Originally Posted by
sarmonkey
The 'public support' line always amazes me. The last time I checked, Tube drivers didn't have huge public support but seemed to do okay with their industrial action. We're employees of a large airline making record profits whilst giving a highly average management massive bonuses on the back of a decade of reductions to our Ts&Cs; why do we need the support of the public to sort out our industrial dispute? It boggles my mind the amount of my colleagues that take that red herring seriously.
I’m so glad I’m not the only one that thinks this! When I was based in France I was constantly told that the snpl were stronger than balpa “because balpa can’t actually do anything”. Tube drivers seem to be on strike an awful lot - and they get away with it every time. About time people realised this!