Man on the news last night talking about prices going up because of driver wage rises ,He never mention the doubling of the price of trucks over the last ten years or the rise in the price because of all the add ons that are required for FORS and transport for London …the most important thing the driver has been left behind 
A fair point. It’s no good having state of the art kit without state of the art drivers; and there’s a cost premium on both.
That has been the justification used, and the excuse stated for years for us not getting regular pay rises…especially by the media.
My answer has always been why tf should we subsidise prices in supermarkets, nothing is said about management bonuses and dividends to directors etc.
So basically even if it IS true, I don’t ■■■■ care.
10% on wages shouldn’t mean 10% on the total price because wages don’t form 100% of the retail price to the customer of the finished article.Even less so in the case of a truck load.
Let the government offset drivers wage increases with a reduction in road fuel tax.
They can afford it with the increasing price of fuel and additional VAT revenues.
robroy:
That has been the justification used, and the excuse stated for years for us not getting regular pay rises…especially by the media.
My answer has always been why tf should we subsidise prices in supermarkets, nothing is said about management bonuses and dividends to directors etc.
So basically even if it IS true, I don’t [zb] care.
You HAVE to give executives bonus’s to encourage them to work. Whereas you have to CUT the money you give to poor people to make them work.
Funny that isnt it.
Thats a good point.If it costs £1000 a day to keep an artic and fridge trailer on the road,if they pay us an extra £5000 a year,then thats only small change and not enough to increase prices by any meaningful amount
Bosses don’t see it in those terms. They see it as 5 grand wasted. Or as 5 grand they could’ve put towards a top of the range Audi for their obnoxious teenage children.
Sploom:
Thats a good point.If it costs £1000 a day to keep an artic and fridge trailer on the road,if they pay us an extra £5000 a year,then thats only small change and not enough to increase prices by any meaningful amount
The similar equation applies regarding all types of wage cost v the total retail cost of the finished article in the shops.
This is unfinished business going back to the 1970’s inflation spiral which they blamed on wage increases.
As opposed to retail price inflation deliberately being used to cancel out wage increases then blaming the rising prices on wages which by definition would mean that wage costs form 100% of the costs of the finished article on the shelf.
All done by selling the lie to the gullible masses that 1) it was wage led and 2) 10% on wages means 10% on retail prices…that was under a Labour government.