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| Britain |
| Union strike leaves London in chaos |
| 2014-08-23 |
| [Iran Press TV] London has been hit by transport chaos as the city's busiest underground train line comes to a halt when drivers from one union stage a walkout, Press TV reports. The union members of the Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen (ASLEF) staged the strike at 2300 GMT on Friday for 24 hours, causing suspension of some parts of the line and severe delays. "One hundred percent of our members are on strike today, because they have had enough of the way they are being treated by management on the central line. Unfortunately, the line management seems to have a culture of breaking agreements and are unable to treat the staff with decency and respect," Finn Brennan of the ASLEF told a Press TV correspondent. "They seem to believe that the only way to mange people is to use a big stick. That's not how you get the best out of people." The central line has called the strike unnecessary. But the ASLEF says its members are facing disciplinary action for being just 33 seconds late in leaving a train station, or being treated badly when sick. "I've dealt with a number of cases were people who should have been supported by the their manager at very difficult time in their lives; instead of supporting them, they are actually bulling and intimidating them and making them feel that way. I've personally dealt with drivers who were in tears after the way they had been spoken to by management and I think� lots of people are going to be really glad that the trade union is standing up and saying that sort of behavior is not acceptable in the workplace," Brennan added. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 Whiny biotches. Maggie would have dealt with them differently. |
| Posted by: AlanC 2014-08-23 12:06 |