“The union said it is worried about the health and safety implications of increasing the number of driving tests in a day from next month”.
Yes, it would be awful if they had to work an extra hour a day. I mean, being made to work a nine-hour day is simply inhumane in this day and age. 
Harry Monk:
“The union said it is worried about the health and safety implications of increasing the number of driving tests in a day from next month”.Yes, it would be awful if they had to work an extra hour a day. I mean, being made to work a nine-hour day is simply inhumane in this day and age.
Wait til they start asking for night out money.
Harry Monk:
“The union said it is worried about the health and safety implications of increasing the number of driving tests in a day from next month”.Yes, it would be awful if they had to work an extra hour a day. I mean, being made to work a nine-hour day is simply inhumane in this day and age.
Good job the union is making a stand - wish truck drivers had one.
Harry Monk:
“The union said it is worried about the health and safety implications of increasing the number of driving tests in a day from next month”.Yes, it would be awful if they had to work an extra hour a day. I mean, being made to work a nine-hour day is simply inhumane in this day and age.
Sorry Harry, why should they work 9 hours, just because there is a shortage of truck drivers tough, let them do the 8 hours they expect.
This all unravels - because the Government has failed to purge the deepest reaches of the prior irremovable public sector…
…Or was it planned like this all along? 
…Put everyone you want to purge out to pasture in some form or other, Furloughed, Retired, Emigrated, Manipulated to Strike…
It had better be such a feint though, as the Tories are going to pay more than just at the polls if this all goes wrong much further at this point…
Starvation and mass death - tends to motivate the public into extreme actions, not like the “Insulator” crowd who only seek to harm people from a distance…
We’re heading for a reverse Autumn of Discontent, which the public sector left in particular - seem to think they can use as a tool to get their revenge for Thatcher 1979 and no beloved Labour for an entire generation…
Prepare for the rise of the megacorporations, above all laws, not loyal to any one nation, able to pick and choose who works for them - and who gets destroyed by them.
100 years ago - Reparations, Hyper-inflation, Crash, Depression, Dust Bowl and War followed.
There’s no way THAT particular format of cycle can ever happen again this time around.
War wont happen like it used to - that whole Hitler idea of invading countries - the corporarions dont want to be saddled with occupying countries they would rather have markets they can sell to.
Has overtime pay @ time-and-a-half been offered for these extra hours expected of examiners btw?
…Can’t blame them for striking if they were expected to wear a doubled-workload for nowt extra eh?
Winseer:
This all unravels - because the Government has failed to purge the deepest reaches of the prior irremovable public sector……Or was it planned like this all along?
…Put everyone you want to purge out to pasture in some form or other, Furloughed, Retired, Emigrated, Manipulated to Strike…
It had better be such a feint though, as the Tories are going to pay more than just at the polls if this all goes wrong much further at this point…
Starvation and mass death - tends to motivate the public into extreme actions, not like the “Insulator” crowd who only seek to harm people from a distance…
We’re heading for a reverse Autumn of Discontent, which the public sector left in particular - seem to think they can use as a tool to get their revenge for Thatcher 1979 and no beloved Labour for an entire generation…
Prepare for the rise of the megacorporations, above all laws, not loyal to any one nation, able to pick and choose who works for them - and who gets destroyed by them.
100 years ago - Reparations, Hyper-inflation, Crash, Depression, Dust Bowl and War followed.
There’s no way THAT particular format of cycle can ever happen again this time around.
Barman! Give me a pint of what Winseer’s been drinking
Let’s be honest, there is no better time to strike when you’re needed.
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rearaxle:
Let’s be honest, there is no better time to strike when you’re needed.Sent from my SM-N976B using Tapatalk
And no better way either to undo all the public goodwill towards drivers which has been steadily accumulating.
discoman:
Harry Monk:
“The union said it is worried about the health and safety implications of increasing the number of driving tests in a day from next month”.Yes, it would be awful if they had to work an extra hour a day. I mean, being made to work a nine-hour day is simply inhumane in this day and age.
Sorry Harry, why should they work 9 hours, just because there is a shortage of truck drivers tough, let them do the 8 hours they expect.
I think the point is that although it may be undesirable, to describe working a nine hour day rather than an eight hour day as “a health and safety” issue is a bit snowflake. All they do is sit there ticking boxes on a bit of paper. If it’s that dangerous why do they let people who drive 44 tonne trucks work for 15 hours?
Sidevalve:
rearaxle:
Let’s be honest, there is no better time to strike when you’re needed.Sent from my SM-N976B using Tapatalk
And no better way either to undo all the public goodwill towards drivers which has been steadily accumulating.
Look!!, it’s everyman for him self and if that means getting a better deal when you are needed good luck, we’re all here to to try n get better perks .
Why do you think airport workers go on strike at their busiest times.
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I just received an email from DVSA saying that army examiners will be stepping in to carry out the civilian tests
I thought the point was they are making tests shorter, by removing reverse and in couple exercise, so they could do more tests in the same time. Are this lot really striking because they have to do more tests rather than clock off early?!?
Winseer:
Has overtime pay @ time-and-a-half been offered for these extra hours expected of examiners btw?…Can’t blame them for striking if they were expected to wear a doubled-workload for nowt extra eh?
The examiners are not being asked to work an extra hour. They are being asked to fit in an extra test in the same time. They have argued that this means dumbing down the test and making it shorter - hardly in keeping with their “safe driving for life” mantra. The tests are already very carefully timed at 57 mins each to include pre set-up and write up afterwards. Going to the loo is not factored into this role either. They have been told it is flexible working because you can choose to change the test times by 2 minutes to suit busier and quieter times 
There probably wouldn’t be such an issue if it was being properly arranged into a longer day…
rearaxle:
Sidevalve:
rearaxle:
Let’s be honest, there is no better time to strike when you’re needed.Sent from my SM-N976B using Tapatalk
And no better way either to undo all the public goodwill towards drivers which has been steadily accumulating.
Look!!, it’s everyman for him self and if that means getting a better deal when you are needed good luck, we’re all here to to try n get better perks .
Why do you think airport workers go on strike at their busiest times.
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People expect them to, like they do train drivers.
I take your point; but I don’t think it’s necessary though it may seem tempting. The government know ■■■■ well that importing lorry drivers is not the answer because unlike fruit pickers there are few available due to shortages in Europe, but by agreeing to the blackmail they cannot be accused by industry of ignoring their demands. Sorting out the DVLA logjam will (or should be) their priority.
57 minutes? it was an hour and a half and allocated at 2 hours when I took 2 HGV and a PSV.
fridger:
I thought the point was they are making tests shorter, by removing reverse and in couple exercise, so they could do more tests in the same time. Are this lot really striking because they have to do more tests rather than clock off early?!?
THIS!
They are NOT working longer hours; merely doing one more test in the SAME hours.
Snowflakes indeed.