Aslef Members to Vote on Deal That Could End Strikes

[@pdempseyful]

Most of the money goes to shareholders, not staff. Ffs get it right, these people haven’t a clue.

[@bq1595]

They accepted an offer which brings their pay rise for the last 5 years an average of 2.85% per year, well below inflation and people still upset.

[@douglastaggart9360]

Too right we are.

[@cicada3301dash]

yes 70 k to press some paddles great and scientist avg salary is 28 k but train driver is soooooooooo imp in british country to receive the highest amazing

[@moonlit_forest2680]

@@cicada3301dashIf it is so easy then why don’t you apply to become a train driver

[@stephenjon3502]

@@moonlit_forest2680Too busy reading The Sun.

[@Beansontoast93911]

And you don't get paid when you're on strike so if they can afford not to work so many days per year you can't be struggling that much financially

[@Dirpitz]

About £50k a year

[@Beansontoast93911]

@@Dirpitz train driver there are paid a lot more than that. They are a lot closer to 100k

[@douglastaggart9360]

Greedy sods they do a four day week and with overtime could earn £100,000 a year.

[@knackeredrovers]

I am a mainline train driver and I do a four day week, granted, but I’d have to work 416 days in a year to earn £100K… want to explain to me how that would be physically possible?

[@saran.gandhi]

@@knackeredroversCan u explain ur 416 days logic and calculation please

[@douglastaggart9360]

@@knackeredrovers yeah but you're not working five days a week, nine hours shifts on minimum wage of £11.44 an hour are you either.

[@knackeredrovers]

@@douglastaggart9360 No, I work a 9 hour 15 minute shift, starting at any time of the day. Week of early ones starting any time from midnight to midday, followed by a week of lates starting anytime from midday to midnight. I’m in control of up to 600 tonnes of machinery, with as many as 1000 people behind me; do you think I should be on minimum wage? Or do you think I should be paid the same, relatively, as I was five years ago?

[@knackeredrovers]

@@saran.gandhi It’s not that hard. I am on a little over £50K, so I would have to work twice as many days in a year than the 208 my contract mandates in order to earn £100K. That’s not to mention the fact that if I wanted to double my take home pay I would have to work even more than that to offset the extra tax.

[@marknicholson2281]

What has been the increase in dividends the train companies have paid to shareholders? The increases paid to the company executives. 5% this year after years of 0% and 1% pay rises will still mean the thecworkers are still behind the inflation rate and the increases in average wages.

[@wiseget]

Overpaid and underworked!

[@stephenjon3502]

Have you ever been a train driver? Or did you just imagine how easy it is?

[@DJHen91]

Nonsense and nonsense

[@nuttall47]

Just shows most of the strikes were political. All of a sudden it can be resolved.

[@DJHen91]

It doesn't. They were political from the Tories, nobody else

[@junehill4636]

This shouldnt come as any surprise...Labour rewarding their paymasters 👍👍👍

[@DJHen91]

Would you rather they continued the strikes and cost the country more billions?

[@craigrothwell6144]

Give them all whatever they ask for.

[@douglastaggart9360]

Are you for real

[@craigrothwell6144]

@@douglastaggart9360 Just give everyone what they ask for and everyone will be happy, Until they are not :)

[@gftjghdt3582]

Labour will just pay all the public sector has to do is ask and they will get

[@marknicholson2281]

They will might get a pay rise in line with inflation but unlikely in line with average wage rises. Ie not as much as you probably.

[@leeantoniades8744]

So they sud not get a pay rise like the privert sector 🤦🏽‍♂️. They are working class like most so y can’t they get inflation pay rises. There hard working people the ones that sud get the best benefits off the government if you can call a pay rise a benefit 🤦🏽‍♂️🤦🏽‍♂️

[@AdamRiddle-c3l]

They protected the their own because they understand the friend enemy distinction

[@marknicholson2281]

@@AdamRiddle-c3l how about realise the injustice of zero and 1% pay rises for the last 14 years whilst the bosses and shareholders get real increases.

[@SwiftGifts-ni6qz]

Just hurry up and bring out AI trains.. everything will run perfect on time and cost nothing.. No more strikes or greedy train drivers on bonkers money

[@BuzzRain]

Agreed. In 20 -30 years there wont be train Drivers. Computers do 90% of the signalling, speed change warnings, and can stop the high speed trains if certain conditions apply. Labour at looking at taxing pensions over a certain amount so the money will be clawed back & in future if Labour gets its way they wont get a state pension if they have a Private Pension(s) which pays them more than a certain amount.

[@stephenjon3502]

Can you put your family on the first fast service from London to Glasgow with no driver or crew?

[@SwiftGifts-ni6qz]

@@stephenjon3502 yes very easily.. tractors drive themselves around open fields already In 5 years lorrys will drive themselves You think it's harder for a Train that doesn't even use a road

[@stephenjon3502]

@@SwiftGifts-ni6qzSo what tractor does excess of 100 mph and has to negotiate stopping at stations, Red signals, points crossings, maintenance work etc? You are talking twaddle.

[@stephenjon3502]

@@SwiftGifts-ni6qzAre you going to compare a Tesla next?😂

[@cockroach19]

Never give in to strikers, if they don't like the working conditions they can get another job.

[@bq1595]

Shush 🤫

[@DJHen91]

So employers should be allowed to do what they like to their employees?

[@cockroach19]

@@DJHen91 Their company ...their rules!!

[@DJHen91]

@@cockroach19 horrendous attitude. Good job there are trade unions to stop that happening

[@cockroach19]

@@DJHen91 So you think people should be able to work for a company and do exactly as they please?...not good for company business

[@garygee1468]

Not a chance

[@stringer-ik1pc]

Is this in Africa????

[@12bigredd]

wow thought the tories said it couldn't be done? aah sorry they said it wouldn't be done lol poor share holders though

[@johnbannister1173]

Nice to the pensioners winter fuel money going to a good cause

[@stephenjon3502]

Most pensioners are loaded. Mortgage free Tory and Brexit voters. They can pay for their own heating.

[@johnbannister1173]

@@stephenjon3502 what a load of jot

[@anthonylloyd8000]

The didn't deal with anything.

[@bq1595]

There isn’t anymore strikes is there? Sounds like it has been dealt with 🤡

[@user-gr7nx1lr8t]

I thought we were broke shame on labour my mum and her pension and fuel payment she is worried sick she is 90 iam fuming

[@bestyoutube5318]

Is this a joke ? 1 white presenter ? What you mean is . A level results. Giving all the new arrivals easy test results …Box tickers got a easy pass. Show us who got them.