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Petrol tanker drivers strike
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Ryank | Report | 12 Jun 2008 20:12 |
The petrol tanker drivers strike is now on. |
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Muffyxx | Report | 12 Jun 2008 20:19 |
Dunno really Keith. |
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AnnCardiff | Report | 12 Jun 2008 20:30 |
I'm probably living in the past but that seems an awful lot of money to me!!! |
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Cumbrian Caz~**~ | Report | 12 Jun 2008 20:41 |
Hi Keith, |
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AnninGlos | Report | 12 Jun 2008 20:45 |
I would have said it was a good wage, but I don't know what the working conditions are like, the hours they work, the dangers they face. having said that i have always been fervently against strikes by anyone. Think they cause more problems than they solve. |
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Ryank | Report | 12 Jun 2008 20:48 |
Hi |
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Cumbrian Caz~**~ | Report | 12 Jun 2008 20:51 |
I agree Keith, my OH left the prison service last year, £ 23, 500 for being threatened and abused and no pay rise for 2 years. |
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Muffyxx | Report | 12 Jun 2008 20:58 |
I know what you're saying Keith. We'd snap an employers hand off for that sort of increase too ........but sometimes it's about more than money. xx |
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BrendafromWales | Report | 12 Jun 2008 20:59 |
My OH is a retired police officer,and thinks that they want too much.The police cannot strike and as they only got a 1.9% increase it is a disgrace,as their job is all hours and risky deserves more. |
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yorkshire pud | Report | 12 Jun 2008 21:02 |
hi. r u Keith H. / |
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Ryank | Report | 12 Jun 2008 21:04 |
Sorry no |
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eRRolSheep | Report | 12 Jun 2008 21:08 |
Fair play. |
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AnnCardiff | Report | 12 Jun 2008 21:16 |
that's always a problem - one flake of snow in winter and everyone dashes to the supermarket and buys more than they could use in 6 months - as you say Errol, peabrains, but sadly it'll never change |
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pablo1513 | Report | 12 Jun 2008 21:18 |
Re the striking tanker drivers how would they like the following to go on strike: |
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Cumbrian Caz~**~ | Report | 12 Jun 2008 21:21 |
I agree keith, |
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Ryank | Report | 12 Jun 2008 21:30 |
As Said my wife is a midwife she has to put up with physical and verbal abuse as do lots of professionals in the NHS .and Services. My brother goes out each day not knowing what he has to deal with. |
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Georgina | Report | 12 Jun 2008 22:03 |
It is only the shell drivers that are going on strike, it isnt all about the money. Alot of the protests are about the price of diesel which lets be fair is affecting everyone. |
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pablo1513 | Report | 12 Jun 2008 22:05 |
Yes driving a petrol tanker is dangerous, nobody said it wasnt, but my point was the troops in conflict zones get paid a pittance in comparrison to them |
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Jessie aka Maddies mate | Report | 12 Jun 2008 22:14 |
They deliever for Shell, Shell contracted out to two companies a few years back.............the drivers drive for these companies who in turn are paid by Shell...............at least that is how it was told on news at ten |
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Georgina | Report | 12 Jun 2008 22:25 |
Its not about the troops who do get paid a pittance and the nhs staff who to be fair have saved my childs life enough times, but lets get back to the point. The point is if the price of diesel keeps going up it affects everyone, because the price of everything else rises. The price it costs in delivering to a supermarket is passed onto the customer. So if the price doubles it is pushed over to the customer. So hats off to all lorry drivers making a stand. It's a shame others don't follow suit instead of moaning. |