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Re: Suttons Tankers Dispute

Postby zeddman » Sun Jan 28, 2018 10:24 pm

Harry Monk wrote:
Janos wrote:Working for unionised labour led by some Trotskyite militant is not for all.


Absolutely, wouldn't it be just awful if we earned the kind of money train drivers are on. :wink:



Yer forgot,only working half the hours............that will 'teach them a lesson' :wink: for having a union ........better pay and conditions
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Re: Suttons Tankers Dispute

Postby robroy » Sun Jan 28, 2018 10:30 pm

Dipper_Dave wrote:
robroy wrote:You weren't that old tranny who used to hang out in 'The Lock Inn' on the dock were you Dave about 10 yrs ago.?? :shock:



Btw...Is that craphole still open ? :|

Oi less of the old.. ;)
Closed now so I'm informed was this the place..


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Yeh that's the one, I parked beside there many times.
There was some real characters in there. :shock:
It was like a Jeremy Kyle full series reunion party. :lol:
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Re: Suttons Tankers Dispute

Postby Franglais » Mon Jan 29, 2018 11:23 am

Now, now. A bit of balance please. Without big business where would our society be?
How would our pensions be paid?
Without BHS and Carillion to pay for our pensions, without stable companies for us to invest in, where would we be?
We'd be stood outside the Lock Inn or the Juniper Berry touting for work, doing owt for cash.

Instead of doing it for free.



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Re: Suttons Tankers Dispute

Postby eagerbeaver » Mon Jan 29, 2018 11:56 am

Franglais wrote:Now, now. A bit of balance please. Without big business where would our society be?
How would our pensions be paid?
Without BHS and Carillion to pay for our pensions, without stable companies for us to invest in, where would we be?
We'd be stood outside the Lock Inn or the Juniper Berry touting for work, doing owt for cash.

Instead of doing it for free.



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I should be OK. My pensions were through Woolworths & Palmer & Harvey.
It's said that " Nothing is impossible".

I strongly disagree, I do nothing most days...
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Re: Suttons Tankers Dispute

Postby robroy » Mon Jan 29, 2018 12:04 pm

Franglais wrote:We'd be stood outside the Lock Inn or the Juniper Berry touting for work, doing owt for cash.


Juniper Berry? :shock:
'The Lock Inn' was bad enough,.... you'll be name checking the Aldgate 'Red Lion' and the Northampton 'The Criterion' next, ........you're showing your age mate ! :D , and I thought it was just me on here who had frequented such past QUALITY establishments. :lol:
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Re: Suttons Tankers Dispute

Postby Franglais » Mon Jan 29, 2018 1:46 pm

robroy wrote:
Franglais wrote:We'd be stood outside the Lock Inn or the Juniper Berry touting for work, doing owt for cash.


Juniper Berry? :shock:
'The Lock Inn' was bad enough,.... you'll be name checking the Aldgate 'Red Lion' and the Northampton 'The Criterion' next, ........you're showing your age mate ! :D , and I thought it was just me on here who had frequented such past QUALITY establishments.

Bit of local knowledge if you like:
Dockyard Doris from the J.B. was a worker at the local Coldeast Hospital. (S)he was a mental health nurse there.
And yeah, I am an old fart. Thanks for the reminder. Red Lion at Aldgate was def a good'un though!

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Re: Suttons Tankers Dispute

Postby TiredAndEmotional » Fri Apr 06, 2018 3:08 pm

Does anyone know the outcome of this dispute?
They say don't try this at home so I'm coming over to your place to try it.
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Re: Suttons Tankers Dispute

Postby robroy » Fri Apr 06, 2018 3:15 pm

TiredAndEmotional wrote:Does anyone know the outcome of this dispute?

Yeh me and Franglais agreed that the Red Lion at Aldgate was the best. :lol:
Sorry mate couldn't resist :oops: .... Don't know the answer to your query btw.
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Re: Suttons Tankers Dispute

Postby muckles » Fri Apr 06, 2018 3:43 pm

TiredAndEmotional wrote:Does anyone know the outcome of this dispute?


I believe the company threatened them with court action over the timescales from notification to strike action. However I don't they had a great deal of time from being given the new contract to having to accept it.
My understanding the drivers affected were those left who'd been taken on from the previous company and were still on those T&C's I suppose Sutton's hoped they'd leave and could offer new drivers the same job at lower wages.
I know there were several people knocking their action, they seemed to think they had it good for enough years and now should be in the same boat as many others in haulage, but I think its a shame that yet another well paid job for ordinary working people should be lost for someone a long way up the ladder (maybe not even at Sutton's) to get a massive bonus on the backs of others work. This,is not the politics of envy, I worked directly and indirectly for some of the wealthiest people around, but in return they pat me well.
The dog, on the other hand, had all the papers in order and consequently must accompany his house across national borders.
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Re: Suttons Tankers Dispute

Postby Santa » Fri Apr 06, 2018 4:39 pm

muckles wrote:
TiredAndEmotional wrote: This,is not the politics of envy, I worked directly and indirectly for some of the wealthiest people around, but in return they pat me well.


A friendly pat always raises the spirits. Tickle behind the ears too. Beats a big pay packet with loads of tax any day...:)
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Re: Suttons Tankers Dispute

Postby muckles » Fri Apr 06, 2018 4:54 pm

Santa wrote:
muckles wrote:
TiredAndEmotional wrote: This,is not the politics of envy, I worked directly and indirectly for some of the wealthiest people around, but in return they pat me well.


A friendly pat always raises the spirits. Tickle behind the ears too. Beats a big pay packet with loads of tax any day...:)


Such are the problems of getting older and try to type on a phone screen without putting your reading glasses on :lol:
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Re: Suttons Tankers Dispute

Postby Juddian » Fri Apr 06, 2018 5:17 pm

I spoke to one of the Suttons lads (not in this dispute) at the tankwash a few weeks ago, he reckoned they'd agreed to meet somewhere in the middle.
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Re: Suttons Tankers Dispute

Postby muckles » Fri Apr 06, 2018 8:08 pm

Juddian wrote:I spoke to one of the Suttons lads (not in this dispute) at the tankwash a few weeks ago, he reckoned they'd agreed to meet somewhere in the middle.


That'll be good if true, I believe one of the demands of the drivers was to enter into negotiations instead of the new contract being imposed.
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Re: Suttons Tankers Dispute

Postby Franglais » Sat Apr 07, 2018 6:29 am

muckles wrote:
Juddian wrote:I spoke to one of the Suttons lads (not in this dispute) at the tankwash a few weeks ago, he reckoned they'd agreed to meet somewhere in the middle.


That'll be good if true, I believe one of the demands of the drivers was to enter into negotiations instead of the new contract being imposed.

Bosses and drivers talking to each other!
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Re: Suttons Tankers Dispute

Postby kyk » Tue Feb 12, 2019 4:05 pm

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