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zebedee 14th Dec 2006 22:03
Bob Hawke
 
Can anyone remember the "famous" phrase Bob used during the '89 strike? Was it overpaid bus drivers, overpaid tram drivers, or overpaid something else. I need this quick, boys and girls.
Thanks
Zeb

punkalouver 14th Dec 2006 22:11
Could it be......"most cosseted group of employees in the world"

OzExpat 14th Dec 2006 22:17
I'd really prefer not to further enhance a topic that has already been done to death. About the only other thing I remember Hawke saying was on the occasion when we beat the Yanks for the Americas Cup. His words, as far as I recall them, were :- Any employer who doesn't give staff the day off to celebrate is a mug.

In light of a comment like that, can we possibly expect anything else he said to be taken seriously?:ugh:

zebedee 14th Dec 2006 22:20
If it has been done to death, can someone point me in the right direction. I'm not intersted in debating the circumstances, I just need the simple answer.
Zeb

TimS 14th Dec 2006 22:21
Easy, use Google.....

"Bob Hawke summed it up when he said pilots are just glorified bus drivers, and he was right. "

chemical alli 14th Dec 2006 23:04
to issue a response to tims ,i am probably naive as i am sure you are just casting baits .i will bite but only to say how dare you treat an issue that still has wide reaching ramifications today with such contempt,some peoples livly hood was destroyed and others their careers,mates were lost.so tims what exactly do you do!
dont get any glue on your fingers when your putting together your airfix kit of that 747 :oh:

Best foot forward 15th Dec 2006 01:15
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ScottyDoo 15th Dec 2006 13:37
to issue a response to tims ,i am probably naive as i am sure you are just casting baits .i will bite but only to say how dare you treat an issue that still has wide reaching ramifications today with such contempt,some peoples livly hood was destroyed and others their careers,mates were lost.so tims what exactly do you do!
dont get any glue on your fingers when your putting together your airfix kit of that 747
Easy big fella, by the positioning of the quotes, tims is just answering the question, not venturing an opinion.

Mug....!! :rolleyes:


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