JeffA:
dozy:
Here we go again , you need a union to get you a decent
Pay rise , so how are all these agency drivers getting there pay rises ? There not in a union , they’ve just got a backbone & are capable of asking
For a decent rate , whereas reading this on here the company drivers need a bloody union to do it for them , and the amount of upset / going to jump ship company
Drivers on here , it seems these unions arnt doing a very good job of it .
Here’s a thought , all these company drivers , grows some balls , come out of hiding behind the union & do what the agency lads are doing , ask for a pay rise yourself !!!,Why do you think agency guys have any say in what they are paid? The only reason rates have gone up is the shortage. If they had “asked” for a payrise 2 years ago the agency boss would still be doubled up in hysterical laughter to this day.
And forming a union in todays times is incredibly difficult - its taken them 40 years to dismantle the unions - reforming them in the face of utter hatred from employers is no walk in the park. I think peoplw deserve sympathy not condemnation.
The unions have lost a lot of their power over the years, now is the time to join one to join to try to hold on to the better wages and conditions your now getting. If you haven,t got one where your working join your local area branch and most of all attend meetings and make your feelings heard. It will take a hell of a lot of organising and there,s to many complacent drivers who won,t do anything but still moan about things.
What it needs is someone like Alan Law who did more for drivers wages and conditions than anyone I can think of. The transport bosses in the west mids. during the 195o,s to early 70,s quacked in thier boots at the mention of his name. You either loved him or hated him but he sure improved the job. Google him.