HiFlyer
Therefore, rather than asking questions of us Litebulbs, surely it is your duty as a rep to ask these questions of your union:
If the offer is largely the same as all previous offers, WHY is it now suddenly so acceptable? What has all the striking been for if the offer is now acceptable?
Who says it is acceptable? The JGS's are in negotiation. They probably believe that if staff travel is reinstated, then a subsequent ballot might go through. Whether it will or not is down to what support the current action receives over the coming days
If ST is the only sticking point, why did UNITE not negotiate around this two weeks ago when staff travel was back on the table?
On that point, I thought that they did, but that is a conclusion I have made, from what I have read
What have they achieved by the strikes?
What do they hope to achieve by continuing to strike?
What have they achieved? They have made it clear that whatever the outcome, that there will be a huge industrial relations problem going forward.