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Only 11 drivers on strike it seems, but getting a national news mention.
Our lot voted ninety something in favour (one vote against) of 6% a month or two ago, wonder if they manage to get an improved deal.
Iron Bru… “may not get through”. Because of 11 drivers striking.
I suspect it will.
Coca-Cola…
Is the best selling soft drink in every country it’s marketed in except one. In Scotland, it’s second behind Irn-Bru.
This is quite serious. We all know how grumpy Scots people are and that’s with Irn-Bru to soften the hangover.
So the unions have failed to get a decent pay rise ( even though all we ever hear is how you only get a decent pay rise if your company is unionised) ,
And of course the answer is too go on strike & cost there members ££££££ in lost wages
What about getting back in there & doing what employees pay there subs for ,negotiate a decent pay rise
■■■■ me we sent up 2 driver reps & got nigh on x2 that & don’t pay a penny in subs
^^^^ pity you didn’t have the free legal team that your union membership entitles you to when you were bending over in front of the TC mate. #justsayin
the maoster:
^^^^ pity you didn’t have the free legal team that your union membership entitles you to when you were bending over in front of the TC mate. #justsayin
I didn’t go before the t/c , I was sent a letter & issued a caution
the maoster:
^^^^ pity you didn’t have the free legal team that your union membership entitles you to when you were bending over in front of the TC mate. #justsayin
As your a Union disciple moaster , you can maybe tell me if I had gone before the t/c what this free Union shop steward was going to do for me , I’d pleaded guilty in court / found quilty in court
So would the Union of got the decision to find me guilty overturned ? Maybe a apology from the t/c for the mental anguish caused , recompense for costs , fuel / meals ,
Maybe picket the t/c office
I’m not convinced they’d do ■■■■■■■■ moaster as they apparently can’t manage to tighten a few coat hooks at your place ( your job was looking decidedly dodgy the other week / some fridge mob taking your work )
as MD1987 has already intimated the bru “won’t get through” !
dozy:
the maoster:
^^^^ pity you didn’t have the free legal team that your union membership entitles you to when you were bending over in front of the TC mate. #justsayinAs your a Union disciple moaster , you can maybe tell me if I had gone before the t/c what this free Union shop steward was going to do for me , I’d pleaded guilty in court / found quilty in court
So would the Union of got the decision to find me guilty overturned ? Maybe a apology from the t/c for the mental anguish caused , recompense for costs , fuel / meals ,
Maybe picket the t/c office
I’m not convinced they’d do [zb] moaster as they apparently can’t manage to tighten a few coat hooks at your place ( your job was looking decidedly dodgy the other week / some fridge mob taking your work )
You probably wouldn’t have had to run bent if you’d have been in a Union though Dozy just saying like 
The 11 drivers will be the class one guys. The class 2 guys get paid differently due to the amount of handball. I think they get paid per case they deliver weirdly 
Good luck to them. Unite will be giving them £70 a day strike money, so it’s not as sore on the pocket as you’d first think.
We’ve just voted 70% in favour of strike. Never been on strike before looking forward to waving my fair pay home made banner and slinging bricks at any scab lorry drivers crossing the picket 
dozy:
the maoster:
^^^^ pity you didn’t have the free legal team that your union membership entitles you to when you were bending over in front of the TC mate. #justsayinAs your a Union disciple moaster , you can maybe tell me if I had gone before the t/c what this free Union shop steward was going to do for me , I’d pleaded guilty in court / found quilty in court
So would the Union of got the decision to find me guilty overturned ? Maybe a apology from the t/c for the mental anguish caused , recompense for costs , fuel / meals ,
Maybe picket the t/c office
I’m not convinced they’d do [zb] moaster as they apparently can’t manage to tighten a few coat hooks at your place ( your job was looking decidedly dodgy the other week / some fridge mob taking your work )
Are you under the impression that it’s your shop steward himself who represents you in front of the TC/court?
There’s always someone who proves the old adage that you can’t educate pork!
Yorkielad:
dozy:
the maoster:
^^^^ pity you didn’t have the free legal team that your union membership entitles you to when you were bending over in front of the TC mate. #justsayinAs your a Union disciple moaster , you can maybe tell me if I had gone before the t/c what this free Union shop steward was going to do for me , I’d pleaded guilty in court / found quilty in court
So would the Union of got the decision to find me guilty overturned ? Maybe a apology from the t/c for the mental anguish caused , recompense for costs , fuel / meals ,
Maybe picket the t/c office
I’m not convinced they’d do [zb] moaster as they apparently can’t manage to tighten a few coat hooks at your place ( your job was looking decidedly dodgy the other week / some fridge mob taking your work )You probably wouldn’t have had to run bent if you’d have been in a Union though Dozy just saying like
I could spent a morning going back over the circumstances of that day , but the facts are no- one made me take my card out & drive without it , I chose to do that , I could of just have easily not done it , the vosa bloke said why did you do it , you should of just wrote on a printout , everything would of been fine
But that’s me , Union / no Union the result would of been the same , some people / drivers are calm people who think about the results of there actions , I’m afraid Im no t / don’t
When I was engineering ( mostly unionised) there were plenty that were sacked , unions couldn’t do anything for them and a union would of made no difference to my actions that day , it was only a matter of time , they could not of defended me in court as I was quilty , could they of cut the £776 fine , £400 was dvsa solicitors fee , think £30 victim surcharge , fine , can’t see it , in the event of everyone , dvsa solicitor saying I’d get a suspension of my lisense / have to appear before the t/c , I got a letter with a caution , I didn’t get sacked , in my opinion I did ok , it could of been so much worse !!!
Have I learnt from the experience , honestly no , I’m too old to change , and a union holding my hand for me wouldn’t make a ounce of difference
Nb there I guess would of been thousands of drivers that day at that company who choose Not to remove there card & drive without it , I did , says all you need to know really , union would not of changed my actions / outcome
the maoster:
dozy:
the maoster:
^^^^ pity you didn’t have the free legal team that your union membership entitles you to when you were bending over in front of the TC mate. #justsayinAs your a Union disciple moaster , you can maybe tell me if I had gone before the t/c what this free Union shop steward was going to do for me a , I’d pleaded guilty in court / found quilty in court
So would the Union of got the decision to find me guilty overturned ? Maybe a apology from the t/c for the mental anguish caused , recompense for costs , fuel / meals ,
Maybe picket the t/c office
I’m not convinced they’d do [zb] moaster as they apparently can’t manage to tighten a few coat hooks at your place ( your job was looking decidedly dodgy the other week / some fridge mob taking your work )Are you under the impression that it’s your shop steward himself who represents you in front of the TC/court?
There’s always someone who proves the old adage that you can’t educate pork!
Educate pork , that’s a bit rich comming from you
I’ll repeat myself for the thick / hard of hearing
I did not appear before the t/c ( Did not ( hopefully it get through this time )
I received a letter from the t/ c stating her decision was I was to receive a caution for my actions
I’d already please quilty , I did the night I was stopped at tootill , been found guilty in court , what do you think a bloody union are going to do , get the court decision overturned
What grounds , I removed the card & drive without it , it’s slam / dunk guilty
Hopefully in future you don’t drink so much on a Saturday night then you won’t make such a fool of yourself
I repeat just for you , I did not appear before the t/ c , I received a letter with a caution
Maybe sober up before you reply !!!
Does anyone know how much the class 1 drivers at AG Barr get paid
SHYTOT:
Does anyone know how much the class 1 drivers at AG Barr get paid
I went in there 2/3 times a week at times , wasn’t there something about collecting money on board
I assume rigids , that would put me straight off never how much they pay .
njl:
Irn-Bru drivers walk out on first day of strike - BBC NewsOnly 11 drivers on strike it seems, but getting a national news mention.
Our lot voted ninety something in favour (one vote against) of 6% a month or two ago, wonder if they manage to get an improved deal.
11 , was there only 11 artic / rigid drivers at ■■■■■■■■■■■ , that suprises me I thought there was a sight more that 11 motors lined up down the middle of the yard , there seemed a fair few trailers ( artics ) there as well , maybe 2/3 shunters , are all the drivers out
I know Manchester / Sheffield / Birmingham / Milton Keynes didn’t have there lorries in , subbies doing there work , or did 3/4 yrs ago
I’m sure there was Barr ridgids based at stobart Dagenham
11 drivers including shunters sounds wrong to me
dozy:
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11 drivers including shunters sounds wrong to me
Maybe only 11 drivers in the union Doze may be more on site not in the union .
Truth be told I was past it yesterday and saw no sign of a picket line or anyone standing outside waving flags . I could be wrong but I think a fair bit of the work is done by subbies so it might not be as big a protest as the union are trying to make it out to be .
11 drivers only. Can see them out of a job soon. They will just sub it out. They are too few drivers to make a difference.