Page 1 of RMT Union Leader Bob Crow - Is he the most flawed individual in the UK?

I`m sorry I have to vent - not only does this man cause most of the tube strikes in London, but was the first to have a go at Transport Bosses within ten minutes of the bombings three weeks ago. He didn`t apologise when he worked out they were bombs and has continued to cause problems.

He`s forced a meeting with tube bosses because he fears for the safety of his staff, threatening industrial action again. Like we don`t have enough problems trying to get to work already.

No wonder he was voted the most hated figure in London, polling a full ten points ahead of Ken Livingstone and Phony Blair.

Grrr!

I have a huge gripe with Unions generally at the moment...and their seemingly complete lack of a grip of realism and risk to peoples livelyhoods.

I work for a fairly large consumer company which has one manufacturing site in the uk, most other manufacturing sites belonging to this company are in the far east and more recently in eastern europe. The UK plant produces less product, at lower quality, worse efficiency, with higher cost, in addition to the 15% sickness...so you`d think Unions and Management should work together to address this issue.
Nope, the Unions, in reaction to the managers plan to improve things (at the risk of us losing business or even closing) decide to insist on a payrise wayyyy above inflation and recommend to their members industrial action if management do not accept.
They seem to have absoloutely no grip on reality at all, it`s like they are waving a flag to head office asking for them to close us and move our business to somewhere where the people can do it properly with no fuss.

I don`t know if this in common in other businesses, but the Rover scenario springs to mind.

Neil.

>:( I can`t stand Bob Crowe, the guy is a complete wt[at]t >:( Unfortunately he lives fairly close to me, too close for comfort in fact. But anyway. The guy just talks crap, and needs to realise that firebrand leaders don`t have a place in modern employment. I wish they would stop talking to him on the tv & radio cause whatever you ask him he answers `well my members.....` I would bloody do some damage to his members.

He would take them out on strike for the slightest thing, and just holds the london public to ransom. I reckon they should prevent tube drivers from being in a union like they do other `essential` professions. B[at]ts@rd. >:(



...look into my eyes

Saw a TV report interviewing commuters on the tube and a little frail old lady plus all the commuters were saying how the scumy bombers woudn`t stop them using the tube, this was followed by a interview with Bob Crow and he made is members sound like spineless cowards, shame on him :(

passengers only make short journeys ,tube staff are working there all day and have the right to work in a safe enviroment. >:(

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passengers only make short journeys ,tube staff are working there all day and have the right to work in a safe enviroment
May I suggest that they stay in their beds all day if they are that botherd,pheraps the commuters should boycott the tube because of the unsafe enviroment and put them all out of a job.

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He`s forced a meeting with tube bosses because he fears for the safety of his staff, threatening industrial action again. Like we don`t have enough problems trying to get to work already.Because that`s his job, to look after the needs and safety of his members. Just as you would expect someone to be doing at your work place.Quote:
May I suggest that they stay in their beds all day if they are that bothered Maybe they should, then maybe people would appreciate what they do, instead of taking them for granted everyday!

Cracking toast, Gromit!

Now`s the time to show a bit of backbone. If the general public can stick two fingers up to the terrorists then the tube drivers should as well.

Crow is just a political opportunist and should remember that a lot of tube users and emergency services personnel don`t earn as much as his members do. I think I read somewhere a while ago that the average driver earns approx £35k.

I`m sure that would stick in the throat of a lot of people putting their necks on the line currently. Who fancies being a police officer patrolling a tube train or storming a terror suspects residence at the moment?

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Maybe they should, then maybe people would appreciate what they do, instead of taking them for granted everyday!

Fact is some parts of the tube could actually be run without drivers - the hainault loop on the central line and the victoria line are already capable of being run automatically, and I think they should spend the money to make the whole system driver free.

They already earn more money than half the people on the train (av tube driver gets £32k, far more than the police & fire service who really work in a dangerous situation), only work 4 days a week, get free use of the tube when they are not at work plus family disounts. They have a cab to themselves where as i get crammed into a hariy armpit twice a day. Yet still they complain. Most times the train pulls into the station the driver is there with his feet up reading the paper, crikey its a real tough job.

Bob Crowe is a troublemaker who has to try to justify his £150k salary. Last time after a drivers lounge was found to have 200 empty beer cans in it, he said that the management were in the wrong when they launched an investigation into who was drinking them!!! >:(



...look into my eyes

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Last time after a drivers lounge was found to have 200 empty beer cans in it, he said that the management were in the wrong when they launched an investigation into who was drinking them!!!

I`d totally forgotten about that story. Got to give credit to Crow though. At least he`s consistent in talking c**p.....