What the f*** do the RMT think they are playing at.....

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So, the RMT are striking for a pay increase....during GCSE's. The poor kids who use the train to get to school are going to be left up the creek without a paddle, but no, a £44k average salary is not enough and they have decided to hold the country to ransom for more money.

There are 4 (possibly more) GCSE's being held next week and probably many a-levels too, schools are already warning that if pupils are late the exams will have to start regardless.

They cancelled trains that got kids to school during the pandemic, they are paid above average.

I would actually like to see the RMT fail, and be called out, on this one, AIBU? They are a disgrace.

I am a union supporter generally, but this is greedy in the extreme and smacks of extortion to line their members pockets at the expense of the general public. Higher wages = higher fares.

If they held off a few weeks we'd be complaining about the effect on our holidays.

We just like to complain. We complain about the need for maintenance yet when the shut down for maintenance we complain that they've shut down. Complain about paying stations staff but also complain about stations being closed because they don't want to employ staff.

That’s very true @BigFatLiar. As another poster said on another thread, avoiding disruption isn’t a key aim of any strike.

I’m also not entirely comfortable with the notion that making it a problem for another group rather than yours is particularly admirable or ethical.

@Cornettoninja Agree. It also would lead to an expectation that future strikes would avoid anything problematic for children and parents, which could be a ton of things. It misses the point of a strike if the needs of one group have to be considered before a strike can take place.

The point of a strike is to show the value of their work. And hence they should be paid accordingly.