Well first off I think these "facts" are being spun to suit an argument. On the face of it if I were on the receiving end I wouldn't be happy. As I said earlier Rail Track is operating with a lot of the old restrictive practices of BR days so some of them need bringing into line with the modern world simply because it's costing vast amounts of public money to run it and the reality is there needs to be savings
It is a sad fact that we have become a society where weekends are just another day and receiving premium rates for working them is no longer the norm, railways need maintenance to be completed when there are less trains running so evening/weekend/bank holiday working is inevitable
I don't blame the unions for fighting their corner but there is a lot of half truths going around and winding people up. Like it or not things must change
It is a sad fact that we have become a society where weekends are just another day and receiving premium rates for working them is no longer the norm, railways need maintenance to be completed when there are less trains running so evening/weekend/bank holiday working is inevitable
I don't blame the unions for fighting their corner but there is a lot of half truths going around and winding people up. Like it or not things must change