Border Agency Call Off Strike

Border Agency staff have called off their strike which was due to happen tomorrow. It seems that the government blinked first.

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Border Agency To Stage Olympics Strike

PCS have now given details of when the Home Office strike, announced yesterday, will occur.

Unsurprisingly it is timed to hit the Olympics.

Thousands of Home Office workers (including Border Agency staff) will stage a 24-hour strike on 26th July, the day before the Olympic Games open.

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The Olympics Gravy Train - East Midlands Trains Strike

Following their brothers in the Border Agency, and recognising a golden opportunity to make some money out of the Olympic, members of the train drivers' union Aslef have scheduled strikes on East Midland Trains for 6, 7, and 8 August.

Remember, the Olympics are not about sport but about money!

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Border Agency Staff To Strike

Now that the bus drivers have accepted their Olympic bribe, step forward Border Agency staff and others who also want a share of the Olympic pie.

Thousands of staff at the Home Office have voted to go on strike. Dates have not been set, however there is the prospect of strikes affecting the London 2012 Olympic Games, because Border Agency staff are involved.

The question is, if Border Agency staff do go on strike, will the hapless passengers arriving at Heathrow notice any difference?

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Bus Drivers Accept Bribe To Work During Olympics

London bus workers have accepted an Olympics bonus payment of £577, and called off strike action.

They will now work during the forthcoming Olympics.

How very "gracious" of them!

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Olympics Greedfest Bus Strike

Warming up for the Olympics greedfest, thousands of London bus workers have taken a leaf out of the tube workers' book and have gone on strike today.

For why?

They want a £500 bonus for working during the Olympics.

Transport for London (TfL) said more than a third of bus routes were running but "many routes were disrupted".

It's going to be a long and tedious summer in the capital!

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RMT Backs Driverless Trains

Last month I wrote:

"It appears that the RMT are in favour of driverless trains and, having rejected the £500 bribe offered to drivers to do their normal job during the London Olympics, will be balloting their members about strike action."

Well, the RMT continue to vote for driverless trains; the RMT has rejected an £850 bonus for London Underground (LU) employees to work during the Olympics.

Driverless trains here we come!

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Pillock!

Len McCluskey, leader of Unite, has told the Guardian that civil disobedience could be timed to disrupt the 2012 Games.
 
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Boris Says "Go By Tube"

I am amused to read that Boris Johnson, Mayor of London, is urging Olympic chiefs to take the Tube during London 2012

Quote:

"To all members of the International Olympic Committee, I urge them to do the right thing - get on the Jubilee Line because they'll love it."

There is even a new website showing hotspots on London's underground system.

Great!

One small problem, has Boris not heard that Comrade Crow has rejected the £500 bribe offered to Tube workers for doing their normal job?

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The Olympic Bribe

In spite of, or probably because of, the Rail Maritime and Transport union's looming six walkouts that will cripple London's Tube system in the coming weeks; it seems that the government is set to bribe the RMT not to strike during the Olympics next year.

Media reports indicate that the government is preparing to offer Tube workers pay rises, designed to be large enough to "persuade" the RMT not to strike during the games.

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Tube Strike

London's "world class" tube system is on strike today (the third in a series of strikes staged by the RMT).

The network is trying, in between strikes, to upgrade some parts of its service in time for the 2012 Olympics.

As to whether these upgrades will be completed on schedule, and to cost, I cannot say. However, I guarantee that Bob Crow and his "comrades" in the RMT will use the threatened disruption of service during the Olympics as a "bargaining" tool in thier ongoing dispute.

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It's The Money Stupid

Not wishing to be left off the gravy train, that is the London 2012 Olympics, the building union Ucatt has warned that the games could be hit by strikes and delays unless a uniform rate of pay for workers is agreed.

Ucatt said that not doing so was "recipe for industrial disharmony".

It claims varying rates among 10,000 staff working on projects, including the main stadium, will cause delays as they switch jobs to get the best pay.

As noted many times before on this site, the Olympics are not about sport they are about money.

Threat To Tube System

The collapse of Metronet, the contractor for much of London's tube system, will severely hamper urgent work required to bring it up to an acceptable standard in time for the London Olympics 2012.

The curse of the London Olympics strikes again!