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Petrol tanker drivers strike

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Cumbrian Caz~**~

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.


hes not on a great deal more now but at least no abuse.

The way everything is increasing, wages must too, for families to survive,


Caz xx

Ryank

Ryank Report 12 Jun 2008 20:48

Hi
don't get me wrong if people want to strike for a decent wage then let them.
I just thought it seemed a reasonable offer i wish my company would offer me that amount .
Keith R

AnninGlos

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.

Ann
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Cumbrian Caz~**~

Cumbrian Caz~**~ Report 12 Jun 2008 20:41

Hi Keith,


Me and my OH dont earn anywhere near as much as this!!


Where i live 39,000 is very good wage,


Caz xxxx

AnnCardiff

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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Muffyxx

Muffyxx Report 12 Jun 2008 20:19

Dunno really Keith.

I suppose it depends on how much profit the company are making in comparison to what pay rise they were offered. That sort of thing has a knock on effect with staff morale.

My bet is the top brass haven't taken a reduction in their raises........though I'm just guessing.

My OH used to work for London Underground and he would rarely strike as he felt he got a fair deal comparatively speaking. He got kicked out of the union in the end lol.

OH doesn't earn anything near that much but if the tanker drivers feel they have been short changed then all power to their elbows and all thatxx

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Ryank

Ryank Report 12 Jun 2008 20:12

The petrol tanker drivers strike is now on.
This is an extract from news page.
Hoyer and Suckling Transport, the two firms involved in the dispute, said they had put two offers to the union - an increase for this year of 7.3 per cent backdated to January 1, 2008, which would take average earnings to over £39,000, with a further 6 per cent increase from January 1, 2009, which would take earnings to around £41,500.
My Wife is a Midwife i know a lot of people in nursing profession
and my Brother is a Police officer. Certainly not on the amount thats been offered
What do you think

Keith R

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