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Proposed Tube Strikes

Just read the news about the current tube strike arguments and was confused by a point.Ken Livingstone is aggresively against unions encouraging members to take action against what they feel are unfair conditions?Isn't that one of the cornerstones of the Labour history? To protect workers and uphold the rights of unions to strike when neccesary?Now I am not keen on strikes on the tube as we will all suffer as a result and rarely gain anything from it, let's face it a strike is paid for by the London consumer 100% every time.But surely before he was Mayor he would have been one of the ones backing this sort of action?Now because he is in power, he is opposed? I don't get it, either you believe in the right to strike or not?Can someone enlighten me as I actually confused about this one.....

Niel Gavin ● 6341d1 Comments

Ken has been the best news the rail unions could have asked for, however, it doesn't stop some of them from taking the p***, which may well be his point. There are times when you cannot defend the indefensible, they have a Mayor broadly sympathetic but even he has his limits, and I think he probably hoped they would try talking before walking.There are times when they seem hell-bent on shooting themselves in the foot. God help them if their action allows BoJo in.

Vanessa Smith ● 6341d