals know. As it's been said by Mick Lynch before the mainline only runs with the drivers doing rest day working - Harper as you quite rightly said doesn't have a clue even though he's the minister in the know....
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Unions are worth every penny John, especially in the railway. Hard jobs to get but very easy to lose and one where you could end up in prison if you were to cock up big time.
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